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REGULATION

Patients waiting over 60 hours at London trust's ED

By Lee Peart 16 July 2025

Inspectors have reported waits of over 60 hours in ED at Croydon University Hospital.

ICB

ICB scales back intensive care unit services due to recruitment challenges

By Lee Peart 16 July 2025

A temporary suspension of Level 3 care at Furness General Hospital’s (FGH) intensive care unit has been made permanent due to staff shortages.

NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE

North West Ambulance Service strikes continue

By Liz Wells 16 July 2025

Ambulance workers in the north west are continuing strike action over the ‘withdrawal of bonus payments’.

DHSC

'We're not kicking the can,' Streeting defends social care record

By Lee Peart 16 July 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has defended the Government’s record on social care while giving evidence to MPs.

PREVENTION

Government unveils Life Sciences Sector Plan to 'transform' NHS

By Liz Wells 16 July 2025

The government has launched a new Life Sciences Sector Plan, which sets out a 10-year mission to harness British science and innovation to deliver a stronger, prevention-focused NHS.

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Strikes start at six Northumbria hospitals in 'missing wages row'

By Liz Wells 16 July 2025

Hundreds of healthcare assistants employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are set to walk out for two days today (16 July) in a dispute over ‘missing wages’.

INEQUALITIES

Research aims to address health inequalities in Deaf communities

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Researchers at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) are leading a new study to tackle long-standing health inequalities in the Deaf* community.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Call to increase vaccination uptake following measles death

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Cllr David Fothergill, chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said there was an urgent need to address falling immunisation rates after a child died at Alder Hey ...

MENTAL HEALTH

Four key drivers behind youth mental health crisis identified

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Financial insecurity, deteriorating sleep quality, social media use and cuts to children's and youth services have been identified as the leading drivers in the recent alarming decline in mental he...

TRAINING