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BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Welsh health board appoints chief medical officer

By Liz Wells 21 May 2025

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has selected Dr Clara Day as executive medical director.

WEST YORKSHIRE ICB

West Yorkshire ICB appoints acting chair

By Liz Wells 21 May 2025

NHS England has confirmed their support for Professor Nadira Mirza to be the NHS West Yorkshire ICB’s acting chair for six months.

WORKFORCE

Shropshire trusts seek shared chief executive

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a shared chief executive.

SOCIAL CARE

Lib Dems urge action on care visas

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged the Government to allow social care providers to extend care workers’ visas without facing ‘crippling’ Home Office fees, to avoid making the crisis in soc...

ASSISTED DYING

MPs vote for assisted dying opt out for healthcare staff

By Lee Peart 19 May 2025

Healthcare workers have been given the right to opt out of assisted dying following a debate in Parliament.

WORKFORCE

Jailed nurse falsely claimed £72k in wages and holiday pay

By Lee Peart 19 May 2025

A former NHS mental health nurse has been jailed for falsely claiming over £72,000 in wages and holiday pay.

FABIAN SOCIETY

Call for £1.5bn boost to care worker pay

By William Eichler 19 May 2025

A think tank has urged the Government to boost social care funding by £1.5bn to support a £2,000 pay rise for care workers.

ASHFORD AND ST PETER’S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Surrey hospital opens simulation ward for clinicians to hone their skills

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

A new three-bed simulation ward has opened at St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey, which enables clinical staff and medical students to practice simulated medical procedures, including the treatment of car...

PREVENTION

Number of frontline NHS staff receiving flu jabs hits record low

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

A record low of frontline health service staff took up flu jabs this winter, with some areas seeing less than one in 10 receive the vaccine, new data reveals.

WORKFORCE