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NHS to roll out new gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy
The NHS has agreed on a deal for life-saving treatment for metachromatic leukodystrophy that will offer babies and young children the prospect of a...
Atezolizumab now available on the NHS for lung cancer patients
Thousands of lung cancer patients in England will be fast-tracked the revolutionary new drug, atezolizumab, which significantly reduces the risk of cancer returning.
The Medicines...
Changing the lives of children with a new cystic fibrosis treatment
The National Health Service (NHS) has announced a new cystic fibrosis treatment is now available, which will benefit hundreds of children.
Patients in England were...
New treatment reduces effects of peanut allergy to benefit children
Thousands of children and young people will receive pioneering treatment for peanut allergy after NHS England secured the first deal of its kind in...
NHS App reaches 22 million users in three years
Since its inception in December 2018, it has been revealed that over 22 million people have used the revolutionary NHS App.
In its three-year existence,...
40% of GP appointments in England consist of ‘frequent attenders’
A novel study has revealed that ‘frequent attenders’ comprise around four in ten GP appointments in England, potentially exposing the reason behind the growing...
Dissecting the impacts of the pandemic on health and social care workers
Workforce management specialists, Quinyx, outline the findings of their insightful study of how the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected our health and social care...
England introducing new COVID guidelines to fight Omicron spread
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed new COVID guidelines in England as Omicron spreads quickly across the UK.
New COVID guidelines will include the return...
£700m investment into NHS hospitals this winter
NHS hospitals will benefit from a share of £700m to help tackle waiting lists and improve care. It will help over 785 schemes across...
Antibiotic-resistant infections have fallen for the first time since 2016
New data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections fell in 2020, from 65,583 in 2019 to 55,384. However,...
New study shows that childhood obesity in England is at a record high
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is the Government’s approach to tackling childhood obesity by measuring children in reception (age four to five) and year...
Vaccines to be compulsory for frontline NHS staff in England
The Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced that NHS staff will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they...
Healing from the COVID-19 pandemic with community diagnostic centres
With mounting pressure on NHS services, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter Harrison, Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers GB&I, outlines the benefits...
UK announce substantial NHS funding to tackle patient waiting times
The UK government has revealed that they will be providing £248m NHS funding to reduce patient waiting lists and enhance diagnostics.
The sizeable NHS funding...
Preventing future pandemics requires UK healthcare system innovation
Leading healthcare boss Graham Ewart, CEO of Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), outlines the challenges faced by the UK’s healthcare system, and how improvements to...
Combatting UK health inequalities with Artificial Intelligence
Four projects have been awarded substantial funding to address the growing problem of health inequalities in the UK using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The £1.4m funding...
UK award substantial funding to safeguard adult social care this winter
The UK government has revealed that it will be providing considerable funding to support the adult social care sector throughout winter, a particularly challenging...
Ensuring the future of the NHS with revolutionary health innovations
Lorna Green, the Director of Enterprise and Growth at Innovation Agency, part of the Academic Health Science Network, speaks about how health innovations are...
GP turnover rates in England continually increased over last decade
The proportion of general practices with a high turnover rate has almost doubled in ten years, a new study has shown.
Academics from the University...
Recommendations issued to improve patient safety in acute medical units
Digital healthcare and an increase in senior staff availability are just some of the recommendations made by experts following a ten-year patient safety analysis...
