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DIGITAL

Liverpool University Hospitals agrees £53m EPR contract

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) has awarded a £53m, 10-year EPR contract to Nervecentre.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council raises concerns over plans to move children's A&E

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

West Lancashire Borough Council has vowed to challenge a decision to move the children’s Accident and Emergency department at Ormskirk Hospital to Southport Hospital.

WORKFORCE

One in three doctors have considered quitting, MDU warns

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

One in three doctors have considered leaving the medical profession due to relentless pressure at work, with serious consequences for their health, wellbeing and patient safety, a survey by the Med...

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Profound concern' over GMC 'policy reversal'

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

Doctors have expressed ‘profound concern’ over Government plans to allow the GMC to retain its right of appeal over determinations of the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS).

ESTATES

Government must 'be straight with the public' on unsafe hospital costs, MPs say

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

MPs have urged the Government to ‘be straight with the public’ on the significant risk of and cost of unsafe concrete in hospitals.

PREVENTION

Tobacco and Vapes Bill agreed by Parliament

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

Children aged 17 and under will no longer be able to buy cigarettes after final legislation was passed in Parliament yesterday.

WORKFORCE

Mental health platform partners wins WorkWell programme contract

By Lee Peart 21 April 2026

Mental health platform Dr-Julian has won a contract from NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB to provide digital services under the region’s £19m NHS WorkWell programme.

REGULATION

Blood pressure medication recall announced by MHRA

By Lee Peart 21 April 2026

Pharmacy and healthcare professionals have been advised to stop supplying a batch of blood pressures medication due to a manufacturing error.

DIGITAL

'Gamechanging' AI helps improve MRI availability

By Lee Peart 21 April 2026

Spire Healthcare has invested in AI to create more MRI diagnostic capacity for patients, reduce scan time and improve image quality.

MENTAL HEALTH

Four-week target needed to address mental health treatment gap

By Lee Peart 21 April 2026

A four-week standard from first referral should be set for children and young people’s (CYP) mental health services, according to The NHS Alliance.

WORKFORCE

Academy to co-ordinate and accelerate upper GI surgical research launched

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

The Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS) has launched AUGIS Academy, a new national initiative designed to unify and accelerate upper-GI research acro...