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NHS invites people to join innovative diabetes programme

NHS invites people to join innovative diabetes programme

NHS invites people to join innovative diabetes programme PEOPLE with type 2 diabetes are being invited to join an innovative programme to treat the condition. The “Path to Remission” plan is a 12-month, evidence-based programme to support people […] Continue reading this article about NHS invites people to join innovative diabetes programme by Your Harlow NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS to Begin Drone Delivery of Blood Samples Between London Hospitals

NHS to Begin Drone Delivery of Blood Samples Between London Hospitals

NHS to Begin Drone Delivery of Blood Samples Between London Hospitals Wing and Apian Partner to Improve Medical Logistics and Patient Care The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) is preparing to launch a new initiative that will use drones to transport blood samples between two central London hospitals. The initiative, developed in partnership with Wing and Apian, aims to enhance patient care by optimizing hospital […] Continue reading this article about NHS to Begin Drone Delivery of Blood Samples Between London Hospitals by DRONELIFE NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Poor NHS maternity care in danger of becoming normalised, regulator warns

Poor NHS maternity care in danger of becoming normalised, regulator warns CQC issues damning report on maternity services in England as minister admits anxiety over ‘risk of disaster’ Maternity services in England are so inadequate that cases of women receiving poor care and being harmed in childbirth are in danger of becoming “normalised”, the NHS regulator has said. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report based on inspections of 131 maternity units sets out an array of problems, adding to the sense of crisis that has enveloped an NHS service that cares for the 600,000 women a year who give birth and their babies. Some women, frustrated at facing such long delays in being assessed at triage, discharge themselves before they are...
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Streeting says he will not ban cake in his department as he defends NHS reform

Streeting says he will not ban cake in his department as he defends NHS reform

Streeting says he will not ban cake in his department as he defends NHS reform Labour health secretary vows to fight left-wing and right-wing opponents of change as he rejects ‘nanny state’ tag Continue reading this article about Streeting says he will not ban cake in his department as he defends NHS reform by Kate Devlin NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS restricting access to obesity services, says study

NHS restricting access to obesity services, says study

NHS restricting access to obesity services, says study The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, with patients struggling to secure treatments, including weight loss jabs. Continue reading this article about NHS restricting access to obesity services, says study by Dentistry.co.uk NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS review finds ‘decade of missed opportunity’ on digital

NHS review finds ‘decade of missed opportunity’ on digital

NHS review finds ‘decade of missed opportunity’ on digital The former health minister’s assessment has found that many individual organisations are still in the early stages of transformation, while even the widely adopted NHS App could improve user experience Lord Darzi’s major review of the state of the NHS inherited by the new government has concl Continue reading this article about NHS review finds ‘decade of missed opportunity’ on digital by PublicTechnology NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure

My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure

My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure Making healthy life expectancy central to all government policy is the surest way of stemming demand on the health service, says surgeon and former health minister Lord Darzi Continue reading this article about My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure by Ara Darzi NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Politics latest news: Starmer has ‘enormous integrity’ insists Pat McFadden amid donations row

Politics latest news: Starmer has ‘enormous integrity’ insists Pat McFadden amid donations row

Politics latest news: Starmer has ‘enormous integrity’ insists Pat McFadden amid donations row Sir Keir is a man of “enormous integrity”, Pat McFadden has insisted amid the row over the Prime Minister and his wife accepting thousands of pounds’ worth of freebies. Continue reading this article about Politics latest news: Starmer has ‘enormous integrity’ insists Pat McFadden amid donations row by The Telegraph NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Mother of Lucy Letby victim feels ‘very painful’ guilt over lack of postmortem

Mother of Lucy Letby victim feels ‘very painful’ guilt over lack of postmortem Mother of twins attacked by nurse tells inquiry other babies may have survived had she not agreed to doctor’s decision The mother of a newborn boy murdered by Lucy Letby has told an inquiry into the crimes of the killer nurse that she carries the “very, very painful” guilt that other babies may have survived if she had agreed to a postmortem examination of her son. The woman, whose twin boys were attacked by the neonatal nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry she was informed as she cradled her dead son that a postmortem was unnecessary because his cause of death was known. Continue reading... By Josh Halliday North of England editor Mother of Lucy Letby...
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My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure | Ara Darzi

My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure | Ara Darzi Making healthy life expectancy central to all government policy is the surest way of stemming demand on the health service When the secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, asked me to investigate the state of the NHS, I thought I knew what we would find. All of us who have worked in the NHS in recent years have known it was under pressure. But, as a surgeon, I am used to seeing just one piece of the puzzle. Hearing the experiences of millions of patients and staff across the country brought together left me shocked and angry. If effective access and high-quality care are at the heart of the NHS’s social contract with the people...
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Man dies after receiving Covid vaccine he was wrongly invited to take by NHS

Man dies after receiving Covid vaccine he was wrongly invited to take by NHS

Man dies after receiving Covid vaccine he was wrongly invited to take by NHS Jack Last died after having the AstraZeneca Covid jab following a ‘litany’ of errors by GP services and the NHS Continue reading this article about Man dies after receiving Covid vaccine he was wrongly invited to take by NHS by Rebecca Thomas NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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One in five GPs use AI such as ChatGPT for daily tasks, survey finds

One in five GPs use AI such as ChatGPT for daily tasks, survey finds Doctors are using the technology for activities such as suggesting diagnoses and writing letters, according to BMA A fifth of GPs are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT to help with tasks such as writing letters for their patients after appointments, according to a survey. The survey, published in the journal BMJ Health and Care Informatics, spoke to 1,006 GPs. They were asked whether they had ever used any form of AI chatbot in their clinical practice, such as ChatGPT, Bing AI or Google’s Gemini, and were then asked what they used these tools for. Continue reading... By Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent One in five GPs...
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UK can expect ‘tsunami of missed cancers’ in wake of pandemic, experts say

UK can expect ‘tsunami of missed cancers’ in wake of pandemic, experts say UK nations saw largest falls in diagnosis of lung, breast, colorectal and skin cancers in 2020, figures show The UK can expect a “tsunami of missed cancers”, leading experts have said, after an international study found that diagnoses fell sharply during the pandemic. Preliminary figures from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, presented to delegates at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva, compared data on the instance and stage of cancer diagnosis in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK, before and during the pandemic. Continue reading... By Anna Bawden UK can expect ‘tsunami of missed cancers’ in wake of...
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Patients with severe ME at risk of starvation, doctors say

Patients with severe ME at risk of starvation, doctors say

Patients with severe ME at risk of starvation, doctors say Nearly 200 health professionals have written to the health secretary saying that patients with the illness are being left to ‘languish behind closed doors’ Continue reading this article about Patients with severe ME at risk of starvation, doctors say by Eleanor Hayward NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors

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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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