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REGULATION

Coroner calls for trust action following asylum seeker's death

By Lee Peart 10 March 2025

A coroner has called for action after an asylum seeker took his own life while in the care of an NHS trust.

WORKFORCE

South Central Ambulance Service re-appoints chair

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

Professor Sir Keith Willett has been reappointed as chair of South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) for a second term.

WORKFORCE

Role of physician and anaesthetic associates challenged in largest review

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

There is little evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetists associates (AAs) in the UK, according to a new review, raising critical questions about t...

ESTATES

Endoscopy unit reaches construction milestone

By Lee Peart 07 March 2025

An £18m endoscopy unit at Leicester General Hospital has reached a construction milestone.

PREVENTION

Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

Children in the most deprived areas of England will get access to a programme to help protect them from tooth decay, the government has announced.

FINANCE

Spire Healthcare reports 9% rise in NHS revenue

By Lee Peart 07 March 2025

Independent healthcare group Spire Healthcare reported 8.8% growth in NHS revenue in the 2024 financial year.

WORKFORCE

NHS worker wins employment tribunal against trust for detrimental treatment

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

A worker at York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management, a subsidiary of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has won an employment tribunal after 'detrimental' treatment b...

LAYLA MORAN

NHS funding must be spent wisely, warns committee chair

By Lee Peart 07 March 2025

Chair of the Health Select Committee, Layla Moran, has warned the Government’s £22.6bn uplift on NHS spending must be spent wisely.

AIR QUALITY

Better alerts to make air quality part of everyday conversation

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

At-risk groups will benefit from better access to information on air pollution following the Government’s Air Quality Information System (AQIS) review.

VALDO CALOCANE

Concerns Nottingham victims' medical records 'inappropriately accessed'

By Lee Peart 07 March 2025

An investigation is being launched by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust into reports the medical records of victims of the Nottingham attacks in June 2023 were ‘inappropriately accessed’.