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Over 40,000 bed days lost to norovirus in February

By Lee Peart 06 March 2025

Over 40,000 NHS hospital bed days were lost to norovirus in February, new figures reveal.

PEOPLE MOVES

BREAKING NEWS: NHS England national director retires

By Liz Wells 06 March 2025

Sir Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, is expected to announce today that he is retiring this summer, according to reports.

SOCIAL CARE

Lib Dems call for social care NICs exemption in Spring Statement

By Lee Peart 06 March 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to exempt social care from a hike in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in the Spring Statement.

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION

Missing productivity target could cost £13bn, warns think-tank

By Lee Peart 05 March 2025

Failing to meet its 2% productivity target could cost the NHS £13bn, a think-tank has warned.

WORKFORCE

Staff at Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals set for 72-hour strike over pay

By Liz Wells 05 March 2025

Phlebotomists at hospitals in Gloucester and Cheltenham are to take three days of strike action later this month over ‘unfair pay and grading’.

NHS DERBY

East Midlands ICBs appoint joint chief finance officer

By Liz Wells 05 March 2025

NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB and NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB have selected Bill Shields as their new chief finance officer.

ASSOCIATION OF THE BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Delivering the NHS 10-Year Plan will require a fourth 'shift'

By Liz Wells 05 March 2025

Investing in medicines and vaccines could revolutionise healthcare and help the government deliver the economic growth it wants to see, new research suggests.

NHS

NHS rolls out AI that predicts falls and viruses

By Liz Wells 05 March 2025

A new AI tool is being rolled out across the NHS that can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97% accuracy, preventing as many as 2,000 falls and hospital admissions each day.

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