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Aug 2018
Despite the Government promising in 2014 that every patient would have GP access seven days a week by 2020, according to NHS data more than half are still not able to see their family doctor every day of the week. Four years following the promise, less than 40 per cent have ‘full access’ to extended-hours…
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Jul 2018
Recently released figures have shown that only 81 per cent of patients in England are commencing cancer treatment within the target of two months of being urgently referred by their GP, meaning the target of 85 per cent of patients starting treatment within 62 days was breached for the 29th month in a row. The…
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Jul 2018
Official data shows that over 200,000 patients have been waiting for procedures and operations for six months or more and frustrated health workers have slammed the NHS England statistics, warning that there were neither the staff nor the resources to cope with the pressure. NHS England figures released today showed that over 200,000 patients in…
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Jul 2018
The revolutionary stem cell transplant procedure works by harvesting stem cells from the patient’s bone morrow, boosting their numbers in a laboratory and then injecting back into the patient, which is thought to encourage a damaged heart to heal itself, generating new blood vessels and cardiac tissue. Stem cell therapy, which is not yet available…
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Jul 2018
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) leads to an estimated 3,000 people going blind in the UK each year. The condition leads to an inflammation of the blood vessels in the neck and head, which reduces blood supply to the optic nerve. It can also raise the risk of an aortic aneurysm or stroke. The cause of…
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Jul 2018
More than 50 per cent of health boards throughout England have refused NHS funding for the procedure unless the patient is in so much pain they are unable to work. The rationing rules have been called ‘an absolute disgrace’ by leading surgeons, adding that in some cases patients’ lives could be at risk. Some clinical…
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