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Health minister warns of 'forces of division and darkness'

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Health minister Stephen Kinnock has warned there are ‘forces of division and darkness waiting at the gate’ if the Government does not get health and social care reform right.

NHS CONFEDERATION

Report sets out how to make integrated health organisations a success

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

The ingredients of a successful integrated health organisation (IHO) are set out in a new policy paper by The NHS Confederation and UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson.

PEOPLE MOVES

Leader appointed for Health Data Research Service

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

Baroness Nicola Blackwood has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS), which will transform how researchers and innovators access health and care data across the UK.

BMA

BMA staff launch formal pay dispute

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

Staff at the BMA have entered into a formal dispute with their employer in a row over pay.

COMMUNITY

GPs managed record number of online requests in October

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

More than eight million people submitted their GP request online during October 2025, up 21% on September and a 68% increase on last year, new data reveals.

DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Strike action takes place within Bassetlaw Hospital's ICU

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

Strike action started within the intensive care unit at Bassetlaw Hospital this morning (27 November) and is due to last until 7:45am on 29 November.

REGULATION

MHRA and NICE receive £2m Wellcome funding for digital mental health tech

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured a £2m funding boost from Wellcome to improve safety and ...

HSSIB

HSSIB highlights 'recurring issues' with EPR systems that can 'create safety risks'

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

There are 'recurring issues' with the design and implementation of EPR systems that can 'create safety risks', a new report reveals.

ESTATES

Multi-million pound hospital extension to feature sky gardens

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Unique sky gardens will be a key feature of a multi-million pound hospital extension set to open in 2028.

ESTATES

New urology unit helps free up hospital beds

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

A new urology unit is helping free up hospital beds at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Risk of spreading children's resources 'too thinly'

27 November 2025

The lack of a national strategy for children means there is a risk of resources being ‘spread too thinly’, the head of England’s children’s care chiefs has warned.