Transport factors top barrier to recruiting and retaining carers
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
The cost of running a car is the biggest barrier to recruitment in the home care industry, with many potential employees unable to afford one, a new survey has found.
Member reappointed to Western Isles NHS board
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
Professor Annetta Smith has been reappointed as a member of the Western Isles NHS board.
Warning of fraudulent social media weight loss videos
By Lee Peart 15 January 2026
Fraudulent videos claiming clinicians have endorsed weight loss patches have been posted on social media.
Nursing staff speak out on corridor care
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
The RCN has reiterated its call for urgent, fully funded action plans to eradicate corridor care, saying the practice must end urgently, as collapsing care standards are ‘devastating morale’.
Inequalities in education and training revealed by GMC
By Lee Peart 15 January 2026
Inequalities in education and training have been revealed in a new report by the GMC.
NHS Lanarkshire appoints leader for research and innovation work
By Liz Wells 14 January 2026
NHS Lanarkshire has selected Professor W Gordon Mackay as its new director of research, innovation and academic partnerships.
Our Health Heroes celebrates a decade of achievement with special new award
By Lee Peart 14 January 2026
Our Health Heroes, organised by Skills for Health, is the UK’s awards programme dedicated to the wider healthcare workforce.
UK medical graduates to be prioritised for training places
By Liz Wells 14 January 2026
Medical graduates from the UK and Ireland will be prioritised for training places under new legislation introduced by the Government.
Healthcare innovator joins Health Data Research Service
By Liz Wells 13 January 2026
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed as chief executive of the new Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to accelerate medical breakthroughs.
Royal College of Midwives backs whole-system approach to maternity safety
By Lee Peart 13 January 2026
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a new Maternity Care Bundle published by NHS England, aimed at improving maternity safety, reducing maternal deaths and serious illness, and tacklin...
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