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ESTATES

Milestone reached in recovery from devastating hospital fire

By Lee Peart 16 April 2026

A milestone has been reached in Southampton General Hospital’s recovery from a devastating hospital fire.

ESTATES

Patients will have to wait twice as long for new hospitals without private investment, former minister

By Lee Peart 16 April 2026

Former Labour Cabinet minister Lord Hutton, chair of the AIIP, the trade body for social infrastructure investors, has warned patients will have to wait twice as long for new hospitals without priv...

REGULATION

Leadership rating dropped from outstanding to requires improvement

By Lee Peart 16 April 2026

The CQC leadership rating for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has dropped from outstanding to requires improvement.

PREVENTION

BREAKING NEWS: Covid vaccine 'an extraordinary feat' but trust must be rebuilt, inquiry finds

By Lee Peart 16 April 2026

The development and roll out of the Covid vaccine was ‘an extraordinary feat’ saving an estimated 450,000 lives in England alone but work must be done to rebuild public trust, according to the UK C...

WORKFORCE

Joint chair appointed to lead mental and community health trusts

By Lee Peart 16 April 2026

Colin Lynch has been appointed joint chair of Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.

DHSC

Target could be 'narrowly missed' despite waiting times progress

By Lee Peart 16 April 2026

Leaders have warned the referral to treatment interim waiting time target could be ‘narrowly missed’, despite further progress in February.

WORKFORCE

Single-sex space guidance to be published after elections in May

By Lee Peart 15 April 2026

Guidance on single-sex spaces will be published by the Government following the elections on 7 May.

Many NHS staff at 'breaking point', Unison survey finds

By Lee Peart 15 April 2026

Many NHS staff are at ‘breaking point’ with a third taking time off for mental health issues in the past year, according to Unison.

WORKFORCE

Nurse wins settlement after alleged transgender confidentiality breach

By Lee Peart 15 April 2026

A nurse has won a settlement claim from Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust after being suspended for allegedly breaching a transgender patient’s confidentiality.

COMMUNITY

Scottish Greens promise one GP per 1,000 people

By Lee Peart 15 April 2026

The Scottish Greens have promised to boost GP numbers to one in per 1,000 in their manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May.

ESTATES

State-of-the-art scanner arrives at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

By Lee Peart 15 April 2026

Patients at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) NHS Foundation Trust are benefitting from a new state-of-the-art CT scanner and upgraded X-Ray facilities.