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2 weeks ago | 
lse.co.uk | David Lynch |Ella Pickover |Eleanor Busby |Richard Wheeler
(Alliance News) - Teachers and doctors will get above-inflation pay rises over the next year, ministers have announced after the latest review of public sector pay. Both professions in England will receive a 4% increase, according to statements released by ministers on Thursday afternoon, while other NHS workers will get 3.6%.
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2 weeks ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | David Lynch |Ella Pickover |Eleanor Busby |Richard Wheeler
Published on 22/05/2025 at 14:10 (Alliance News) - Teachers and doctors will get above-inflation pay rises over the next year, ministers have announced after the latest review of public sector pay. Both professions in England will receive a 4% increase, according to statements released by ministers on Thursday afternoon, while other NHS workers will get 3.6%.
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2 months ago | 
mylondon.news | Ella Pickover |Lucy Williamson
A coroner has raised concerns about a “theme” of a “lack of observations” at a leading London hospital following the death of a teenage girl from asthma. Billie Wicks died age 16 after an asthma attack – the first she had ever had. On September 17 last year, her worried parents had rushed her to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London.
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2 months ago | 
careappointments.com | Ella Pickover
By News EnglandHospitals, News England, NHS, Top Stories, Workforce The jobs of thousands of health officials are at risk as part of a “radical reduction and reshaping” exercise, NHS leaders have said. The streamlining of roles at NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) could see the “size of the centre decrease by around half”, health officials announced.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
careappointments.com | Ella Pickover
By News EnglandAccident and Emergency, Care Quality Commission, Care Standards, Hospitals, Inspection, Kent, News England, NHS, Registration / Regulation, Top Stories Bed-bound patients were told to “soil themselves” in a busy A&E department because there were not enough staff to take them to the toilet, according to a new report.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
careappointments.com | Ella Pickover
By News EnglandHealth and Wellbeing, Hospitals, News England, NHS, Recruitment / Retention, Workforce The NHS’s ability to retain its Gen Z workers has been called into question after new analysis suggests they are “increasingly unhappy” at work. Analysts said that the future of the health service depends on the service’s youngest staff, but concerns have been raised about job satisfaction among these workers.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
careappointments.com | Ella Pickover |Jane Kirby
By News EnglandGovernment / Politics, Hospitals, Leadership, News England, NHS MPs have expressed “frustration” over “lengthy and diffuse answers” given by senior health leaders as they were challenged over NHS performance. The chair of the Health and Social Care committee said that MPs were left “disappointed” after Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, and other senior health officials gave evidence on Wednesday.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
irishstar.com | Ella Pickover |William Morgan |John O'Sullivan
The most comprehensive study of its kind has revealed that medication is more effective than talking therapy and brain stimulation in treating adults with ADHD. The research found that the best management for ADHD symptoms appears to be stimulant drugs and atomoxetine. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), traditionally viewed as a childhood problem, actually affects up to 4 per cent of UK adults and can necessitate lifelong treatment.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
careappointments.com | Ella Pickover
By News EnglandHeart Disease, Long Term Care / Conditions, News England, NHS, Stroke Young stroke survivors are “set up to fail” because of a lack of support when they leave hospital, Emilia Clarke’s charity has warned. The charity, set up after the Game Of Thrones star suffered a brain haemorrhage when she was just 24, said there is a “misconception” that stroke affects only elderly people.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
careappointments.com | Ella Pickover
Donanemab can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. But what is the drug and how does it work? Here your questions on the latest development in Alzheimer’s research are answered. What kind of treatment is Donanemab? Donanemab is a targeted antibody drug which slows down the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
