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WORKFORCE

NHS England's director of national cyber operations steps down

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

Mike Fell, director of national cyber operations for NHS England, is stepping down from his role mid-May 2026.

MHRA

MHRA disrupts facilities suspected to be involved in supply of illegal weight loss medicines

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

Officers from the MHRA's Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) have raided two separate premises as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised criminal network involved in the manufacture and sal...

BONE CEMENT

Bone cement 'rescue package' secured by NHS

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

A deal to provide alternative bone cement has been secured by the NHS after trusts were hit by a global supply shortage.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Programme lead sees neighbourhood health work in action

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme lead Dr Minal Bakhai has visited Kendal Leisure Centre to learn about the neighbourhood health work taking place across Morecambe Bay and Sout...

COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East trust selects new deputy chief executive

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has appointed Kelly Angus as deputy chief executive.

MATERNITY

Streeting vows to review maternity inquiry chair appointment

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has pledged to review his decision not to appoint Donna Ockenden to lead the maternity inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

COMMUNITY

Half of the public avoided contacting GP about a health concern

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

Access challenges are stopping people from contacting their GP, new research reveals.

DHSC

New guidance on neighbourhood health to come 'shortly'

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

New guidance on neighbourhood health is to be provided by the Government shortly, it has been revealed.

COMMUNITY

Details of new GP contract revealed

By Liz Wells 24 February 2026

Patients across the country will see better access to GP appointments and services thanks to a new GP contract, backed by a £485m uplift in government investment, a real-terms increase in GP fundin...

NHS FORTH VALLEY

NHS Forth Valley launches plan to tackle racism

By Liz Wells 24 February 2026

NHS Forth Valley has launched a new anti-racism plan, which sets out the health board’s commitment to identify and challenge racism wherever it exists and drive meaningful change for all patients, ...