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CDCS

DHSC extends CDCs opening hours

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

DHSC has revealed that 100 Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) in England will be opening in the evenings and on weekends to provide vital access to diagnostic tests.

TECHNOLOGY

AI to cut paperwork to free up doctors' time for patients

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

Patients and frontline staff could see huge benefits from new AI helping people out of hospital quicker and slashing bureaucracy.

PREVENTION

DHSC works with TikTok to help boost safety for treatments abroad

By Liz Wells 15 August 2025

Patients who use social media to help plan cosmetic procedures abroad will now be able to access more reliable information thanks to a new initiative between the government and TikTok.

MATERNITY AND NEONATAL CARE

Streeting selects lead of independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

Baroness Valerie Amos has been selected to lead the independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care to drive urgent improvements to care and safety.

DHSC

BREAKING NEWS: BMA 'agree not to strike for a month'

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

Resident doctors have agreed to hold off on more strikes for a month in a bid to seal a deal, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.

DHSC

BREAKING NEWS: Call for NAO investigation into £1bn NHS redundancies' 'black hole'

By Lee Peart 12 August 2025

The Liberal Democrats have written to National Audit Office boss Gareth Davies to call for an investigation into ICB moves to cut costs by 50%.

OBESITY

Programme to tackle obesity through pharmacies and community access

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

NHS patients living with obesity could get cutting-edge help to improve their health, thanks to a new programme backed by up to £85m from the government and pharmaceutical company Lilly.

DHSC

DHSC unveils job boost for newly-qualified nurses and midwives

By Liz Wells 11 August 2025

DHSC has unveiled plans to ensure there are enough jobs for every newly-qualified nurse and midwife in England.

ESTATES

Call for 'heatproof NHS' following 1,000 deaths from high temperatures

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to ‘heatproof the NHS’ claiming there were almost 1,000 deaths due to high temperatures in hospitals and care homes.

UKHSA

Government names new UKHSA chief executive

By Liz Wells 08 August 2025

The government has appointed Professor Susan Hopkins as the new chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

10-YEAR HEALTH PLAN

Labour must deliver on 'NHS basics', says Milburn

By Lee Peart 08 August 2025

The Labour Government must deliver on the 'NHS basics’, including waiting times, by the time of the next General Election, according to former health secretary of health and social care Alan Milbur...