Articles by Liz Wells
Less than third of healthcare workers feel 'properly trained' to support trans patients
By Liz Wells 26 September 2025
Less than one third of GPs and healthcare professionals feel they have received sufficient medical training to support their trans patients, new research reveals.
Family feature piloted for NHS App
By Liz Wells 26 September 2025
A new family feature, which makes it easier for parents and carers to manage their loved ones’ health, is being piloted in the NHS App.
Brain-monitoring headset could deliver quicker and more accessible diagnosis for those with neurological conditions
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
A new brain-monitoring headset is being developed to bring quicker, more accessible diagnosis of seizures and other neurological conditions to local communities.
BMA enters dispute with Black Country trusts
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
The BMA has entered into dispute with four trusts in the Black Country over cuts to bank pay rates for doctors doing extra-contractual work from 1 October.
Targeted interventions 'warranted' to boost mammography screening
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
Women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection, new research reveals.
Scottish Government enhances community eye care
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
The Scottish Government has unveiled plans for a new community eye care service, with approved independent prescribing (IP) optometrists receiving funding to treat more conditions in the community.
Trust becomes first in UK to adopt laser-guided photon-counting CT scanner
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has become the first site in the UK to install a fully-integrated imaging platform, combining a photon-counting CT system that produces 3D x-rays, wi...
Dorset Healthcare workers vote to strike in outsourcing row
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
Health workers in Dorset have voted for strike action over plans that could see thousands of employees transferred out of the NHS.
UK drug price rises necessary, says science minister
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said.
Agency nurses urged to help identify barriers that prevent them speaking up
By Liz Wells 24 September 2025
Agency nurses are being urged to get involved in an independent review to ensure nurses working on temporary assignments can speak up without fear, and that their views are listened to, respected a...
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