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King's selects new non-executive directors

By Liz Wells 07 May 2025

Gerry Murphy and Dr Angela Spatharou have joined King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as new non-executive directors to the board.

MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands trusts to share chair

By Liz Wells 07 May 2025

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’s chair Jacqueline Small has been appointed interim chair at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.

BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES ICB

Home Counties ICB selects new chair

By Liz Wells 06 May 2025

Robin Porter, former chief executive of Luton Council, has been appointed as the new chair of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB.

NORFOLK AND WAVENEY ICB

ICBs to share chief executive and chair

By Liz Wells 06 May 2025

Suffolk and North East Essex ICB chief executive Ed Garratt and chair Professor Will Pope have been appointed to the same roles at Norfolk and Waveney ICB, on an interim basis.

EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST

Cost savings should not be done at the expense of training and developing clinical leaders for the future, says Dr Hein Scheffer, director of Strategy & Transformation at the East of England Ambula...

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Resident doctors in England announce ballot for industrial action

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

Resident doctors in England have unveiled the dates for their ballot for renewed industrial action over pay.

OVERSEAS WORKERS

Overseas workers in the NHS 'fear speaking up', finds report

By Liz Wells 01 May 2025

Overseas healthcare workers are reluctant to speak up about issues, such as patient safety, fearing it could lead to losing their right to work in the UK, a new report reveals.

UK GOVERNMENT

Government 'poised to reject' NHS pay demands

By Liz Wells 01 May 2025

The government is poised to reject NHS unions' demands for a bigger pay increase, reports suggest.

BREAST CANCER

Male health workers 'should carry out' breast screening examinations

By Liz Wells 29 April 2025

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) says male health workers should be permitted to perform breast screening examinations to help relieve ‘critical’ staff shortages.

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