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Emergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England

There were 579,475 instances of emergency hospitalisation being needed in the year to March 2025, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK

‘Deadly postcode lottery’ restricting new cancer treatments in England, doctors say

Patients missing out on effective new radiotherapies widely used in other countries, health secretary told

The Guardian - UK

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Champion of respiratory medicine who was passionate about building bridges between academics and clinicians

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Mental health hospital paid millions by NHS facing police probe after patient death

Police are investigating the death of an elderly man, while eight care workers have been arrested on suspicion of wilful neglect and ill treatment of another patient at the 400-bed St Andrew’s Hospital in Northampton

The Independent UK

NHS medical negligence persisting in England ‘despite 24 years of warnings’

MPs on influential committee excoriate health department and NHS England for errors costing £3.6bn a year

The Guardian - UK

Government and NHS fail to take ‘any meaningful steps’ to tackle spiralling medical negligence costs

The government and NHS England have been sharply criticised by MPs for their failure to take "any meaningful steps" to slash the rising costs of clinical negligence in England, despite two decades of warnings.

The Independent UK

Great Ormond Street surgeon harmed 94 children, review finds

Report into actions of Yaser Jabbar from 2017 to 2022 says 36 of the patients suffered severe harm under his care

The Guardian - UK

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Calls for heart disease clinics to be rolled out NHS-wide to address ethnic disparity in treatment

Pilot of rapid access valve assessment clinics in England indicates success in closing healthcare inequality gap

The Guardian - UK

Home birth service played ‘Russian roulette’ with lives, father says

Pippa Gillibrand died aged 12 days after delays in delivery, an inquest heard.

Evening Standard

New NHS AI Scan and Robotic Biopsy Tech Could Catch Tiny Lung Cancers Earlier

England's National Health Service trials of a new artificial intelligence and robotics technology for lung cancer detection is set to go underway.

International Business Times UK

NHS England to trial AI and robotic tools to detect and diagnose lung cancer

Pilot comes at same time as pledge to offer all smokers and ex-smokers lung cancer screening by 2030

The Guardian - UK

‘Trailblazing’ NHS pilot combines AI and robotics to spot lung cancer faster

There are plans to expand lung cancer screening.

Evening Standard

NHS to Save Hundreds of Lives Yearly by Boosting Accuracy of Key Cancer Test in England

NHS England lowers bowel cancer FIT test threshold from 120 to 80 micrograms, set to detect 600 more early cancers yearly.

International Business Times UK

Major change to bowel cancer screening as thousands more to be tested

The NHS aims to detect thousands more bowel cancer cases at an earlier stage

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NHS to increase accuracy of bowel cancer test in England

Increased sensitivity of test that detects the second deadliest cancer will save hundreds of lives, oncologists say

The Independent UK

Genetic tests for cancer on NHS to help families detect ‘Jolie’ gene

Health secretary Wes Streeting has backed the plans for the first-of-its-kind database

Evening Standard

NHS England to develop ‘world-first’ database for genes linked to cancer

The health service is developing a register of 120 genes known to increase the likelihood of getting cancer as part of a 10-year plan.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting makes new NHS pledge amid cancer care ‘postcode lottery’

The measures form part of the government’s upcoming National Cancer Plan, a strategy that will aim to prevent cancer, speed up diagnosis and enhance treatment

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The ‘staggering’ time over-65s have to wait for hospital beds while in A&E

Some elderly patients have been forced to lie on the floor and told to wash in toilet sinks while waiting for a bed

The Guardian - UK

Don’t rely on BMI alone when diagnosing eating disorders in children, says NHS England

Guidance for GPs and nurses says other factors should be taken into account, such as changes in behaviour

The Guardian - UK

‘Jess’s rule’ posters remind GPs in England to re-examine patients’ symptoms

Doctors told to consider a second opinion or order more tests if a patient has three appointments but no diagnosis

The Independent UK

Jess’ Rule to be promoted in GPs across England: ‘Every patient deserves to be heard’

The rule aims to prevent avoidable deaths and assist medical professionals in identifying serious conditions, such as cancer, that might otherwise be missed

Evening Standard

All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths

It comes after the rule, named after 27-year-old Jessica Brady, was rolled out in September.

The Independent UK

Life-extending prostate cancer drug to be made available to thousands more patients

Men with high-risk prostate cancer that has not yet spread now qualify for the treatment

Evening Standard

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

Ambulance handover delays are at the highest level of the winter, though flu numbers have stabilised.

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