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A new era

By Lee Peart 06 March 2026

In his last column for Healthcare Management, Matthew Taylor looks forward to a new era as NHS Confederation and NHS Providers merge to form The NHS Alliance.

MATERNITY

Who is responsible for damaging NHS maternity services?

06 March 2026

Lorin Lakasing, author of Delivering the truth: Why NHS maternity care is broken and how we can fix it together, discusses how a tox dynamic has evolved in maternity care.

WORKFORCE

Trust chief calls for more support to boost pay for women

By Liz Wells 06 March 2026

James Blythe, interim chief executive of St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group (Gesh), is calling for more support for female consultants to apply for bonuses - such as Nation...

WORKFORCE

Bristol NHS Group publishes Group Clinical Strategy Update

By Lee Peart 06 March 2026

Bristol NHS Group has published its Group Clinical Strategy Update 2026, setting out the next stage of its ambition to transform care for people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucesters...

WORKFORCE

Greater Manchester trust introduces body-worn cameras to combat abusive behaviour

By Liz Wells 06 March 2026

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has introduced body-worn cameras across all four of its hospitals in Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Salford in a bid to protect and keep frontline staff safe.

WORKFORCE

Great Ormond Street Hospital selects new chief executive

By Liz Wells 06 March 2026

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) has appointed Karl Munslow Ong as its new chief executive

WORKFORCE

Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS strikes escalate

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

Strikes by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust workers have escalated.

DHSC

DHSC appoints Chinchen to work on industrial relations

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

DHSC has appointed Liz Chinchen, who has held senior roles at the British Film Institute, local government and trades unions, to work with ministers and senior officials on industrial relations.

THE MEDICAL TRAINING (PRIORITISATION) BILL

Medical Training Prioritisation Bill gains Royal Assent

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act, emergency legislation designed to prioritise graduates from UK medical schools for foundation and specialty training posts, has gained Royal Assent.

WORKFORCE

King's appoints new chief executive

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Matthew Trainer as its new chief executive.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish Government launches new body to drive transformation across health and social care

By Liz Wells 04 March 2026

The Scottish Government has announced that a new body to drive transformation across the health and care system and the wider public sector will be established on 1 April 2026.