World Resources Institute warns more action needed on climate change as current global ambitions mean targets to keep to 1.5 degrees of warming will be missed by nearly 30 gigatons of emissions, better infrastructure can contribute to cooling #Climate hefma.co.uk/news/far-more-…

The NACC's Meals on Wheels Week returns, November 3 – 7, 2025: ‘Fighting Hunger and Reducing Loneliness’ will raise awareness of and celebrate Meals on Wheels services and the vital role they play in supporting older and vulnerable people hefma.co.uk/news/fighting-…

New plans for an 'online hospital' by 2027 promise a new model of care to deliver on digital priorities with shorter waiting times and greater patient control, but concerns over exclusion for those who aren't tech-savvy and capacity in the system remain hefma.co.uk/news/nhs-onlin…

New analysis from the Health Foundation suggests the Government will make significant progress over this parliament in bringing down elective waiting times, but would fall just short of its headline pledge to restore the 18-week elective care standard hefma.co.uk/news/progress-…

Over summer, rooftop solar panels have been installed at the first five NHS sites to receive funding through Great British Energy projects - once complete, these projects will see installations at 200 NHS sites with projected savings of £8.6m per year #NHS hefma.co.uk/news/great-bri…

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has announced the speaker programme for its Cleaning Excellence Conference (December 3, 2025) - free entry, the focus will be on innovation, industry insights and the latest advancements in global cleaning hefma.co.uk/news/cleaning-…

Age UK recommends the NHS should prioritise its elderly population when planning Neighbourhood Health Services #NHS hefma.co.uk/news/older-peo…

New research highlights a disconnect between NHS capital programmes and the planning frameworks needed to deliver them; if local plans are not making adequate provision for healthcare estates, it raises the risk of delays to new healthcare infrastructure hefma.co.uk/news/research-…

Today, October 10, 2025, is World Mental Health Day - the theme this year recognises the impact of 'overwhelm' on everyone's mental health from the predominance of crises, conflicts and global instability in today's world hefma.co.uk/news/take-acti…

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new report from WHO, which is highlighting more action is needed on AMR surveillance hefma.co.uk/news/alarming-…

Skills for Health has launched an AI-powered eLearning course to support compliance with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn's Law), as a cost-effective and scalable solution for healthcare organisations to raise staff awareness #NHS hefma.co.uk/news/new-cours…

Urgent review of antisemitism and all forms of racism in the NHS to be led by Lord John Mann; new training to be rolled out for all staff; uniform guidance to be reviewed hefma.co.uk/news/mandatory…

The CQC has launched a public consultation on its proposals to improve how it assesses health and care services, makes judgements and awards ratings; re-introducing an overall quality rating for each NHS Trust is among the proposals #NHS hefma.co.uk/news/cqc-launc…

This week, (October 21 & 22, 2025), visitors to IHEEM’s flagship Healthcare Estates event in Manchester, will be able to view a groundbreaking prototype of a modular in-patient bedroom - photo by Steph Simmons Photos #NHS #NHP hefma.co.uk/news/single-oc…

What is believed to be the largest trial of artificial intelligence (AI) of its kind globally in healthcare has demonstrated monthly time savings of potentially 400,000 hours for NHS staff #NHS hefma.co.uk/news/unprecede…

Sir Julian Hartley is stepping down as Chief Executive of CQC with immediate effect, citing a clash of interest with the investigation into maternity and neonatal failings at his former Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) hefma.co.uk/news/cqc-boss-…

Nominations for the 2026 MyPorter and MyCleaning Awards are now open, shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes of healthcare - porters, domestics, audit teams and support staff #MyPorter #MyCleaning hefma.co.uk/news/time-to-r…

Good luck to the seven teams of NHS Chefs from across England competing in today's final challenge of NHS Chef 2025 #NHSChef #Nutrition #HealthcareExcellence #CulinarySkills hefma.co.uk/news/nhs-chefs…

Great British Energy's solar scheme expands to add a further 70 new hospital sites across 35 NHS Trusts, receiving a share of up to £30m #NHS hefma.co.uk/news/expanded-…

NHS Chef of the Year 2025 has been won by Nedko Rusev (Guy's & St Thomas') and Joe Omolo (Stepping Hill Hospital) - congratulations to the winning duo and all the other finalists #NHSChef hefma.co.uk/news/nedko-rus…