04
Mar 2024
A number of pop-up vaccine clinics have opened in Sheffield for young people who may have missed an immunisation. The service is particularly aimed at those who have not had the MMR jab. The NHS have said that currently nearly one in ten children under the age of five in the city have not…
04
Mar 2024
Patients could be “at risk” as lengthy delays to see a GP have risen significantly across the region. Waits of longer than 28 days to see a GP increased from around 50 per cent least year, while waits of over two weeks rose by 25 per cent. The Royal College of GPs warned…
04
Mar 2024
A spending watchdog has warned that the NHS in Scotland is unable to meet the growing demand for health services. A review by Audit Scotland said the increased pressure on the NHS was now having a direct impact on patient experience and safety, also claiming that there was no “overall vision” for the future…
04
Mar 2024
A method for using AI to assess potential transplant organs, created by the University of Bradford and Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been shortlisted for a national NHS award. The technology, known as OrQA – Organ Quality Assessment – scans images of organs to look at suitability for kidney and liver…
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Feb 2024
Charity Alzheimer’s Research UK has warned that patients could lose out on two groundbreaking new drugs because the NHS is unprepared. Lecanemab and donanemab slow down the early stages of the disease, but the charity says the NHS is not ready to roll out the drugs, which could be licensed this year. The…
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Feb 2024
Newly-released figures show that the number of patients waiting for longer than 12 hours for a bed on a ward after being seen in A&E in England was 19 times higher this winter than it was before the pandemic, with nearly 100,000 12-hour waits in December and January compared to just over 5,000 in 2019-20.…
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