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Border operation seizes £4.6m worth of illegal medicines

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

An MHRA and UK Border Force crackdown on illegal medicines has seized over 2m doses of illicit medicines with an estimated value of £4.6m.

REGULATION

Trust in talks to take over crisis hit hospital

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is in talks to take over St Andrew’s hospital in Northampton, NHSE has revealed.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB accused of 'discriminatory' sterilisation policy

By Lee Peart 06 May 2026

An ICB has been accused of having a ‘discriminatory’ sterilisation policy after refusing funding treatment to women but not men.

CALOCANE

Nottingham killer was discharged because trust 'couldn't find him'

By Lee Peart 06 May 2026

Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane was discharged from mental health services because the trust ‘couldn't find him to treat him or engage him’, an inquiry has heard.

WORKFORCE

Anaesthetist struck off for second time

By Lee Peart 05 May 2026

An anaesthetist has been struck off for the second time for conduct involving dishonesty.

REGULATION

Child and adolescent mental health wards rated good

By Lee Peart 30 April 2026

Child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) wards at the Becton Centre, run by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, have been re-rated good following a CQC inspection.

PREVENTION

Series of mental healthcare failings led to stabbing, ombudsman finds

By Lee Peart 30 April 2026

A serious of mental healthcare failings led to the stabbing of a man in Kent, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).

REGULATION

MHRA investigation uncovers £1.8m illegal medicines and steroids network

By Lee Peart 30 April 2026

Seven men have been sentenced to over 21 years’ imprisonment after an MHRA-led investigation exposed a £1.8m illegal medicines and steroids network.

REGULATION

Time runs out for assisted dying bill

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

Time has run out for the assisted dying bill to become law after it failed to clear the House of Lords last week.

MATERNITY

Clinical standards overhaul to reduce maternal deaths

By Lee Peart 23 April 2026

New clinical standards have been set by the NHS to reduce avoidable deaths and prevent future tragedies.

DHSC

EXCLUSIVE: 'Profound concern' over GMC 'policy reversal'

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

Doctors have expressed ‘profound concern’ over Government plans to allow the GMC to retain its right of appeal over determinations of the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS).