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A woman in labour in Barnstaple now faces 43 miles and about 70 minutes in a car to reach a maternity unit in Exeter. The unit at North Devon district hospital closed temporarily in August because it lacked enough doctors, and an estimated 194 women have since given birth elsewhere. The prime minister has described the situation as unacceptable, while a senior NHS leader has suggested that north Devon offers an early indication of what lies ahead. Matthew Hopkins, acute care

This weekend, clinicians at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will open a patient record system they have spent months learning. Patients have already been handed a leaflet that says something hospitals rarely admit in writing: expect small delays in the recording of notes while staff adjust. Appointments will go ahead as normal. The trust has told people what the first few days will feel like before they feel it. The go-live of the Oracle Health Millennium electronic patient rec

On 13 October the MHRA authorised Onswik (insulin efsitora alfa), a once-weekly basal insulin for adults with type 2 diabetes.

A memorandum of understanding sets out joint work on data, analytics and healthcare delivery, as other UK and European data projects advance

The free event on 8 October will examine disparities in Black health outcomes and recognise community contributions to local care

How Cromwell Hospital is leading a surgical revolution to deliver faster recoveries and better outcomes for complex conditions.

A £5 million net zero renal facility at Aintree University Hospital shows how independent providers, home therapy and carbon targets are being folded into NHS infrastructure while public capital remains scarce.

South East region records highest vaccine uptake nationally under time-limited NHS scheme for young people at elevated risk