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FINANCE

NHS volumes a 'material uncertainty' due to ICB restrictions, says Spire

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

A 25% decline in Q1 2026 NHS revenue has been forecast by Spire Healthcare in a financial update.

WORKFORCE

King's appoints new chief executive

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Matthew Trainer as its new chief executive.

COMMUNITY

List of simple steps helps hospital patients return home

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

A list of simple steps to help patients return home is being shared with families and carers by Mid Cheshire Hospitals.

INTEGRATED CARE

Hospital to offer GP services

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

GP services are to be offered at Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish Government launches new body to drive transformation across health and social care

By Liz Wells 04 March 2026

The Scottish Government has announced that a new body to drive transformation across the health and care system and the wider public sector will be established on 1 April 2026.

WOMEN AND EQUALITIES COMMITTEE

Improving menstrual health 'must be prioritised' in Women's Health Strategy and wider NHS reforms

By Liz Wells 04 March 2026

Women’s health is not being sufficiently prioritised in the Government’s system-wide NHS reforms, a new report warns.

NHS EMPLOYERS

NHS Employers unveils new director of pay, reward and employment relations

By Liz Wells 04 March 2026

NHS Employers has appointed Oonagh Monkhouse as director of pay, reward and employment relations.

DIGITAL

Public backs new NHS App functions

By Liz Wells 04 March 2026

The public backs most of the proposed new functions for the NHS App, new research reveals.

COMMUNITY

Trust restates commitment to urgent treatment centres

By Lee Peart 04 March 2026

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has restated its commitment to the future of Keswick and Penrith urgent treatment centres following ongoing temporary closures.

MEDICATION

Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy

By Liz Wells 04 March 2026

A new experimental treatment for children with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy is safe and can reduce seizures dramatically, the findings of a UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital-led internationa...