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Trust celebrates maternity units' turnaround

By Lee Peart 15 May 2025

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the turnaround of two maternity units following a CQC inspection.

WORKFORCE

Partners launch NHS workforce transformation offering

By Liz Wells 15 May 2025

NHS Shared Business Services and HealthTech company ImproveWell are partnering up to bring expert consultancy and digital technology to drive workforce transformation across the health service.

TRIPS AND FALLS

Greater Manchester pilots world-first tech to prevent falls in older people

By Liz Wells 15 May 2025

Greater Manchester has become the first region to pilot new technology to prevent falls in older people.

WAITING LISTS

Blow to Government as waiting lists rise in March

By Lee Peart 15 May 2025

Government efforts to reduce NHS waiting lists have been set back after numbers rose in March following a decline in the previous six months.

NHS SCOTLAND

NHS Scotland's 8% pay offer accepted by Unite members

By Liz Wells 15 May 2025

Unite the union's NHS Scotland members have 'overwhelmingly' backed a two-year pay offer.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

EXCLUSIVE: Family decision making model keeps children out of care

By Lee Peart 15 May 2025

A new charity report highlights how an evidence-based model of family-led decision making can help keep children out of care.

PERFORMANCE TARGETS

NHS leaders face both 'carrot and stick' in new performance drive

By Liz Wells 15 May 2025

NHS leaders will face new performance-based pay system with bonuses for improved patient care and penalties for failing trust executives.

WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICE

London Ambulance Service selects new chief executive

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

London Ambulance Service has appointed Jason Killens as its new chief executive.

PAY DEALS

Midwives and maternity care assistants in Scotland accept pay offer

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

Midwives and maternity care assistants working in the NHS in Scotland have voted to accept a two-year pay offer of just over 8%.

NURSING

Immigration measures could 'accelerate' staffing crisis, nursing union warns

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

The government’s new immigration measures could ‘accelerate an exodus of migrant staff’, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warns, as its new report shows tens of thousands are already set to quit ...