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WORKFORCE

Inequalities in education and training revealed by GMC

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Inequalities in education and training have been revealed in a new report by the GMC.

BUSINESS RATES

Business rates rise will push pharmacies to 'brink of collapse'

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

The rise in business rates will push many pharmacies to the 'brink of collapse’ if it goes ahead in April, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) warned chancellor Rachel Reeves.

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Crack NHS teams cut waiting lists three times faster in jobless areas

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Specialist NHS teams have helped cut waiting in 20 areas with the highest joblessness in England three times faster than the national average.

REGULATION

Leaders lacked 'shared vision' to drive forward change, CQC finds

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Leaders at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust lacked 'a shared vision or strategy to consistently drive forward effective change’, the CQC has found.

WORKFORCE

NHS Lanarkshire appoints leader for research and innovation work

By Liz Wells 14 January 2026

NHS Lanarkshire has selected Professor W Gordon Mackay as its new director of research, innovation and academic partnerships.

CRITICAL INCIDENT

Fourth NHS trust declares critical incident due to sustained pressures

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) has become the fourth NHS trust to declare a critical incident this week.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Midlands trust introduces x-rays at home

By Liz Wells 14 January 2026

Patients in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire are set to benefit from X-Ray at Home service, designed to reduce unnecessary visits to University Hospitals North Midlands’ (UHNM) A&E Department.

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