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BMA

Medical students 'juggle multiple jobs' to afford basic costs of qualifying

By Liz Wells 11 August 2025

Medical students are being driven further into poverty during their final year of training due to a shortfall in student loan support, a new survey reveals.

INTEGRATED CARE

Restructuring stalls at ICB due to lack of redundancy funding

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

An ICB’s plans to halve its management budget by December have been put on hold due to a lack of funding for redundancies.

NHS APP

Hundreds of thousands use NHS App's 'Amazon-style' prescription tracker

By Liz Wells 11 August 2025

Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first 10 weeks since its launch.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Work scheme for people with health conditions launches in West England

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

A programme to help people with health conditions back into the workplace has been launched in the West of England.

REGULATION

Hospital given warning notice following CQC inspection

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

The Countess of Chester Hospital, run by The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been re-rated inadequate for urgent and emergency services and issued with a warning notice by the...

DHSC

DHSC unveils job boost for newly-qualified nurses and midwives

By Liz Wells 11 August 2025

DHSC has unveiled plans to ensure there are enough jobs for every newly-qualified nurse and midwife in England.

ESTATES

Call for 'heatproof NHS' following 1,000 deaths from high temperatures

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to ‘heatproof the NHS’ claiming there were almost 1,000 deaths due to high temperatures in hospitals and care homes.

WHITEHALL

Taxing private healthcare would increase NHS pressure, claims insurer

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

Proposals to impose VAT on private healthcare pressures would increase pressures on the NHS, a global insurer has claimed.

CANCER

Head and neck cancer patients to be fast-tracked on vaccine trial

By Lee Peart 08 August 2025

Over 100 patients with advanced head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked onto a vaccine trial running at 15 NHS hospitals over the next year, supported by the NHS’ Cancer Vaccine Launch...

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