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ESTATES

Yeovil Hospital opens urgent treatment centre

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

Yeovil Hospital has opened an urgent treatment centre (UTC) in order to better meet demand and reduce waiting times.

WORKFORCE

Former NHS trust executive jailed for 28 years for sexual offences

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

A former NHS trust executive who groomed teenage girls on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Strikes could result in NHS cutting staff or services, health leaders warn

By Liz Wells 14 November 2025

The NHS may have to cut frontline staff or services due to the financial impact of further strikes on already squeezed budgets, health leaders warn.

MATERNITY

Committee 'deeply concerned' over delay to maternity investigation

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

The Health Committee has expressed deep concerns over reports the independent maternity and neonatal investigation led by Baroness Amos will not publish interim findings this year as previously exp...

DIGITAL

Language translation solution contract launched for public services

By Lee Peart 13 November 2025

A language translation and interpretation solution contract has been launched for the public services.

GPS

Enhanced digital platform launches to transform NHS primary care clinical trials

By Liz Wells 13 November 2025

A new digital platform has been launched to transform how NHS GP practices take part in clinical trials, making research quicker, easier and more inclusive for patients across the UK.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council invests £3.2m in hospital through developer levy

By Lee Peart 13 November 2025

Runnymede Borough Council is investing £3.2m in funding raised through a community infrastructure levy at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey.

ST GEORGE’S, EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND HEALTH GROUP

South London trusts select new chief executive

By Liz Wells 13 November 2025

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) has appointed Matthew Shaw as its new chief executive.

PREVENTION

Fast-tracked drug to be offered to blood cancer patients

By Lee Peart 13 November 2025

A fast-tracked drug is being offer to patients whose blood cancer has returned or not responded after just one previous course of treatment.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Hospitals need to be realistic about planning for safe patient care during strikes, says BMA

By Liz Wells 13 November 2025

Leaders at the BMA have written to NHS hospital chief executives, outlining how and when resident doctors could be called back into work during the forthcoming strikes.