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DHSC to review communication of 10-Year Health Plan

By Liz Wells 20 October 2025

Gemma Aldridge has been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care for three months to undertake a short review of media and digital work at DHSC and NHS England.

ESTATES

UHNM opens £3.1m North Midlands CRDC

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has officially opened its £3.1m North Midlands CRDC.

WORKFORCE

Chair of Cumbria trust steps down because of ill health

By Liz Wells 20 October 2025

Steven Morgan has stepped down from his role as chair of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) following a period of illness.

WORKFORCE

NHS faces 'new normal' sickness crisis

By Liz Wells 20 October 2025

NHS staff sickness has settled at a substantially higher, "new normal" baseline since the pandemic, pointing to a worsening and sustained health crisis among healthcare workers, new analysis reveals.

ESTATES

Diagnostic services begin at Kent community health hub

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

A new CDC is bringing health services closer to home for people in Kent.

ESTATES

Health minister attends CDC opening in Essex

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

Minister of state for health, Dr Zubir Ahmed, has attended the official opening of mid and south Essex’s first CDC in Thurrock.

MATERNITY

Inquiry launched into Leeds trust's maternity and neonatal services

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

An independent inquiry has been launched into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

PREVENTION

Scotland's drug-checking pilot moves forward

By Liz Wells 20 October 2025

The University of Dundee has agreed to host Scotland’s first national testing and research laboratory for drug-checking, boosting efforts to cut drug-related harm and save lives.

DHSC

Corridor care a 'year-round issue', finds RCP

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

Corridor care is now a ‘year-round issue’ with three in five physicians delivering care in temporary space during summer months, a survey has found.

EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ESNEFT chief executive to retire

By Liz Wells 20 October 2025

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) chief executive Nick Hulme is to retire from the NHS, marking the end of a career spanning nearly 46 years.