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Member appointed to NHS Tayside board
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (102+ words) Kris Bryce has been appointed as a member of the NHS Tayside board. Bryce is currently a non-executive director at Leisure & Culture Dundee, where he chairs the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, and serves as vice-president and chair of the…...
Embedding a research culture within healthcare organisations: Why and how?
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (547+ words) Embedding a research culture within healthcare organisations: Why and how? Many senior NHS leaders may fear that research activity will detract from the main business of improving health. However, writes Professor Lisa McNally, director of public health for Worcestershire County…...
NHS England confirms commissioning transfer delay to ICBs
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (199+ words) NHS England has confirmed a one-year delay in the transfer of some commissioning functions to ICBs to April 2027. The transfer, which had been scheduled for April 2026, includes vaccinations and screening, sexual assault and abuse, specified specialised and primary care services....
Blood pressure medication recall after packaging error
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (94+ words) Blood pressure medication recall after packaging error'Healthcare Management Magazine Pharmacy and healthcare professionals are being advised to return all remaining stock of a blood pressure medication following a packaging error. The move followed a complaint from a pharmacy after a…...
Buckinghamshire Healthcare confirms substantive appointment
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (247+ words) Raghuv Bhasin has been appointed substantively as chief executive at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Raghuv has been serving as the trust's interim chief executive since October 2025, having previously worked as chief operating officer since March 2022. Before joining Buckinghamshire Healthcare, he…...
Greater Manchester trust introduces body-worn cameras to combat abusive behaviour
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (209+ words) Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has introduced body-worn cameras across all four of its hospitals in Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Salford in a bid to protect and keep frontline staff safe. The cameras will be worn by designated clinical…...
Trust chief calls for more support to boost pay for women
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (263+ words) James Blythe, interim chief executive of St George's, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group (Gesh), is calling for more support for female consultants to apply for bonuses - such as National Clinical Impact Awards - to help close the gender…...
Events to mark six-year anniversary of Covid
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (223+ words) Events are being held this week to mark the six-year anniversary of Covid. A special service is being held in Leeds by NHS Charities Together in partnership with Leeds Hospitals Charity at St James's Hospital in Leeds. The event, which…...
Bristol NHS Group publishes Group Clinical Strategy Update
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (234+ words) Bristol NHS Group has published its Group Clinical Strategy Update 2026, setting out the next stage of its ambition to transform care for people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and beyond. The strategy update builds on two years of…...
CMA launches review of private dentistry
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (403+ words) The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a review of the "8bn private dentistry, looking at both essential care and cosmetic treatments, to ensure it is working well for UK consumers. The CMA has published the proposed scope of the…...