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ESTATES

NHS estates maintenance backlog rises to £17.3bn

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

The NHS estates maintenance backlog has increased to £17.3bn, NHS England figures have revealed.

DIGITAL

Single platform helps manage children's early years and education needs

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

Salford City Council has rolled out single data records for children to manage early years, education, social care and SEND services.

WORKFORCE

Mental health trust chair to step down

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) chair Paul Miller is to step down at the end of December.

REGULATION

Mental health services for children and young people upgraded

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

Mental health services for children and young people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have been upgraded from requires improvement to good.

REGULATION

MHRA publishes 'ambitious plan to reshape regulation for a new era'

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

The MHRA has set out ambitious plans to translate cutting-edge scientific and technological innovation into better health outcomes for patients in its 2030 Strategy.

DHSC

Burnham announces four steps to speed up brain cancer treatments

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced four steps to speed up the development of new brain cancer treatments.

ESNEFT

Trust boss vows to eliminate corridor care

By Lee Peart 14 October 2026

Paul Scott, chief executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), has said he wants to eliminate corridor care.

SOCIAL CARE

Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows

By William Eichler 14 October 2026

The adult social care workforce in England has grown for the fourth successive year, with vacancies falling to their lowest level in a decade, according to Skills for Care's latest annual report.

WORKFORCE

East London NHS trust workers balloted over strike action

By Lee Peart 14 October 2026

Health workers, including mental health nurses, psychologists, health care assistants, and administrative workers, are being balloted over strike action.

DHSC

Demand for maternity services emergency rescue package

By Lee Peart 14 October 2026

The Liberal Democrats have demanded an emergency rescue package to deliver 1-1 midwifery for every mother and restore confidence for expectant parents.

DIGITAL

FDP opt-outs could jeopardise national health data quality, Government warned

By Lee Peart 14 October 2026

Opts-out from national data due to growing concerns over Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract holder Palantir could jeopardise the quality of shared national health data, the Government has been ...