Healthcare Management Magazine | News

Latest News

WORKFORCE

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB selects new finance lead

By Liz Wells 24 April 2025

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB has appointed Claire Finn as interim chief finance officer.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Work progressing on £25m hospital upgrade

By Lee Peart 24 April 2025

Work is progressing on a £25m project to improve, extend and modernise Clacton Hospital.

ASSOCIATION OF AMBULANCE CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Violence against ambulance staff reaches record levels

By Liz Wells 24 April 2025

Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) is calling for further interventions as violent incidents against ambulance staff reach more than 22,500 a year for the first time.

CANCER

'One stop' service reduces cancer waiting times

By Lee Peart 24 April 2025

A one-stop service at Nightingale Hospital Exeter is helping patients get a quicker diagnosis for a rare type of cancer.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to expand virtual care capabilities

By Liz Wells 24 April 2025

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is partnering with Doccla, the provider of virtual care solutions, to co-develop the next generation of virtual hospital care.

HEALTH SERVICES SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS BODY

NHS staff fatigue 'still not recognised' as serious risk to patient safety

By Liz Wells 24 April 2025

Fatigue among NHS staff poses a significant yet under-recognised risk to patient safety, a new report reveals.

WES STREETING

Government seeks to tackle men's life expectancy gap

By Lee Peart 24 April 2025

A 12-weeek call for evidence has been launched by the Government in a bid to tackle the life expectancy gap for men.

ESTATES

MPs vote against New Hospital Programme motion

By Lee Peart 24 April 2025

MPs have voted against a motion calling for acceleration of the New Hospital Programme (NHP).

WORKFORCE

NHS trust criticised for cutting holiday pay

By Liz Wells 23 April 2025

The South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT) has been criticised by RCN Northern region for its plans to cut holiday pay and increase costs for its staff.

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Liverpool trust ordered to pay nurse over £200k for failing to implement timely reasonable adjustments

By Liz Wells 23 April 2025

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 to a community nurse after an employment tribunal found it failed to implement timely reasonable adjustments.