NHS to offer winter vaccinations to homeless

NHS to offer winter vaccinations to homeless
By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

Flu and pneumococcal disease vaccines are to be offered to the homeless as part of a national NHS programme.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: All aboard the health bus!

THE BIG INTERVIEW: All aboard the health bus!
By Lee Peart 29 September 2026

Stuart Rimmer, interim chief executive at Thames Freeport, shares how a Health Bus pilot successfully targeted hard to reach communities ...

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Neighbourhood health through a cancer lens

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Neighbourhood health through a cancer lens
By Lee Peart 21 September 2026

Director of communities & system partnerships, Heather McLean, shares how Macmillan Cancer Support is seeking to act as a conduit for nei...

NHS Tayside admits safety failings after dementia patient's death

By Emily Whitehouse 02 October 2026

NHS Tayside has admitted safety failings that contributed to the death of a dementia patient at a mental health hospital in Perth.

Mental health trust announces research and medical leadership appointments

By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has announced a series of senior appointments to strengthen its research and medical leadership.

Solar car canopy to save hospital £70k a year

By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

A solar car canopy is predicted to save Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford £70,000 a year in energy costs.

NHS to offer winter vaccinations to homeless

By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

Flu and pneumococcal disease vaccines are to be offered to the homeless as part of a national NHS programme.

Charity threatens legal action over autism and ADHD waits

By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

ADHD UK has threatened to take West Yorkshire ICB to court over its decision to impose a two-hour minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments.

Strike action to resume at NCA after talks stall

By Lee Peart 01 October 2026

Theatre staff will resume strike action at Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust (NCA) tomorrow after negotiations stalled.

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'Shocking' bullying of occupational health practitioners revealed

'Three-quarters (75%) of UK occupational health practitioners have experienced workplace bullying, harassment and abuse (BHA), and 40% have experienced discrimination in their career, new figures reveal. '

29 September 2026
THE BIG INTERVIEW: All aboard the health bus!

THE BIG INTERVIEW: All aboard the health bus!

'Stuart Rimmer, interim chief executive at Thames Freeport, shares how a Health Bus pilot successfully targeted hard to reach communities with high deprivation and low GP engagement in East London. '

29 September 2026

NHSE leaders see neighbourhood health in action

By Lee Peart 18 June 2026

NHSE leaders have seen how neighbourhood health is being delivered across the North East and Yorkshire.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Progress, but much more to do

By Lee Peart 05 June 2026

Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of public health in Sheffield discusses how neighbourhood health can be effectively delivered within the co...

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Full in-tray

By Lee Peart 12 May 2026

Newly elected ADASS president Phil Holmes shares his views on neighbourhood health, ICB restructuring, joined up commissioning, the Casey Commission and the National Care Service.

ROUNDTABLE: Why neighbourhood health's moment has arrived

By Lee Peart 05 May 2026

There is a quiet but determined shift underway in how health and care services are imagined and delivered across England. No longer confined to hospitals or GP surgeries, the future of care is bein...