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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.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish Government to invest record levels in health and social care

By Liz Wells 14 January 2026

The Scottish Government's 2026-27 Budget includes a record £22.5bn for health and social care and an expansion of cost-of-living support.

WORKFORCE

Our Health Heroes celebrates a decade of achievement with special new award

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Our Health Heroes, organised by Skills for Health, is the UK’s awards programme dedicated to the wider healthcare workforce.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Shared Lives charity supports almost 10,000 people in UK

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Home care charity, Shared Lives, supports 10,000 people through personalised, relationship-based care, new data has revealed.

WORKFORCE

UK medical graduates to be prioritised for training places

By Liz Wells 14 January 2026

Medical graduates from the UK and Ireland will be prioritised for training places under new legislation introduced by the Government.

DHSC

BREAKING NEWS: Davey says Lib Dems £1.5bn plan would end 12-hour A&E waits

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

A plan for the NHS put forward today by the Liberal Democrats would end 12-hour A&E waits within a year, Ed Davey has claimed.

HEALTH DATA RESEARCH SERVICE

Healthcare innovator joins Health Data Research Service

By Liz Wells 13 January 2026

Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed as chief executive of the new Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to accelerate medical breakthroughs.

CLINICAL TRIALS

UK ramps up efforts to become a global first choice for clinical trials

By Liz Wells 13 January 2026

The UK is ramping up efforts to become a global first choice for clinical trials, as new figures show a sharp rise in activity in 2025, with further changes set to help companies get studies up and...

MATERNITY

Royal College of Midwives backs whole-system approach to maternity safety

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a new Maternity Care Bundle published by NHS England, aimed at improving maternity safety, reducing maternal deaths and serious illness, and tacklin...