Articles by Liz Wells
BREAKING NEWS: Resident doctors strike in Scotland averted
By Liz Wells 09 January 2026
Resident doctors in Scotland have called off proposed strike action as the BMA considers a revised pay and contract reform offer.
Therapy app helps children manage anxiety
By Liz Wells 09 January 2026
The potential of digital therapeutics to tackle the growing demand for children’s mental health services has been underlined by a new study.
Sharp decline in healthcare worker visa applications
By Liz Wells 09 January 2026
Applications for visas to come to the UK as a health and care worker fell sharply in 2025, new figures reveal.
Pharmacies call to be included in business rates backtrack
By Liz Wells 09 January 2026
Pharmacies are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to stop the looming increases to business rates for them, as well as pubs.
Outsourced workers protest over pay and working conditions
By Liz Wells 08 January 2026
Cleaners, porters and ward hosts at Lewisham Hospital have been demonstrating on-site today (8 January) over pay and working conditions.
Imperial College Healthcare appoints trust-level chief executive
By Liz Wells 08 January 2026
Professor Julian Redhead has been appointed trust-level chief executive for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust from 1 April 2026.
Guy's & St Thomas' uses AI to make efficiency gains across robotic surgery lists
By Liz Wells 08 January 2026
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) has made efficiency gains across its robotic thoracic surgery lists by using Proximie’s Intelligence Suite.
BREAKING NEWS: Mortimer to become director general for people across DHSC and NHS England
By Liz Wells 08 January 2026
DHSC has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent d...
Phlebotomists at East London trust win pay rise and backpay deal
By Liz Wells 08 January 2026
Phlebotomists working for East London's Homerton NHS Trust have been moved to a higher wage rate and given almost five years of back pay.
Patients on weight-loss injections 'regain weight faster' than other dieters
By Liz Wells 08 January 2026
Patients who come off weight-loss injections, such as Mounjaro or Wegovy, can regain their lost pounds four times faster than those who stop conventional dieting and exercising, new research reveals.
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