Articles by Liz Wells
Government won't 'look away' as children become unhealthier
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting says that the government ‘won’t look away as kids become unhealthier’, his comments come as new figures reveal the scale of the childhood obesity prob...
Algorithm predicts and lengthens pacemaker battery life
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
Researchers at the University of Leeds, Université Grenoble Alpes and University Hospital of Grenoble-Alpes, France, have developed an algorithm to lengthen pacemaker battery life.
Coventry and Warwickshire ICB recognised for commitment to inclusive culture
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
Coventry and Warwickshire ICB has been awarded the RACE Equality Code Quality Mark.
South East London ICB becomes London Living Wage Employer
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
South East London ICB has become an accredited London Living Wage Employer.
MHRA appoints first chief medical and scientific officer
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
Professor Jacob George has been appointed as the first chief medical and scientific officer for the MHRA, a role that will drive scientific excellence and shape the future of regulation.
Unregistered sonographers 'pose a danger' to mothers and unborn babies
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
Healthy foetuses are being misdiagnosed as dead or malformed, and pregnant women are facing life-endangering situations, because high-street baby-scan clinics are offering ultrasound scans conducte...
SLaM chief to retire
By Liz Wells 04 November 2025
David Bradley, chief executive of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is to retire after more than four decades of service in the NHS.
Scotland's health boards secure £25.5m extra funding
By Liz Wells 03 November 2025
Scotland's health boards will receive an additional £25.5m this year, First Minister John Swinney has announced.
Scottish Government invests £4.8m on type 2 diabetes prevention programme
By Liz Wells 03 November 2025
The Scottish Government is to invest £4.8m on programme to prevent people from developing type 2 diabetes.
MHRA reforms will speed up path for rare therapies
By Liz Wells 03 November 2025
The rulebook for rare disease therapies will be overhauled to make it quicker and easier to get these therapies tested, manufactured and approved in the UK, the MHRA has announced in a new paper.
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