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NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Mannequin with 'pressure ulcers' trains Hull hospital staff

By Liz Wells 16 January 2025

Hospital staff in Hull have been trained to spot pressure ulcers in patients by an education team using simulation mannequins.

LEGAL

Trust admits liability and offers apology over doctor abuse

By Lee Peart 15 January 2025

Royal Cornwall Trust has admitted liability and offered an unreserved apology for the actions of a former locum senior found guilty of misconduct.

TECHNOLOGY

Heart and lung centre to help develop national AI training programme

By Liz Wells 15 January 2025

The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded funding to help develop a national AI training programme.

WORKFORCE

NHS must 'learn lessons of past' to better integrate expanded staff mix

By Liz Wells 14 January 2025

The recent dramatic expansion of new healthcare roles in the NHS in England has failed to take account of lessons from history about how to embed and integrate them effectively, a new report says.

WALES

Wales' chief medical officer steps down

By Liz Wells 13 January 2025

Sir Dr Frank Atherton is to stand down after eight-and-a-half years as the Welsh Government’s chief medical officer.

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST

Herefordshire and Worcestershire trust selects new chief

By Liz Wells 13 January 2025

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has appointed Ellen Rule as its new chief executive.

WORKFORCE

Trust seeks volunteers to speed up hospital discharge

By Lee Peart 10 January 2025

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking volunteers to help speed up the patient discharge process.

LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Ambulance service reports record life-threatening injury calls

By Lee Peart 10 January 2025

London Ambulance Service (LAS) received a record number of 999 calls in December for patients with life-threatening injuries.

WORKFORCE

Consultant rheumatologist receives prestigious NIHR professorship

By Lee Peart 09 January 2025

Professor Laura Coates, an honorary consultant rheumatologist at Oxford University Hospitals, has become the first rheumatologist to be awarded a prestigious Research Professorship from the Nationa...

WORKFORCE

NHS South West London welcomes new non-executive members

By Liz Wells 09 January 2025

The South West London ICB has appointed three new non-executive members and two associate non-executive members, bringing a wealth of expertise to the board’s work.