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Mar 2021
The number of patients on a waiting list for an endoscopy in Scotland has risen by 44.5 per cent due to the pressure Covid has placed on the NHS. An endoscopy is one of the key diagnostic tests used to detect many serious illnesses, including some forms of cancer. Cancer Research UK in Scotland has…
02
Mar 2021
New ‘do-it-at-home’ tests to check for early warnings of cervical cancer are being offered to around 31,000 women in London, as part of an NHS trial. Experts hope it could be a way to encourage more women to get screened. Self-sampling is already being offered in countries including Australia and Denmark. Women living in five…
02
Mar 2021
Two UK hospitals have joined together to offer a new type of heart-transplant service for children, reducing waiting times for the life-saving operations. The programme involves so-called “non-beating donor hearts” being revived to give to teenage recipients. In 2015, the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge became the first hospital in Europe to retrieve and transplant…
02
Mar 2021
Experts have warned that plans underway to allow the health secretary control over a patient safety watchdog risks “massive untold consequences” for the NHS. Under the new proposals, Matt Hanock could determine which incidents the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) should investigate, while also being able to take away protections for NHS staff, which mean…
02
Mar 2021
Scientists from eight UK universities and the Institute for Cancer Research have developed a genetic test to predict whether someone will develop a common type of leukaemia, a breakthrough which could lead to potential patients being warned about the risk of progressive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) and boost their chances of survival. CLL affects white…
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Feb 2021
On 22 February 2021, the Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2021 came into force, applying in England only and following a press release issued on 14 February 2021. The regulations, subject to some exemptions, until the end of 31 March 2021, prevent attendance at a dwelling house for the…
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