Articles by Liz Wells
Male A-level students encouraged to consider a career in nursing
By Liz Wells 14 August 2025
The NHS’s Chief Nursing Officer for England, Duncan Burton, is encouraging male students getting their A-level exam results today not to be put off by outdated stereotypes about the profession.
Rise in mosquito-borne virus cases in UK travellers
By Liz Wells 14 August 2025
There has been an increase in travel-associated chikungunya cases in England, new data reveals.
NHS performs record number of treatment checks in June
By Liz Wells 14 August 2025
The NHS performed a record number of checks for treatments, cancer checks and other tests for June, as 18-week performance hit its best level in three years.
Strike on the cards at Dorset hospitals in outsourcing dispute
By Liz Wells 13 August 2025
Healthcare staff at three NHS trusts in Dorset say they want to vote for strike action in a row over plans to move 1,700 staff from the NHS to an external company.
Digital platform tackles health inequalities
By Liz Wells 13 August 2025
NHS Race and Health Observatory has launched a new interactive digital platform centred on supporting healthcare organisations to tackle inequalities in health.
Connectivity issues costing healthcare workers hundreds of hours a year
By Liz Wells 13 August 2025
Frontline healthcare staff lose an average of more than 122 hours annually, equivalent to 17 working days, due to outdated and unreliable digital infrastructure, new research reveals.
Three-quarters of patients rate experience of GPs as 'very good' or 'good'
By Liz Wells 13 August 2025
Almost 40% of adults attempted to contact their GPs in the 28 days between 24 June 2025 and 16 July, new research reveals.
Number of registrars qualifying to be GPs grows
By Liz Wells 13 August 2025
Approximately 47% more GPs have qualified in 2025 than in 2019, new data reveals.
BREAKING NEWS: BMA 'agree not to strike for a month'
By Liz Wells 12 August 2025
Resident doctors have agreed to hold off on more strikes for a month in a bid to seal a deal, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.
Serco rows back on proposed pay frequency measures at Forth Valley Royal Hospital
By Liz Wells 12 August 2025
Private contracting giant Serco has ‘rowed back’ on proposed measures to pay staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital monthly instead of weekly.
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