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Hospital Chief Appointed to Lead Ambulance Group Covering Nine Million People

Simon Ashton leaves Newham University Hospital to take charge of newly unified emergency services structure

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NHS Drops Plan to Cut GP Referrals to Specialists by a Quarter

Target to reduce hospital appointments scrapped after doctors warned policy amounted to rationing care by the back door

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East Kent Hospital Chair Resigns After Attempting to Suspend Chief Executive

Governance crisis deepens at trust still recovering from maternity scandal as board dispute leaves leadership vacuum

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From the Emergency Bay to the National Brief: The Consultant Who Stayed on the Shop Floor

Emma Rowland's appointment as NHS national clinical lead for urgent and emergency care brings rare operational depth to a role that demands both clinical authority and system-level leadership

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The Great Venture Divide: AI Boom Masks a Hard Winter for British Start-ups

International investors concentrate on artificial intelligence scale-ups while early-stage firms face tighter terms and a widening regional funding gap

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The Gridlock and the Blueprint: Can the 'Neighbourhood Health Service' Be Saved?

As bureaucratic paralysis and leadership exits stall national reforms, a predictive model at St George's Hospital offers a high-performance roadmap for recovery.

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NHS England Names New National Clinical Lead for Urgent and Emergency Care

Dr Emma Rowland takes over as the health service works to reduce waiting times and improve patient flow across emergency departments

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Warn Children Are Being Left Behind in NHS Elective Recovery Drive

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says national targets focused on adult backlogs are pushing children's waiting lists further down the queue

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