Trust to pioneer outpatient services' ambient voice technology
By Lee Peart 27 April 2026
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has marked a major milestone in its transformation of outpatient care delivery with an ambient voice technology deal.
'Slapdash' – BMA slams NHS on advanced practitioners
By Lee Peart 27 April 2026
The BMA has accused NHS trust of a ‘slapdash’ approach to advanced practitioners (APs) after finding almost half (48%) used them to cover doctors’ rota gaps.
Time runs out for assisted dying bill
By Lee Peart 27 April 2026
Time has run out for the assisted dying bill to become law after it failed to clear the House of Lords last week.
Government urges councils to work with ICBs on neighbourhood health centres
By Lee Peart 27 April 2026
Housing secretary Steve Reed has urged councils to work with ICBs on creating neighbourhood health centres.
One in ten operations cancelled within 24 hours of planned surgery
By Lee Peart 24 April 2026
One in ten operations are cancelled within 24 hours of planned surgery, according to a new survey.
Interim mental health chief inspector to leave CQC
By Lee Peart 24 April 2026
Interim chief inspector of mental health, Chris Dzikiti, will leave CQC at the end of June to take up the role of executive director, professional practice at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC...
Hundreds of beds released through hospital discharge service
By Lee Peart 23 April 2026
An innovative new home support service is helping NHS trusts release hundreds of hospital beds.
Hospital gains planning approval for research and public engagement centre
By Lee Peart 23 April 2026
St Mary’s Hospital site in Paddington has gained planning approval for a research and public engagement centre.
Government rules out MPs' health visitors and vaccination recommendations
By Lee Peart 23 April 2026
MPs’ calls for a health visitor recruitment target and a new vaccinations strategy have been ruled out by the Government.
Hospital launches voluntary redundancy scheme
By Lee Peart 23 April 2026
A voluntary redundancy scheme has been launched by Torbay Hospital as it seeks to balance its books.
Solace urges Better Care Fund rethink
By Dan Peters 23 April 2026
Council chief executives have called for an urgent rethink of how funds like the Better Care Fund are structured, governed and deployed.
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