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Two vital cellular mechanisms within the body are impaired in a group of severe asthmatics - meaning they don’t respond well, or at all, to vital medication that can prevent possibly life-threatening asthma attacks, according to new research.

The Government has announced a new fast-track route into the NHS for ‘breakthrough’ medicines and technologies. This, it claims, will speed up the time it takes for patients to benefit from ground-breaking products for conditions such as cancer, dementia and diabetes.

Latest figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) reveal a decline in the number of people applying to start a nursing degree. Statistics for 2017 show an 18% drop in applications.

A payout of £45,000 has been awarded to the family of an 81-year-old woman who was given life-prolonging treatment against her will for 22 months.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that Brexit risks undermining healthcare in the UK and Europe in an address to the European Parliament.

Endoscopy capital provision UK Steelco has announced a new collaboration in the UK for the provision of endoscopy decontamination equipment and systems.

Neil Dardis has been confirmed as the next chief executive of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Dardis is currently chief executive of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

People who are addicted to alcohol or drugs and undergoing medically-supervised withdrawal in residential settings are being put at risk of harm because many independent clinics in England are not providing safe or good quality care, according to a briefing published by the CQC.

New guidance from NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – is intended to set out "clear and effective" ways to diagnose, monitor and help people take control of their asthma.

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has recognised the NICE-accredited Royal College of Anaesthetists’ Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) scheme. Hospitals that take part in the scheme will now have the opportunity to demonstrate the high quality of anaesthesia services and patient care they provide.

An award-winning project that is empowering patients to administer their own intravenous antibiotics at home is reportedly saving Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) hundreds of thousands of pounds.

New research investigating serious incidents occurring in the management of patient remains after their death reveals that post-mortems have been carried out on the wrong bodies, and that families have even been given the wrong body to bury or cremate.

NHS England Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, announced the scaling up of an innovative scheme that catches lung cancer early by scanning patients, along with new details of a more sensitive bowel cancer test that could save thousands of lives.

A wireless sensor that better detects breathing rate in hospital patients, an app to help pregnant women monitor hypertension and another that directs patients with minor injuries to treatment units with the shortest queues are among the latest innovations set to be spread across the NHS.

NHS Digital has established what it describes as an additional effective and secure system to deliver essential cyber security updates across the whole NHS.

The extra money announced by the chancellor in the Budget for the NHS in England has met with a lukewarm response among leading figures in the health sector.

Frimley Park Hospital has taken delivery of a new £300,000 Hologic mammography machine purchased with money raised by Frimley Health Charity’s Breast Care Appeal.

A pilot scheme in North Lincolnshire is set to improve the care given to mental health patients who are acutely ill or have suffered a minor injury.

The Isle Of Wight NHS Trust is one of the first Trusts in the country to train staff in Transgender post-operative care.

The latest waiting times data shows that in September 2017, the number of patients waiting longer than six months for surgery increased by 40% compared to the same time last year.