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CUH chief to step down

By Liz Wells 10 December 2025

Roland Sinker is to step down from his role as chief executive at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH).

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West Midlands hospitals declare critical incidents as NHS faces unprecedented flu season

By Liz Wells 10 December 2025

Critical incidents have been declared at six West Midlands acute hospitals, including the university hospitals in Staffordshire and Birmingham, due to extreme winter pressures on services.

European study shows AI scribes cut documentation time

By Liz Wells 09 December 2025

A large-scale study of AI medical scribes has demonstrated that the technology 'addresses' administrative burden in clinical practice.

Black Country trust appoints new chief operating officer

By Liz Wells 09 December 2025

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Paula Lloyd Knight as its chief operating officer.

Barts to take legal action over cyberattack

By Liz Wells 09 December 2025

Barts Health NHS Trust is taking legal action in an effort to stop criminal gang Cl0p publishing any of the patient and staff data stolen in ‘mass-exploitation’ of Oracle's E-Business Suite (EBS).

NHS Fife 'harassed' nurse in trans changing room row, tribunal rules

By Liz Wells 09 December 2025

NHS Fife 'harassed' a nurse who complained about sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor, a tribunal has ruled.

NHS Supply Chain to supply 28 cutting-edge radiotherapy machines in 2025/26

By Liz Wells 08 December 2025

NHS Supply Chain is supplying 28 new linear accelerator (LINAC) radiotherapy systems in 2025/26 to NHS cancer centres across the country.

South East London ICB selects chief nursing officer

By Liz Wells 08 December 2025

Diane Jones is to join NHS South East London as chief nursing officer.

Industrial action at Bassetlaw Hospital set to continue

By Liz Wells 08 December 2025

Strike action by intensive care nurses at Bassetlaw Hospital is set to escalate across December.

MiP calls for urgent action to retain and recruit senior NHS leaders

By Liz Wells 08 December 2025

NHS leaders are experiencing more work-related stress, lower morale, and are increasingly likely to want to leave their jobs, a survey by the Managers in Partnership (MiP) union reveals.