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Mental health trust appoints interim chair

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Jackie Craissati has been appointed interim chair of Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) from 1 September.

REGULATION

HSSIB offers online patient safety investigation learning resources

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Online learning resources offering practical guidance, learning and expertise for those involved in patient safety investigations have been launched by the Health Services Safety Investigations Bod...

PREVENTION

Cholesterol checks offered at high street pharmacies

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

High street pharmacies are offering cholesterol check ups as part of an NHS drive to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths.

PREVENTION

NHS begins winter flu jab roll out

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Children and pregnant women can get their flu vaccinations from today as the NHS begins the first phase of its winter campaign.

REGULATION

Action taken over 'serious and sustained pressure' at Margate hospital

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

A warning notice has been issued to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital following a CQC inspection of its emergency department.

REGULATION

Urgent and emergency care upgraded to requires improvement

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Urgent and emergency care at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been uprated from inadequate to requires improvement following an inspection ...

DIGITAL

Virtual ward study finds no impact on hospital admissions

By Lee Peart 27 August 2026

A University of Sheffield study has found virtual wards had no impact on hospital admissions, in-patient stays or readmissions.

WORKFORCE

Leadership stability makes a difference at Gloucestershire Hospitals

By Lee Peart 27 August 2026

New leadership has been praised for bringing back stability at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

COMMUNITY

PocDoc partners with Thames Valley GP practice on cardiovascular disease

By Lee Peart 27 August 2026

Digital health diagnostics company, PocDoc, has partnered with Unity Health, a five-site GP practice in the Thames Valley, to identify patients at high risk of developing CVD across the region.

DIGITAL

Digital patient check-in service launches at second London hospital

By Lee Peart 27 August 2026

Streamwave has launched its digital Patient Check-in service at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow following its roll out at St George's Hospital in Tooting in 2023.