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Public sector workers 'eager' to embrace AI

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

Public sector workers are eager to embrace AI to help them calculate the productivity and value for money of their work, data skills provider Multiverse says.

Resident doctors in England vote to go into dispute over conditions

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

The BMA resident doctors committee has voted to go into dispute over conditions in the 2024 pay deal.

Great Western Hospital strike paused for talks

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

A two-day strike due to begin this week at Great Western Hospital in Swindon has been paused to allow for talks between all sides.

NHS England to axe 2,000 jobs

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

NHS England will have to cut another 2,000 jobs as part of a drive to make £325m in savings next year.

Health and Social Care Committee writes to DHSC over NHS Health Check programme

By Liz Wells 30 January 2025

The Health and Social Care Committee has written to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention Andrew Gwynne, on the NHS Health Check programme, used to identify an...

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Data reveals patients satisfaction levels

By Liz Wells 30 January 2025

Almost 40% of adults attempted to contact their GP practice in the past 28 days (10 December 2024 to 01 January 2025), new research reveals.

Partnership set to provide visible NHS career pathways for local people

By Liz Wells 30 January 2025

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is partnering with Northumberland College, part of Education Partnership North East, to ensure technical and academic routes into NHS career pathways are...

South London trust appoints new chair

By Liz Wells 30 January 2025

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) has appointed Sir Mark Lowcock as chair.

Centre of Excellence to encourage digital health innovation while safeguarding users

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

A new Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) in Transformative Digital Health and AI is to be established.

Children in England and Wales 'substantially' more at risk of poverty

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

More than 4 million children in the UK are currently living in poverty, new research reveals.