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NEW CROSS HOSPITAL

Wolverhampton trust launches successful cervical screening clinic for staff

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

A new cervical screening clinic set up for Wolverhampton NHS staff has been deemed a success.

WORKFORCE

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust continues employment project

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is offering young people with learning disabilities and autism the opportunity to gain work experience and paid employment in areas such as catering, house...

WORKFORCE

NHS workers tell Pay Review Body they need 'restorative' pay increase

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

A nurse and paramedic from GMB Union have given evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB).

NAO

NHS maintenance backlog a 'false economy,' NAO finds

By Lee Peart 22 January 2025

The Government has been urged to plan efficient maintenance programmes for public services, as a new report revealed an NHS backlog of over £10bn.

CARE ENGLAND

Care providers to face 'greater financial strain' as Home Office proposes fee hike

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Care England has raised serious concerns over the Home Office’s proposed fee increase for Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), warning it will exacerbate the intense financial pressures already cripp...

PAY NEGOTIATIONS

NHS staff encouraged to contact MPs over pay promises

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Healthcare workers in England are being encouraged by Unison to write to their local MPs asking them to call on health and social care secretary Wes Streeting to open immediate talks between unions...

TECHNOLOGY

Public support NHS digital transformation, poll reveals

By Liz Wells 21 January 2025

Three-quarters of people would welcome the use of their digitised and anonymised health records by the NHS if it provided faster, safer and more efficient care as a benefit, new research reveals.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

AI tool aims to use high street eye tests to spot dementia risk

By Liz Wells 21 January 2025

Data scientists and clinical researchers are working with high street opticians for the first time to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from a routine eye test.