Articles by Liz Wells
Cambridge University Hospitals staff protest against job cuts
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
Unite members at Cambridge University Hospitals are today (4 June) demonstrating at Addenbrooke's Hospital against job cuts in the region.
Unite to ballot NHS members over 'substandard' pay award
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
Unite has begun balloting its NHS members over the recent pay award from the government.
Foot-recognition AI scanner can prevent heart failure hospitalisations
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
An AI device with ‘foot recognition’, similar to face-recognition technology, could potentially flag when heart failure is becoming severe and life-threatening, new research reveals.
New midwives ready to work, but no jobs available, says RCM
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
More than eight out of 10 student midwives due to qualify this year are ‘not confident’ they will find a job once graduating, despite maternity services across the UK struggling with understaffing,...
Dental schools urge government action on training places amid workforce crisis
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The Dental Schools Council (DSC), representing the UK’s dental schools, is calling on the Government to urgently commit to expanding dental training places to address the UK’s escalating oral healt...
Scottish Government invests £106m to reduce waiting times
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The Scottish Government has allocated more than £106m to health boards to help tackle the longest waits for procedures and operations.
Providing blood pressure monitoring 'could reduce' access to Pharmacy First
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The forthcoming requirement for pharmacies to provide a ‘bundle’ of three clinical services to receive threshold payments could lead to unintended consequences, new analysis reveals.
Trusts reduce agency staff spend by nearly £1bn
By Liz Wells 02 June 2025
NHS trusts have reduced their agency staff spend by nearly £1bn following a government crackdown on ‘rip-off’ agencies.
Pharmacies warn of ongoing Creon shortages
By Liz Wells 02 June 2025
Pharmacies are warning that patients are skipping meals, rationing doses and travelling distances of more than 30 miles to get hold of the medication Creon due to ongoing shortages.
AI chest x-ray software to speed up diagnosis and boost care at Leeds
By Liz Wells 02 June 2025
Thousands of patients in Leeds are set to benefit from faster and more accurate chest X-ray diagnoses thanks to a new AI software that is undergoing clinical evaluation at Leeds Teaching Hospitals ...
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