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Liz Wells

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Staff at Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals start three-day strike over pay

By Liz Wells 18 March 2025

Phlebotomists at hospitals in Gloucester and Cheltenham are set to begin a 72-hour strike over 'unfair pay and grading'.

Pritchard becomes chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas'

By Liz Wells 18 March 2025

Amanda Pritchard has been appointed as the next chief executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS England transition team named

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

NHS England transition chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has written to staff to inform them of his new team, reports suggest.

Northumbria trust acquires business software company

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired the business of Health Call Solutions Limited.

Changes to Skilled Worker visas need 'whole government collaboration'

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

Changes to Skilled Worker visas have not been fully assessed and there has been limited collaboration with the Home Office and departments on immigration and addressing skills shortages from within...

Surrey and Sussex trust chief executive to retire

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

Angela Stevenson, chief executive of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), is to retire after 37 years in the NHS.

Scottish government unveils £6m funding for health projects

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

The Scottish government is to invest more than £6m as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme to help people with type 2 diabetes, stroke patients and babies born wit...

Welsh schools helping to boost children's vegetable intake

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

Almost 500 schools are taking part in the ‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ campaign, which makes eating vegetables fun and encourages children to explore new foods, helping more than 100,000 children eat ...

AI could help detect and investigate foodborne illness outbreaks

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

UKHSA is exploring the role that AI could play in helping to detect and investigate foodborne illness outbreaks.

High street opticians could use AI to help diagnose dementia with an eye scan

By Liz Wells 13 March 2025

Opticians could play a key role in identifying people at risk of dementia by spotting distinctive patterns in the back of the eye linked to early signs of the condition, new research reveals.