The tech giant’s involvement in US immigration raids and the destruction of Gaza shows it cannot be trusted, argues NHS doctor Ammad Butt

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated leadership at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust as inadequate following an inspection in May.

The new alert comes as Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is forced to make millions of pounds in cost savings as staff warn they would not want their family cared for at the hospitals

This report outlines the findings of our annual State of the provider sector survey, providing a snapshot of the issues facing hospital, mental health, ambulance and community services across England.

On 9 September NHS England published its first quarterly league tables of NHS provider trusts’ performance,1 as promised in the NHS 10 year plan.2 There are scores, tables, and rankings covering speci...

He tells an inquiry he believed a trust was 'panicking' and was discouraged from raising rota issues.

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded 12 such incidents between 2020 and 2024, including six in 2023 alone.

 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has issued an apology after a public inquiry revealed that survivors of the Nottingham attacks were not properly considered when a major data breach investigation began. Medical director Manjeet Shehmar acknowledged that the trust’s early response caused additional distress to victims and their families, admitting that the initial focus was too narrow and primarily centered on the families of those who died rather than including the people who survived the attack.  The breach stems from the June 13, 2023 attacks carried out by Valdo Calocane, who murdered three people and seriously injured three others at locations in and around Nottingham. Following the attacks, it was discovered that staff at the trust had inappropriately accessed medical records belonging to victims without proper authorization. The trust launched an internal investigation in 2025, which uncovered widespread unauthorized access to sensitive patient information during a period when survivors and bereaved families were already coping with extreme trauma.  The inquiry found that 11 employees were dismissed after the trust confirmed multiple serious breaches of data protection protocols. The dismissed staff included nurses and other healthcare workers, indicating that the unauthorized access was not confined to a single department. Several other employees received final written warnings or first written warnings. The scale of the dismissals and warnings highlighted how deeply the breach penetrated the trust’s operations and raised serious concerns about internal safeguards for protecting patient records. Survivors’ legal representatives had to intervene before the trust fully recognized that survivors should be included in the inquiry process from the beginning. This delay meant that the emotional and psychological impact on the people who lived through the attack was not initially addressed, even though they were directly affected by both the original violence and the subsequent data breach. The trust acknowledged that it failed to consider survivors from the start, which compounded the distress caused by the breach.  The case has become a significant example of how institutions must balance their duty to investigate data breaches with their responsibility to protect the well-being of victims. For survivors and bereaved families, critical questions remain about what specific information was accessed, who viewed the records, and why existing safeguards were not strong enough to prevent unauthorized access. The inquiry continues to examine these issues as part of a broader review of institutional responses to major crimes when the very systems meant to protect patients fail during times of crisis.

Hospitals that do not embrace technology will be paid less for procedures in effort to boost productivity

Bryan Jones and Tim Horton look at the challenges to ensuring incentives are successful and make a case for their design and implementation.

In a boost for the UK life sciences sector, a new £800m life sciences hub located at Barts Health NHS Trust in London has been opened today.

An NHS trust in England is starting a pilot study of a digital health platform that promises to improve the care of people with kidney disease.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has restated its commitment to tackling racism and incivility by reinforcing its new charter...