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Fifth of trainee doctors feel hesitant about escalating patient care

By Liz Wells 15 July 2025

More than one in five trainee doctors have felt hesitant about escalating patient care, new research reveals.

Government publishes road map for Employment Right's Bill

By Liz Wells 15 July 2025

The UK Government has published its road map for implementing the Employment Rights Bill in Great Britain.

Streeting to 'meet with BMA' over pay dispute

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting is set to meet with representatives from the BMA for talks in a bid to avoid planned strike action, reports suggest.

Cambridge hospitals set to cut 150 jobs

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning on making nearly 150 staff redundant in response to government spending cuts.

Nurse starting salaries over £8k lower after 'decade of pay cuts'

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Starting salaries for nurses are now more than £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation since 2010, new analysis reveals.

Devon trust leads the way in virtual reality immersive therapy

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) has been using new virtual reality (VR) immersive technology to help patients with chronic pain conditions manage their conditions.

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App aims to get faster care to patients in cardiac arrest

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to reduce the response time to cardiac arre...

Breakthrough in preventing chemotherapy-induced hair loss

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

A promising and novel method to aid the scalp cooling process in the prevention of hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy has been revealed by new research.

Boost for GP practices to help people back to work

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

A new pilot programme is to support people with health conditions back into employment and ease pressure on doctors.

Government to align with European specifications on high-risk IVD devices

By Liz Wells 10 July 2025

The Government has unveiled its intention to amend the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 for Great Britain to incorporate EU Common Specifications for high-risk in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices and...