Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer diagnosis prompts near sevenfold increase for prostate cancer advice
Visits for prostate cancer symptoms advice on the NHS website rose by 672% following Sir Chris Hoy’s announcement about his terminal prognosis.
Discrimination and disadvantage in medicine ‘persistent and pernicious’, says GMC Chief Executive
Inequality is embedded in medicine throughout a doctor’s career, from the earliest days of education and training to the leadership positions of latter years, Charlie Massey, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council (GMC) warns in a report published today.
‘Not the whole story,’ says Martin Green on Skills for Care annual report
Skills for Care’s (SfC) annual ‘State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England’ report has shown a decrease in the number of job vacancies in the sector after last year’s worrying data.
First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in NHS hospitals
Hundreds of babies have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study in NHS hospitals that aims to screen up to 100,000 newborns in England.
Thousands more people with type 1 diabetes to get artificial pancreas in NHS roll out
Tens of thousands of children and eligible adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an ‘artificial pancreas’ thanks to cost-effective deals secured by the NHS with suppliers of the technology.
