Articles by Liz Wells
Dorset strikes off after NHS England guidance
By Liz Wells 07 October 2025
Strike action involving hundreds of health staff in Dorset has been called off after NHS England issued guidance saying proposals to move staff into separate companies would be paused and would onl...
First-year doctors in England support strike action over jobs
By Liz Wells 07 October 2025
First-year resident doctors in England have voted ‘resoundingly’ for strike action over job security.
Surrey trusts select group director of transformation and digital
By Liz Wells 07 October 2025
Ruth Colburn Jackson has been appointed group director of transformation and digital across Royal Surrey and Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts.
UK clinical trial approval times twice as fast with AI and reforms
By Liz Wells 07 October 2025
The time it takes to approve clinical trials in the UK has been cut by more than half – from an average of 91 days to just 41 days – after major reforms and the introduction of digital platforms at...
Welsh health board helps BSL signers communicate with healthcare providers
By Liz Wells 06 October 2025
Powys Teaching Health Board is using a free app to help BSL signers to communicate with their healthcare providers.
Shrewsbury and Telford trust adds more robot-assisted surgery
By Liz Wells 06 October 2025
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has extended its robotic-assisted surgery offering to include upper gastrointestinal (UGI) surgery.
Health Innovation Network appoints new executive chair
By Liz Wells 06 October 2025
Professor Ben Bridgewater has been appointed as the new executive chair of the Health Innovation Network, representing England’s 15 regional health innovation networks.
Streeting planning law change to stamp out NHS antisemitism
By Liz Wells 06 October 2025
Health secretary Wes Streeting is planning to change the law to make it easier for regulators to take action against antisemitism in the NHS, reports suggest.
Wider public health workforce will 'face shortages' without action
By Liz Wells 06 October 2025
The Royal Society of Public Health has revealed that professions such as pest control, food safety, and environmental health are facing recruitment and retention challenges that could 'pose signifi...
Swansea health workers want strike ballot after deal 'pulled at 11th hour'
By Liz Wells 03 October 2025
Healthcare support workers employed at Swansea Bay University Health Board want a ballot for strike action after being told a deal to 'correct years of underpayment' was pulled at the last minute.
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