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Aug 2024
Following an announcement by the British Medical Association of an immediate work-to-rule action, GPs across England will start capping the number of patients they are willing to see. The BMA has told its members they can limit appointments to 25 a day (some GPs see more than 40 at times) in a dispute over…
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Jul 2024
A hospital trust where critical maternity failings may have led to the deaths of hundreds of babies is asking patients to get in touch about ways to improve services. Last month, Donna Ockenden, the senior midwife behind the inquiry into the scandal in Shropshire said Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust had ignored families who…
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Jul 2024
The NHS has launched an appeal for people with O-type blood to come forward urgently and donate after blood stocks dropped to “unprecedently low” levels in England. Officials said it follows a “perfect storm” of unfilled appointments at donor centres and increased demand following a recent cyber-attack affecting services in London. O negative…
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Jul 2024
Weight-loss drug Wegovy has been approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, for reducing the risk of serious heart problems in obese and overweight people. Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide, which is already currently prescribed on the NHS to help some people with a BMI above 26 to lose weight, and it will now become…
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Jul 2024
Researchers estimate that more than one million additional women could have life-saving cervical-cancer checks if the NHS adopted DIY testing. The team at King’s College London said the results of its self-testing trial were “fantastic” and “gave power to women”. The kits are similar to a Covid swab but longer and are posted…
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Jun 2024
Researchers have developed a simple blood test using artificial intelligence to predict Parkinson’s disease years before the start of symptoms. They hope this can lead to a low-cost, finger-prick test providing early diagnoses – and help find treatments to slow down the disease. Charity Parkinson’s UK said it was “a major step forward”…
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