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Partnership aims to widen participation in clinical research through community pharmacies

By Liz Wells 03 December 2025

The National Pharmacy Association and the Centre for Research Equity have launched a partnership to help independent community pharmacies across the UK recruit participants for clinical trials.

COMMUNITY

Almost every GP offering online access as Government seeks to end 8am scramble

By Lee Peart 03 December 2025

The Government claimed it’s ‘ending the 8am scramble as it revealed new figures showing nearly all GP practices (98.7%) in England can now access their surgery online.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB renews agreement with VCFSE sector

By Lee Peart 02 December 2025

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has renewed its partnership agreement with the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector.

COMMUNITY

Streeting hits out BMA over GP contracts changes

By Liz Wells 28 November 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting has accused the BMA of being 'impossible' and issuing 'misleading' information.

COMMUNITY

GPs managed record number of online requests in October

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

More than eight million people submitted their GP request online during October 2025, up 21% on September and a 68% increase on last year, new data reveals.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Councils must be 'equal partner' in neighbourhood working, leader says

By Lee Peart 26 November 2025

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) Health and Wellbeing Committee, has said councils must be ‘an equal partner’ in neighbourhood working.

ESTATES

Helipad opens at specialist emergency hospital

By Lee Peart 25 November 2025

A helipad has opened the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.

COMMUNITY

Chancellor confirms 250 neighbourhood health centres ahead of Budget

By Lee Peart 25 November 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed 250 neighbourhood health centres and £300m in funding for technology ahead of tomorrow's Budget.

GPS

GPs urge Streeting to commit to train, recruit and retain numbers needed to deliver safe care

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

The Royal College of GPs is warning that decades of chronic underfunding have left GP practices struggling to increase their GPs numbers, even as patient numbers grow and need for GP care and servi...

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