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Oct 2019
New research has suggested that doctors may be able to predict if lung cancer will spread and become terminal through a simple tumour sample or blood test, raising hope that tens of thousands of patients can be spared from gruelling radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Currently, around 47,000 people in the UK and 234,030 in the USA…
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Oct 2019
Following a successful recruitment campaign, 237 Australian nurses are due to arrive at Bedford Hospital, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The drive to recruit more nurses came about after the majority of the hospital’s Spanish nurses left earlier this year, with Brexit uncertainty being blamed. Stephen Conroy, chief executive of the hospital, said…
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Oct 2019
An independent review panel has said that there is a “very long way to go” before a Wales health board can be deemed to be safe. The panel was appointed following a condemning review into Cwn Taf, following the death of a number of babies The review which uncovered failings at Prince Charles Hospital in…
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Oct 2019
A study has suggested that hundreds of lives a year could be saved by offering genetic screening to every woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Currently screening is only offered to those with risk factors such as a close family history of breast cancer. However, researchers say that by offering screening to everyone would enable women…
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Oct 2019
A survey suggests that one in four secondary breast cancer patients had to visit their GP at least three times before receiving a diagnosis. Charity Breast Cancer Now have said there should be more awareness that the disease can spread to other parts of the body. Currently, there are around 35,000 patients living with the…
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Oct 2019
Recent analysis has found that an average of 86 per cent of patients were admitted, transferred or discharged from A&E within four hours in the six months from April to September this year, the worst performance in that period since the 85 per cent target was brought in in 2004. A spokesperson from NHS England…
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