Articles by Liz Wells
Northumbria Health and Care Academy officially opens
By Liz Wells 05 June 2025
Northumbria Health and Care Academy, a facility providing training and education to current and future NHS nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, has officially opened.
North East and North Cumbria ICB launches medicines strategy
By Liz Wells 05 June 2025
North East and North Cumbria ICB has unveiled a new medicines strategy, to cut down on unnecessary prescriptions and make the best use of NHS resources.
Gloucestershire phlebotomists urge chief executive to meet them face to face
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
Striking phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have written to chief executive Kevin McNamara to call for direct face-to-face talks to resolve their ongoing pay dispute.
Cambridge University Hospitals staff protest against job cuts
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
Unite members at Cambridge University Hospitals are today (4 June) demonstrating at Addenbrooke's Hospital against job cuts in the region.
Unite to ballot NHS members over 'substandard' pay award
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
Unite has begun balloting its NHS members over the recent pay award from the government.
Foot-recognition AI scanner can prevent heart failure hospitalisations
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
An AI device with ‘foot recognition’, similar to face-recognition technology, could potentially flag when heart failure is becoming severe and life-threatening, new research reveals.
New midwives ready to work, but no jobs available, says RCM
By Liz Wells 04 June 2025
More than eight out of 10 student midwives due to qualify this year are ‘not confident’ they will find a job once graduating, despite maternity services across the UK struggling with understaffing,...
Dental schools urge government action on training places amid workforce crisis
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The Dental Schools Council (DSC), representing the UK’s dental schools, is calling on the Government to urgently commit to expanding dental training places to address the UK’s escalating oral healt...
Scottish Government invests £106m to reduce waiting times
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The Scottish Government has allocated more than £106m to health boards to help tackle the longest waits for procedures and operations.
Providing blood pressure monitoring 'could reduce' access to Pharmacy First
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The forthcoming requirement for pharmacies to provide a ‘bundle’ of three clinical services to receive threshold payments could lead to unintended consequences, new analysis reveals.
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