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NHS England: ‘We’ve not got enough beds or staff’
Health bosses at NHS England say that there are not enough beds or staff ahead of the new financial year next week. Chief executives...
Brexit could disrupt medicine supplies to patients across Europe
The impact of Brexit could cause major delays in the supply of medicines to patients across Europe, according to a briefing paper from the...
Gap widens on UK mental health funding
The spending gap for NHS mental health providers and NHS acute hospitals widened slightly last year, a new report from The King’s Fund says.
Analysis...
Health bosses say NHS cannot deliver required standards of care
Increased cases of so-called ‘Aussie’ flu have put an immense strain on hospital staff, and the NHS budget is making it hard to provide...
Health secretary apologises for operation delays
The UK health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has apologised to thousands of patients after non-urgent NHS operations were delayed across England.
Hunt has admitted that the...
Winter pressures cause delays for non-urgent operations
Thousands of non-urgent NHS operations across England are to be delayed until 31 January as the pressures of winter hit hospitals.
Officials have told hospitals...
AI could save cancer patients
UK researchers at an Oxford hospital have developed artificial intelligence (AI) that can diagnose scans for heart disease and lung cancer.
The new technology...
Groundbreaking gene therapy could cure haemophilia
A ‘cure’ for haemophilia is one step closer, following results published in the New England Journal of Medicine of a groundbreaking gene therapy trial...