BREAKING NEWS: Meningitis vaccinations expanded to some Year 11 pupils

BREAKING NEWS: Meningitis vaccinations expanded to some Year 11 pupils
By Lee Peart 24 March 2026

Vaccinations are being offer to some Year 11 schools in Kent following the Canterbury meningitis outbreak.

BREAKING NEWS: NHS Employers appoints new chief executive

BREAKING NEWS: NHS Employers appoints new chief executive
By Liz Wells 24 March 2026

NHS Employers has appointed Ben Morrin as its new chief executive.

EXCLUSIVE: A test of whether we can change

EXCLUSIVE: A test of whether we can change
By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Claire Kennedy and Simon Morioka, joint chief executives of PPL, a social enterprise management consultancy, explore whether England can ...

Palliative care reforms must address children's end of life services, MPs say

By Lee Peart 24 March 2026

Children’s end of life services must be addressed in coming palliative care reforms, according to the Health Committee.

Shropshire trusts reveal group name

Shropshire trusts reveal group name

By Lee Peart 24 March 2026

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH) and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (Shropcom) have revealed their group name will be Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Community and Hospitals NH...

NHS trust to transfer social care back to local council

By Lee Peart 24 March 2026

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is to serve 12-month notice of its plans to hand back responsibility for social care to Torbay Council.

Care partnership set to disband

By Martin Ford 24 March 2026

Councils in Wales have called time on a partnership pooling health and care budgets.

Mental healthcare standards published in Wales

By Lee Peart 24 March 2026

New quality standards on mental health and self-harm services have been published in Wales.

Top schools accused of shutting out pupils with SEND

By William Eichler 24 March 2026

Top state schools admit far fewer disadvantaged special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils than local averages, according to new research from the Sutton Trust.

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Learning and Development Specialist - Children's Services

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North East Lincolnshire£45,091

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Social Worker Level 2 / AMHP

Grade 10 - Grade 11, 37 hours, Permanent

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frederica-diamanta

Learning and Development Specialist - Children's Services

£45,091

North East Lincolnshire£45,091

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Social Worker Level 2 / AMHP

Grade 10 - Grade 11, 37 hours, Permanent

Wakefield, West YorkshireGrade 10 - Grade 11, 37 hours, Permanent

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

Support Worker x 2

£17,004.22 - £18,751.73, Grade 6, 22 hours, Permanent

Wakefield, West Yorkshire£17,004.22 - £18,751.73, Grade 6, 22 hours, Permanent

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

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Lee Peart

Healthwatch abolition an opportunity to put patients at heart of healthcare reform

'The Government’s decision to abolition Healthwatch is an opportunity to put patients at the centre of healthcare improvements, according to The King’s Fund. '

19 March 2026
Holding Government to account

Holding Government to account

'Labour MP Paulette Hamilton explains how she helps hold the Government to account through her role as vice-chair of the Health and Social Care Committee '

04 March 2026

Neighbourhood health targets set out by NHSE

By Lee Peart 18 March 2026

Targets for the neighbourhood health programme have been announced by NHSE.

EXCLUSIVE: A test of whether we can change

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Claire Kennedy and Simon Morioka, joint chief executives of PPL, a social enterprise management consultancy, explore whether England can truly shift to a whole person, whole population model of car...

Turbo-charging neighbourhood health

04 March 2026

Cllr Nick Kemp says three fundamental shifts are needed in order to get serious about neighbourhood health in the North East.

Finding the 'how' in neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

The ‘how’ in delivering neighbourhood health was the main focus of NHS Confederation’s Care Closer to Home Conference this year.