NHS rolls out artificial pancreas in world first move
Tens of thousands of children and adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an ‘artificial pancreas’ in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS.
Princess of Wales cancer diagnosis prompts 373% increase in searches for NHS advice
Visits to the NHS website cancer page rose by 373% following the announcement that the Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with the disease.
Flu increases again as winter pressures bite amid strikes
The number of people in hospital with flu has increased by almost two thirds in a week, new NHS figures show today. Despite intensified efforts from hardworking staff to prepare for winter pressures, the latest weekly update shows thousands of hospital beds are taken up by patients with flu and other viruses.
Worrying signs’ that more medics plan to leave the workforce, regulator warns
There are “worrying signs” that a growing number of doctors are planning to leave the profession due to burnout and dissatisfaction, the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned.
Tens of thousands of women set to benefit from ‘repurposed’ NHS drug to prevent breast cancer
Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer could now benefit from a proven risk-reducing drug on the NHS, after it was licensed in a new use to help prevent the disease.
Thousands of lives saved by the NHS thanks to rapid rollout of blood thinners
Thousands of lives have been saved and almost 17,000 strokes prevented, thanks to the rapid roll-out of blood-thinning drugs on the NHS, the head of the health service will announce today.
