Articles by Liz Wells
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.
GMC reviews key workplace and patient safety guidance
By Liz Wells 31 October 2025
The GMC has launched a review of key guidance to doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs)
Unions slam government's suggested pay rise for healthcare professionals in 2026
By Liz Wells 31 October 2025
Trade unions representing healthcare professionals have reacted angrily to the government's submission to the NHS Pay Review Body for 2026/27.
Ministers must 'set a date' to end corridor care
By Liz Wells 31 October 2025
A third of people said they would be less likely to go to hospital because of the Corridor Care crisis, and 53% said that they would feel more anxious if they found themselves there, a new survey s...
State of district nursing workforce a 'reality check' Government's NHS reforms
By Liz Wells 31 October 2025
Government plans to move more NHS care into the community won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the ‘dire state’ of district nursing, with an estimated one in four district nurses h...
Millions more using online GP consultation requests
By Liz Wells 30 October 2025
Millions of people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month, new NHS data reveals.
Children in long-term workless households reaches nine-year high
By Liz Wells 30 October 2025
An estimated 1.2 million children (9.4%) lived in long-term workless households last year, up 1.2 percentage points on 2023, new data reveals.
Hospital leaders report surgery delays due to anaesthetist shortages
By Liz Wells 30 October 2025
Patients are facing regular delays to their planned operations because hospitals do not have enough anaesthetists, a new report reveals.
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