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NHS will use AI in warning system to catch potential safety scandals early Patient safety measure is part of 10-year plan to tackle poor standards in mental health and maternity services The NHS is to become the first health system in the world to use AI to analyse hospital databases and catch potential safety scandals early, the government has said. The Department of Health and Social Care said the technology will provide an early warning system which could detect patterns or trends and trigger urgent inspections. The scheme is part of the 10-year plan for the NHS that is due to be published by Wes Streeting this week. Continue reading... By Harry Taylor NHS will use AI in warning system to catch potential safety scandals...
Martha’s Rule saving lives as families use right to second opinion
Martha’s Rule saving lives as families use right to second opinion The initiative, introduced in English hospitals after the death from sepsis of teenager Martha Mills, led to 129 life-saving interventions, says the NHS Continue reading this article about Martha’s Rule saving lives as families use right to second opinion by Eleanor Hayward, Health Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
NHS obesity plan aims to cut 50 calories a day from average diet
NHS obesity plan aims to cut 50 calories a day from average diet Supermarkets and food manufacturers will be required to join the government in a first-of-its-kind partnership designed to ease pressure on the health service Continue reading this article about NHS obesity plan aims to cut 50 calories a day from average diet by Caroline Wheeler, Political Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to prevention Britain’s “medieval” levels of health inequality are having a “devastating” effect on the NHS, experts have warned, with the health service estimated to be spending as much as £50bn a year on the effects of deprivation. Rising rates of child poverty have led to a growing burden on hospitals, with the knock-on cost to the NHS comparable to the annual defence budget. Continue...
Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis As poverty deepens across Britain, the Guardian visited some of the hardest-hit places where leaders are aiming to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say The same 11 young women turn up around the clock at the emergency ward of Furness general hospital in Cumbria. The group are well known to staff, other services – and each other. Aged between 19 and 35, they have all led troubled lives. Some grew up in care, most need mental health support. All have fallen through society’s cracks and now gamble with their lives for a safe place to sleep. They know where to look to find the...
Downing Street’s radical plan for the NHS: shifting it from treatment to prevention Despite the evidence health prevention works, successive governments have done little in this area until now In Lancaster the community nurse Lizzie Holmes knocks on doors to talk to people who are unwell but reluctant to accept NHS help. In Blackpool, “community connectors” help low-income families get their children into healthy habits early in life. Both do necessary, vital, proactive work known as health prevention – stopping illness occurring in the first place and spotting it early when it does. The idea is that this will create a virtuous circle of a healthier population and thus less need for NHS care. But while the initiatives described in a...
Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to prevention
Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to prevention A mountain of evidence has shown that health prevention works – but the government as a whole has a role to play Continue reading this article about Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to prevention by Denis Campbell NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Why is the NHS running male breastfeeding workshops?
Why is the NHS running male breastfeeding workshops? Medicine is rooted in science. Doctors, nurses and midwives train for years, learning about the human body and how it operates. One thing that’s absolutely clear is that only women can breastfeed. Yet the NHS has been accused of allowing midwives to be “trained” by a trans organisation which promotes male breastfeeding. An outfit called [...]Read More... Continue reading this article about Why is the NHS running male breastfeeding workshops? by Joan Smith NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
One less fizzy drink a day could save NHS £5billion a year
One less fizzy drink a day could save NHS £5billion a year The government has estimated that if everyone reduced their diets by 216 calories a day - the equivalent of a bottle of fizzy drink - obesity rates would be halved. Continue reading this article about One less fizzy drink a day could save NHS £5billion a year by Olivia Christie NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Living with polycystic ovary syndrome can be difficult and lonely | Letters The NHS needs to provide better understanding and support for people with the condition, says one reader Thank you for publishing the article about polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (I was diagnosed with PCOS – and was soon drowning in misinformation, 22 June). It resonated with my experience of diagnosis and frustration at the complete lack of support. I was first tested in my teens and told my blood test was normal. I was retested at 34 when I went to my GP about weight gain and struggling with exhaustion. When I was confirmed to have PCOS I was warned about the health issues, and told the best thing I could do was lose weight...
‘She dedicated her life to helping others’: Much-loved doctor dies just 16 days after retiring
‘She dedicated her life to helping others’: Much-loved doctor dies just 16 days after retiring The colleagues of a “remarkable” doctor who died just 16 days into her retirement have described how she was an inspiration to others. Continue reading this article about ‘She dedicated her life to helping others’: Much-loved doctor dies just 16 days after retiring by Elli Hodgson NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Wes Streeting can't heal the whole NHS now
Wes Streeting can't heal the whole NHS now Successive governments have reduced the number of hospital beds in the hope more care would shift elsewhere. But this has left us with a chronic shortage Continue reading this article about Wes Streeting can't heal the whole NHS now by Sam Freedman NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Wayne Couzens 'jumped NHS waiting list' for £17,000 back operation
Wayne Couzens 'jumped NHS waiting list' for £17,000 back operation Couzens, 52, who was found guilty of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, was escorted from HMP Frankland in Durham to a nearby hospital for a lumbar procedure. Continue reading this article about Wayne Couzens 'jumped NHS waiting list' for £17,000 back operation by Emily Cooper NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Fury as Wayne Couzens secretly whisked to NHS hospital for £17k back op
Fury as Wayne Couzens secretly whisked to NHS hospital for £17k back op KILLER cop Wayne Couzens was secretly whisked to an NHS hospital for a back op — costing taxpayers an estimated £17,000. The fiend, 52, who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, required int… Continue reading this article about Fury as Wayne Couzens secretly whisked to NHS hospital for £17k back op by Michael Hamilton,Thomas Godfrey NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
Outrage as 'vile' killer cop Wayne Couzens given NHS op 'costing taxpayer £17k'
Outrage as 'vile' killer cop Wayne Couzens given NHS op 'costing taxpayer £17k' The killer cop was given the 'non emergency procedure' after repeatedly moaning about backpain. Continue reading this article about Outrage as 'vile' killer cop Wayne Couzens given NHS op 'costing taxpayer £17k' by Lauran O'Toole NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors

Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors
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Two integrated care board chief executives and a trust CEO have been appointed as part-time national directors at NHS England.

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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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