The scrapping of a target for patients to see a specialist within two weeks if their GP suspects they have cancer is expected to be confirmed within days under new plans by the NHS in England. Instead, the new “faster diagnosis standard” proposes that patients who have been urgently referred should have cancer ruled out… Continue reading NHS in England to replace two-week cancer appointment target | Cancer
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Steve Barclay ‘open to’ Scottish and Welsh NHS patients requesting care in England | NHS
Welsh and Scottish patients who are waiting for treatment on lengthy NHS lists could request care on the health service in England, Steve Barclay has said. The health secretary invited ministers from the devolved administrations to discuss different approaches taken to address the record backlogs. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said there… Continue reading Steve Barclay ‘open to’ Scottish and Welsh NHS patients requesting care in England | NHS
‘Daunted’: new junior doctors in England voice worries as strike begins | Doctors
As junior doctors in England take to the picket line on Friday morning, thousands of them will have been in their roles since only last week after finishing medical school. Now in their first year of foundation training, they will be ending their working week by hanging up their stethoscopes and picking up a placard.… Continue reading ‘Daunted’: new junior doctors in England voice worries as strike begins | Doctors
Junior doctors in England launch fifth round of industrial action | NHS
Junior doctors in England have launched a fifth round of industrial action, with thousands going on strike just days after starting their first NHS jobs. The latest round of strikes from British Medical Association (BMA) junior doctors began at 7am on Friday and will end at 7am next Tuesday. It could result in the total… Continue reading Junior doctors in England launch fifth round of industrial action | NHS
Nice recommends use of AI in NHS radiotherapy treatment in England | NHS
Patients in England having radiotherapy are likely to have part of their treatment performed with the aid of artificial intelligence after its use to help NHS clinicians was recommended for the first time. Draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has given approval to nine AI technologies for performing external… Continue reading Nice recommends use of AI in NHS radiotherapy treatment in England | NHS
Record 7.6 million people in England waiting for NHS treatment | NHS
A record 7.6 million people in England were waiting for NHS treatment in June, with two in five patients waiting more than 18 weeks to be seen. The figures come as junior doctors prepare to strike on Friday. Nearly 400,000 people were waiting for treatment for heart conditions, the British Heart Foundation said, of whom… Continue reading Record 7.6 million people in England waiting for NHS treatment | NHS
Number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reaches new record high at 7.6m – UK politics live | Politics
Key events 383,083 people waiting more than year for hospital treatment in June, NHS England figures show Today’s NHS England also show that 383,083 people in England had been waiting more than 52 weeks to start routine hospital treatment at the end of June – down very slightly from 385,022 at the end of May.… Continue reading Number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reaches new record high at 7.6m – UK politics live | Politics
Screening programme has prevented 20,000 cases of bowel cancer in England | Cancer
A new study has found that 20,000 cases of bowel cancer have been prevented by England’s screening programme in a decade, as over-50s are set to be offered tests from 2025. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. By 2040 there will be 3.2 million new cases per year and 1.6 million deaths… Continue reading Screening programme has prevented 20,000 cases of bowel cancer in England | Cancer
England to deny Covid and flu jabs to under-65s amid fears for NHS this winter | Vaccines and immunisation
Millions of people under the aged of 65 in England will be denied flu and Covid jabs this winter despite one of the government’s top public health officials warning that coronavirus has not “gone away”. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises the UK government, said on Tuesday its plan for Covid… Continue reading England to deny Covid and flu jabs to under-65s amid fears for NHS this winter | Vaccines and immunisation
Consultants in England to strike in September if government refuses talks | Doctors
Consultants in England will strike for two additional days in September if the government continues to refuse pay talks and fails to present the profession with a credible offer, the British Medical Association has said. The BMA said on Monday that it had written to the health secretary, Steve Barclay, to inform him that on… Continue reading Consultants in England to strike in September if government refuses talks | Doctors