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Patients should continue to access emergency care during NHS strikes
Patients must continue to use emergency services during the upcoming NHS strikes if they require medical attention.
NHS union groups are currently in dispute with...
Driving change in healthcare using point-of-care diagnostics
In this special report, LumiraDx, a next generation point-of-care diagnostics platform, explores how point-of-care testing can support change in community-based healthcare, and alleviate the...
Adopt point-of-care diagnostics to cut carbon emissions, say over 80% of GPs
A new study by LumiraDX has found that the majority of the GP workforce believes that point-of-care diagnostics could cut carbon emissions.
Point-of-care diagnostics must...
NHS to expand mental health crisis services over winter
The NHS will increase support services to ease pressure on emergency services this winter, amid a mental health crisis.
As part of extensive NHS winter...
Significant improvements in NHS orthopaedic care
UCL researchers have found significant improvements in orthopaedic care for patients requiring hip and knee surgery through the NHS in the last ten years.
The...
NHS HIV testing identifies hundreds more cases
Ongoing investment into HIV testing means that hundreds more people have been diagnosed with HIV in only six months.
In April 2022, the NHS dedicated...
NHS fast-tracks life-extending prostate cancer treatment
A life-extending prostate cancer treatment will be available on the NHS, benefitting around 9,000 men.
The NHS in England will become the first healthcare system...
NHS opens two new gambling addiction clinics
The NHS has opened two new gambling addiction clinics, as record referrals are made for people requiring treatment.
Gambling addiction is an addictive disorder that...
GP teams gain access to tests to speed up cancer diagnosis
The NHS has rolled out fast-track testing to speed up cancer diagnosis, which will help patients across England.
NHS England is expanding direct access to...
The NHS breaks records for detecting cancer cases
In a new report, the NHS has confirmed they are detecting cancer cases at an earlier stage than ever before.
Last year (2021-2022), the NHS...
Cutting-edge bionic arms are now available on the NHS
The NHS has announced that amputees in England will now be able to access life-changing bionic arms.
Newly available bionic arms will be offered to...
A surge in prostate cancer treatments in England
New data from NHS England illuminates a surge in men having prostate cancer treatments compared to one year ago.
NHS figures show that almost 4,000...
The problem with giving patients access to their medical records
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) analyses the consequences of giving patients online access to their GP medical records.
In the UK,...
Healthcare data analytics in a post-pandemic world
Adam Mayer, Director at Qlik, outlines how we can utilise healthcare data analytics in a post-pandemic world and alleviate the ongoing burden on health...
Dentists prescribed excessive antibiotics for toothache in pandemic
A new report from the University of Manchester highlights that dentists were forced to prescribe unnecessary antibiotics for toothache during the pandemic.
In the UK,...
Over 10 million people receive their COVID-19 booster
New data from NHS England has revealed that over 10 million people have received their COVID-19 booster.
The NHS has recently welcomed more people to...
Cases of inflammatory arthritis have increased by 40% since 2004
New research from Keele University has found that the proportion of adults in England diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis has increased by at least 40%...
24/7 NHS control centres introduced to prepare for winter
In new plans to tackle the winter season, NHS control centres will open 24/7 to alleviate the pressures on the healthcare system.
NHS control centres...
NHS to deliver world-first national genetic screening service for children
The NHS will introduce a groundbreaking genetic screening service hailed as the start of a “new era of genomic medicine”.
At the first-ever NHS genomics...
Record number of mental health support provided to young people
Harrowing new figures show a record number of young people are seeking mental health support from NHS services.
As young people return to college or...
