RECENT NEWS

The UK National Screening Committee (NSC) has opened a public consultation on prostate cancer screening, following its decision to not recommend population screening.

People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers in their blood, but not an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study.

Patients at nearly all GP practices (98.7%) in England can now access their surgery online, thanks to government changes allowing patients to submit online consultation requests open during work hours (8am – 6.30pm).

Patients and donors accessing specialist cancer and blood services in Wales are set to benefit from streamlined prescribing, with a new digital service making things easier and safer for them and for the staff managing their care.

Altera Digital Health, a leading provider of electronic patient record (EPR) solutions in the UK, has announced a new partnership with PC PAL to enhance paediatric care within its Sunrise EPR system – with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust becoming the first NHS trust to implement advanced growth charting as part of this innovation.

New survey findings ahead of Digital Health Rewired reveal that workforce pressures are the biggest cause for preventing digital transformation. As the government ramps up delivery expectations for the 10 Year Plan, the latest polling shows confidence on the frontline is weakening, as only 1% feel fully prepared.

​Nuffield Health has invested more than £2m in its men’s health service, launching Aquablation therapy - a revolutionary robotic-assisted treatment to treat patients with enlarged prostates, also known as Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) - across eight of its UK hospitals. Nuffield Health Woking Hospital is now set to become the ninth site to offer this innovative procedure.

Leading corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched a new framework agreement for the supply of Radiopharmaceutical Products, an essential component of nuclear medicine procedures, vital for earlier diagnosis, intervention and treatment of diseases like cancer.

A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, raising the risk of life-threatening sepsis, new research reveals.

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

A monthly injection for managing severe asthma could help patients safely reduce or even discontinue daily steroid medications, according to a new phase 3b clinical trial published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.

Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of complications after stent implantation, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

Europe is failing to test and treat HIV early, with over half (54%) of all diagnoses in 2024 being made too late for optimal treatment.

Tech teams and entrepreneurs from around the world are being called to the Isle of Man to design new products and services to transform solutions in health and social care innovation.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has published a new report, 'The Trap Door: Understanding Career Regression in Nursing', revealing a widespread and largely overlooked issue within the profession – the downward movement of highly experienced nurses into lower-paid or less senior roles.

The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), will hold its flagship event, EACVI 2025, in Vienna, Austria from 11–13 December.

​Researchers have developed the world’s first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent and trustworthy way, using diabetic eye disease as the first example.

The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season has started, according to the latest respiratory surveillance data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). While the flu season started earlier, levels of RSV have been lower until recently, with the latest data showing a further increase in positive tests and hospital admissions, which is later than seen in previous years.

HSSIB’s latest report emphasises how Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems still contribute to patient care being missed, delayed or recorded incorrectly. This is despite national recommendations and actions intended to reduce risks.

The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her second report which concludes that the response to the pandemic by the United Kingdom’s four governments was often a case of ‘too little, too late’.