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PREVENTATIVE

NHS launches groundbreaking sickle cell gene therapy

By Lee Peart 31 January 2025

A groundbreaking gene editing treatment is being offered to patients with sickle cell disease from today.

RESIDENT DOCTORS

Resident doctors in England vote to go into dispute over conditions

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

The BMA resident doctors committee has voted to go into dispute over conditions in the 2024 pay deal.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Great Western Hospital strike paused for talks

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

A two-day strike due to begin this week at Great Western Hospital in Swindon has been paused to allow for talks between all sides.

ESTATES

Same Day Emergency Care Unit to begin construction

By Lee Peart 31 January 2025

Construction work on a Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) at Bedford Hospital is to begin in the coming weeks.

ESTATES

Planning application submitted for site to power £1-1.5bn hospital

By Lee Peart 31 January 2025

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) has submitted a planning application to build an electrical substation that will power a new hospital in Crewe.

JOB LOSSES

NHS England to axe 2,000 jobs

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

NHS England will have to cut another 2,000 jobs as part of a drive to make £325m in savings next year.

WHITEHALL

Expert panel to boost employment prospects for neurodiverse people

By Lee Peart 31 January 2025

A new expert panel has been launched by the Government to help neurodiverse get jobs.

DHSC

BREAKING NEWS: NHS targets halved under new guidance

By Lee Peart 30 January 2025

The number of NHS targets have been halved under new planning guidance published today.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COMMITTEE

Health and Social Care Committee writes to DHSC over NHS Health Check programme

By Liz Wells 30 January 2025

The Health and Social Care Committee has written to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention Andrew Gwynne, on the NHS Health Check programme, used to identify an...

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