Articles by Liz Wells
Shropshire trusts seek shared chief executive
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a shared chief executive.
Lib Dems urge action on care visas
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged the Government to allow social care providers to extend care workers’ visas without facing ‘crippling’ Home Office fees, to avoid making the crisis in soc...
NHS England and DHSC introduce Cyber Security Charter
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
NHS England has written an open letter to all current, prospective and aspiring suppliers to the NHS, introducing a new Cyber Security Charter.
Surrey hospital opens simulation ward for clinicians to hone their skills
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
A new three-bed simulation ward has opened at St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey, which enables clinical staff and medical students to practice simulated medical procedures, including the treatment of car...
Number of frontline NHS staff receiving flu jabs hits record low
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
A record low of frontline health service staff took up flu jabs this winter, with some areas seeing less than one in 10 receive the vaccine, new data reveals.
Building sustainable teams
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
The 16th NHS Workforce Conference: Building Sustainable NHS Teams, organised by Convenzis, took place in Manchester on 6 May.
NHS drive aims to find undiagnosed infected blood patients
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
All new patients registering at GP practices will be asked if they had a blood transfusion before 1996, as part of an NHS drive to find undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal.
Gloucestershire phlebotomists to take two more weeks of action
By Liz Wells 16 May 2025
Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are to hold a further two weeks of industrial action in the dispute over pay.
Renewed national support for doctors undertaking wider system roles
By Liz Wells 16 May 2025
The UK’s four chief medical officers, the chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the chair of the General Medical Council and NHS England’s national medical director have reaffirmed the im...
Government extends mental health support for school children
By Liz Wells 16 May 2025
The government's school mental health support rollout is to reach up to 900,000 more pupils this year, official figures reveal.
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