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WESTERN ISLES NHS BOARD

Chair reappointed to Western Isles NHS Board

By Liz Wells 04 August 2025

Gillian McCannon has been reappointed as chair of Western Isles NHS Board.

WORKFORCE

NHS protected thousands more appointments during doctors' strike

By Liz Wells 04 August 2025

More than 10,000 extra patients received care during last week’s five-day resident doctors’ strike, compared to similar industrial action last year (27 June – 2 July), new data reveals.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ICBs and councils replace vital services following NRS Healthcare collapse

By Lee Peart 04 August 2025

ICBs and councils around the country have announced new partnerships to replace vital services previously provided by NRS Healthcare after it went to liquidation last week.

PRIMARY CARE

Health minister sets out primary care expansion plans

By Lee Peart 01 August 2025

Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt has announced plans to create hundreds of thousands of additional primary care appointments.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BREAKING NEWS: Healthcare equipment maker goes into liquidation

By Lee Peart 01 August 2025

Healthcare equipment maker NRS Healthcare has gone into liquidation with a winding-up order having been issued.

DIGITAL WORKERS

Digital workers help trust beat backlog with speedy appointment booking

By Liz Wells 01 August 2025

A project that uses custom-built ‘digital workers’ to automate NHS admin is helping to speed up access to care for people in South Tyneside and Sunderland.

PRIMARY CARE

BMA's GP leaders set out demands to avoid strike action

By Liz Wells 01 August 2025

GPs have set out six demands they want the government to meet by mid-September to avert strikes over the winter months.

ESTATES

New £1.3m healthcare centre to address growing GP services demand

By Lee Peart 01 August 2025

A £1.3m healthcare centre has opened to address growing demand for GP clinical services.

ESTATES

Trust awarded £500k New Hospital Programme funding

By Lee Peart 01 August 2025

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £500,000 in New Hospital Programme (NHP) funding.

ICB

ICB awards integrated contract for mental health services

By Lee Peart 01 August 2025

NHS Kent and Medway ICB has awarded Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) a single integrated contract for adult, children and adolescent mental health services.