Articles by Liz Wells
NHS Confederation unveils new chair for Primary Care Network
By Liz Wells 03 April 2025
NHS Confederation has appointed Dr Duncan Gooch as the new chair of its Primary Care Network.
Virtual reality vision of Scotland's most advanced hospital launches
By Liz Wells 03 April 2025
Scotland’s health secretary Neil Gray has opened a virtual reality vision of the country’s most advanced hospital.
CQC welcomes new chair
By Liz Wells 03 April 2025
The Health and Social Care Select Committee has approved the appointment of Professor Sir Mike Richards as chair of the CQC.
Liverpool hospital integrates psychology into EPR
By Liz Wells 02 April 2025
The Clinical Health Psychology team at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has extended, digitised and integrated its service into its trust-wide EPR.
Electronic Frailty Index updated
By Liz Wells 02 April 2025
The Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) tool, which enables GPs to predict older patients’ risks of living with frailty and therefore prevent falls and limit hospital stays and medication, has been upda...
UKHSA launches call for evidence to tackle rising TB cases
By Liz Wells 02 April 2025
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a call for evidence to help shape the next five-year Tuberculosis (TB) National Action Plan for England, which will run from 2026 to 2031, as infe...
Liverpool lab workers balloted for strikes over patient safety fears
By Liz Wells 02 April 2025
Unite members working at the microbiology department at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, run by NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, are being balloted for strikes over 'patient safety fears'.
Big Tobacco 'must pay' to cut smoking rates, say MPs
By Liz Wells 02 April 2025
Big Tobacco should be forced to fund initiatives that reduce smoking rates and reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest, a new report says.
Trust signs Sexual Safety Charter
By Liz Wells 02 April 2025
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has pledged its commitment to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter.
Government confirms funding for flight technologies to support NHS
By Liz Wells 01 April 2025
The government has confirmed more than £20m funding to launch new flight technologies that could support the NHS.
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