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May 2018
Delays leaving cancer patients at risk An analysis of official figures has found that one in six patients is waiting longer than the 62 day target of cancer being suspected, with England last hitting this target in December 2015. MacMillan Cancer Support’s Fran Woodard, said the state of affairs was “extremely dispiriting”. She went on…
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May 2018
Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed a pill which binds onto cancer cells or blood vessels which are unique to tumours, by way of an imaging agent. The pill has proven to be a success in trials with mice, opening up the potential for human trials. A third of patients who undergo breast…
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May 2018
Professor Martin Marshall, vice chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), has warned that 10 minute consultations raise doctor fatigue and reduce quality of care for patients. The RCGP and British Medical Association have both repeatedly warned that this duration is inadequate given the rising complexity of patients’ needs, and the BMA supports…
04
May 2018
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that 450,000 women in their late 60s and early 70s had not received invitations for breast screening since 2009, due to an IT error. He apologised ‘wholeheartedly’ to the women and their families, and has announced an independent review into the oversight. Of the 450,000 women that have been…
02
May 2018
Hospitals have recently reported a 130% surge in patients awaiting the results of scans and x-rays in one year, with there being on average 2,800 unreported scans per trust at the end of the 2016-17 year. The NHS Benchmarking report, which was leaked to the Health Service Journal, also found that two trusts had backlogs…
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Apr 2018
Official figures have revealed that Accident & Emergency waiting times are at their worst level since records began, and experts are saying that many hospitals are still struggling to cope with the recent ‘eternal winter’. 29.1 per cent of Leeds Teaching Hospitals patients waited to be seen for four hours or longer last month. The…
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