The big gamble

The big gamble

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

Steve Brine, former health minister and co-host of the Prevention is the New Cure podcast assesses the risks of NHS and DHSC reorganisation.

It'll all come out in the wash

09 February 2026

Why new healthcare solutions keep failing and what washing detergent can teach us, writes Dr Umang Patel, NHS paediatrician at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and chief clinical information off...

Editor's comment - Light at the end of the tunnel?

By Lee Peart 26 January 2026

The last 12 months have been particularly tough for NHS providers and ICBs faced with eye-watering demands to cut costs and hit ambitious targets while weathering strike action and record flu levels.

EXCLUSIVE: ICB restructuring having 'big impact' on local areas

By Lee Peart 28 November 2025

Significant disruption to the delivery of local services is being caused by ICB restructuring, according to ADASS president Jess McGregor.

A bridge too far

24 November 2025

Confronting the deeper-seated reasons for pathology in the NHS and being willing to undertake the work of confronting and overcoming those reasons remains a bridge too far, writes Matthew Taylor, c...

Enabling the future

06 November 2025

Describing the future can be helpful but enabling that future is what matters, writes Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation

Editor's comment - A credible plan?

By Lee Peart 06 November 2025

NHS leaders are stuck between a rock and hard place as they seek to meet challenging targets while simultaneously being asked to drastically cut costs.

Ambulance services join forces in first group model

By Liz Wells 29 October 2025

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) are to merge to form the South Central and South East Ambulance Group - the first of its kind in England.

Realists and visionaries

29 September 2025

Without transformation there is no viable future for the NHS as a universal service, writes Matthew Taylor, chief executive of NHS Confederation

Chief executive designate appointed for new East Midlands ICB cluster

By Liz Wells 26 September 2025

Amanda Sullivan has been appointed as the chief executive designate for Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICBs.

Lib Dems call for paracetamol public information campaign

By Lee Peart 26 September 2025

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to launch a public information campaign to counter ‘fake news’ around paracetamol and pregnant women.

frederica-diamanta

Child Permanence and Family Reunification Social Worker

£38,220 - £42,839 per annum pro rata

Scarborough, North Yorkshire£38,220 - £42,839 per annum pro rata

RECRUITER: North Yorkshire Council

Senior Social Worker (Learning Disabilities Team, West)

£42,839.00 - £46,142.00, Grade 10, 37 hours, Permanent

Wakefield, West Yorkshire£42,839.00 - £46,142.00, Grade 10, 37 hours, Permanent

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

Associate Director - Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships, Improvement and Innovation

£108,015 – £118,680 plus benefits

Dudley, West Midlands / Hybrid£108,015 – £118,680 plus benefits

RECRUITER: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

See More Jobs
frederica-diamanta

Child Permanence and Family Reunification Social Worker

£38,220 - £42,839 per annum pro rata

Scarborough, North Yorkshire£38,220 - £42,839 per annum pro rata

RECRUITER: North Yorkshire Council

Senior Social Worker (Learning Disabilities Team, West)

£42,839.00 - £46,142.00, Grade 10, 37 hours, Permanent

Wakefield, West Yorkshire£42,839.00 - £46,142.00, Grade 10, 37 hours, Permanent

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

Associate Director - Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships, Improvement and Innovation

£108,015 – £118,680 plus benefits

Dudley, West Midlands / Hybrid£108,015 – £118,680 plus benefits

RECRUITER: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

See More Jobs