RECENT NEWS

The latest polling from the Health Foundation and Ipsos, conducted in December 2025, found that nearly half of the public (48%) delayed or avoided contacting their GP practice about a health concern in the previous 12 months.

A UK-wide survey of newly qualified midwives (NQM) by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has revealed a troubling picture of the employment landscape facing the profession’s newest entrants.

The specialist palliative care team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been presented with the Dundas Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in recognition of the exemplary care they provide to patients requiring palliative care in hospital.

Shropshire manufacturer, Serchem, has announced two senior promotions as the company continues to expand in the UK and international healthcare sectors.

Healthcare practitioners, providers and researchers across the UK are being invited to apply for funding through the MPS Foundation’s 2026 grant programme.

On Thursday 5 March 2026, Dr Hawes OBE will share her experiences, as the keynote speaker at the AfPP Emergencies and Trauma Symposium, held at The Royal Society of Medicine, London.

Researchers in Imperial’s Fleming Initiative have been awarded new funding through a global programme to help transform the discovery of new antibiotics and tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

A ground-breaking study investigating a life-threatening and contagious gut infection has launched in the UK - with researchers recruiting the first patient in the world to test a new preventative therapy.

Results from the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) in England and Wales have been published by the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN). The findings demonstrate improvements in early diagnosis across England and Wales but also highlight delays to treatment and ongoing variation in access to care.

The NHS could be facing a “second surge” in norovirus as the vomiting bug reaches its highest level so far this winter. The latest figures show the average number of patients in hospital with norovirus each day this week rose to over 1,000 for the first time this winter (1,012).

Four fifths of England’s integrated care boards (ICBs) - responsible for planning health services for their local population - would need to at least double their number of general practitioners to meet staffing standards considered safe for patients, finds an analysis of NHS workforce data, published by The BMJ.

Menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of death, finds a Danish study of over 800,000 women published by The BMJ.

Booster vaccines reduced the risk of COVID‑19–related hospitalisation and death, according to a new study of over 3 million adults who had the autumn 2022 vaccine in England.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in common foodborne bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter continues to be a public health concern across Europe, according to a new joint report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

The government is launching a new childhood immunisation campaign, to reverse the decline in uptake, by providing clear, trusted information and making it easier for families to access vaccines.

The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP), the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to progressing safer surgery, has announced the launch of The Big Perioperative Natter; a landmark live online experience for everyone working in operating theatres across the country.

HCA Healthcare UK is expanding its network, with a new £17 million outpatient, primary care and diagnostics centre located directly next to St Paul’s Cathedral and the London Stock Exchange.

A gathering of some of the most respected and forward-thinking minds in surgery will take place at The Surgeon Show 2026 on Friday, 20 February, at The Minster Building, Central London.

Hundreds of people with advanced bladder cancer across the UK can now receive three rather than six chemotherapy cycles after research involving Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation and the University of Sheffield led to a change to NHS treatment guidelines. For patients, this means fewer toxic side effects and a better quality of life during treatment.

Abbott has announced its Volt Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System is being used in procedures across the UK to treat people with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Fifteen NHS hospitals are taking part in a pioneering pilot that seeks to confirm the positive impact the Volt PFA System could have on patients in Britain and its wider healthcare system, through improved outcomes and increased efficiency.