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DHSC works with TikTok to help boost safety for treatments abroad

By Liz Wells 15 August 2025

Patients who use social media to help plan cosmetic procedures abroad will now be able to access more reliable information thanks to a new initiative between the government and TikTok.

TECHNOLOGY

UK's first machine-assisted cochlear implant surgery

By Liz Wells 15 August 2025

A surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, has successfully performed the UK’s first machine-assisted cochlear implant surgery.

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES

Leng Review injunction case heads to court

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The legal team representing physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in their bid for an injunction against NHS England to halt Leng Review changes will be in court tomorrow (15 ...

CONSULTANTS

Northern Ireland consultants open fresh pay dispute with Government

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

Northern Ireland consultants are in formal dispute with the government over yet ‘another impasse on pay’.

MATERNITY AND NEONATAL CARE

Streeting selects lead of independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

Baroness Valerie Amos has been selected to lead the independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care to drive urgent improvements to care and safety.

HSSIB

Importance of effective patient information sharing between NHS services revealed by report

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The importance of sharing patient information between services effectively and ensuring patients are confident in medication self-administration before hospital discharge, has been revealed by a n...

NURSING

Male A-level students encouraged to consider a career in nursing

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The NHS’s Chief Nursing Officer for England, Duncan Burton, is encouraging male students getting their A-level exam results today not to be put off by outdated stereotypes about the profession.

PREVENTION

Rise in mosquito-borne virus cases in UK travellers

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

There has been an increase in travel-associated chikungunya cases in England, new data reveals.

NHS ENGLAND

NHS performs record number of treatment checks in June

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The NHS performed a record number of checks for treatments, cancer checks and other tests for June, as 18-week performance hit its best level in three years.

WORKFORCE

Strike on the cards at Dorset hospitals in outsourcing dispute

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

Healthcare staff at three NHS trusts in Dorset say they want to vote for strike action in a row over plans to move 1,700 staff from the NHS to an external company.