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BARKING HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London trust awards facilities management contract

By Liz Wells 30 October 2025

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) has awarded an £11.8m facilities management contract to Mitie.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: NHS Providers and NHS Confederation confirm merger

By Lee Peart 29 October 2025

NHS Providers and NHS Confederation have confirmed plans to merge from April 2026.

ESTATES

Trust's facilities management team recognised for outstanding safety performance

By Lee Peart 29 October 2025

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM), the estates and facilities subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been recognised for its outstanding safety performance...

WORKFORCE

Investigation of suspended surgeon reveals 'missed opportunities'

By Lee Peart 29 October 2025

An independent investigation has identified 32 missed opportunities to address concerns over a suspended surgeon.

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Ambulance services join forces in first group model

By Liz Wells 29 October 2025

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) are to merge to form the South Central and South East Ambulance Group - the first of its kind in England.

PHARMACIES

Free 'morning after pill' becomes available at high street pharmacies

By Liz Wells 29 October 2025

Women can access the morning-after pill free of charge on the NHS in high-street pharmacies across England from today (29 October).

COMMUNITY

Government lacks understanding of the value of hospices, NAO finds

By Lee Peart 29 October 2025

The DHSC and NHSE do not know how funding is used by hospices for palliative and end-of-life care due to a lack of central oversight, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish government set to invest £531m in general practice

By Liz Wells 29 October 2025

The Scottish Government plans to invest an additional £531m in general practice over the next three years to support recruitment.

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS

NHS AI trial to diagnose prostate cancer faster

By Liz Wells 28 October 2025

The NHS will test an AI-powered 'one-day diagnostics' service for prostate cancer that could save some men up to a month of waiting.

REGULATION

Mental health trust criticised following death of arrested man

By Lee Peart 28 October 2025

A coroner has criticised Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) for not running a Saturday service for arrested people after a man took his own life.