Hard-working NHS cancer professionals are continuing to do the very best they can after two incredibly challenging years, but health services are on their knees. The latest official NHS data for England shows that the cancer care system is still under huge strain, with thousands waiting too long for test results and treatment that could … Read more
Foreign workers could be recruited for care homes in England amid concerns about staff shortages this winter, under government plans. The health secretary, Steve Barclay, wants the overseas recruitment spree to include sending NHS managers to countries such as India and the Philippines to hire thousands of nurses, the Times reported. The paper added that … Read more
The longer the Conservatives are in power, the longer patients will wait August 12, 2022 1:31 pm(Updated August 13, 2022 8:28 am) There is one certainty about the Conservative leadership contest: our next prime minister doesn’t have the first clue about fixing the biggest crisis in the NHS’s history. A record one in eight people … Read more
GAPING holes in dentistry care in Hampshire have been exposed by new research, prompting fresh calls for investment from fed up people in need of urgent treatment. Nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service, a BBC investigation found. In a third … Read more
Until recently, the gene therapy Zolgensma was the most expensive drug ever approved in the US Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) The US healthcare system is, to put it lightly, a complete trash fire. Compared to people living in other well-off countries, Americans are overall sicker and die at a younger age. Adding insult to injury, Americans … Read more
The longest handover wait of more than 20 hours came at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford The waits came on Wednesday, the day singled out by West Midlands Ambulance Service’s director of nursing, March Docherty, as the date when the service would “collapse”. While the service avoided the catastrophe predicted by Mr Docherty, the length … Read more
Published: 11:29 AM August 18, 2022 Updated: 1:07 PM August 18, 2022 Norfolk’s NHS hospitals have revealed they are introducing ‘gender-neutral’ phrases in an effort to be more inclusive. But the move is proving controversial, with women’s groups saying it will have the opposite effect. DAVID HANNANT reports on a very modern – and very … Read more
Health information publishing giant WebMD announced that it’s acquiring Jim.fr, a French-language medical news and information website aimed at healthcare professionals (HCPs). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1979 as the Journal International de Médecine (JIM) by a hospital intern called Dr. Gilles Haroche, Paris-based Jim.fr collates and presents all manner of … Read more
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has warned motorists they could face a £1,000 fine if they get behind the wheel without declaring certain medical conditions. While in some cases you will still be allowed to drive, you must let the DVLA know if your ability to drive safely is affected. In the result of … Read more
News Release Thursday, August 18, 2022 The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award $23 million to four academic institutions to establish centers of excellence that will conduct research on the role of telehealth in delivering cancer-related health care, a practice that became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The … Read more