Cancer report shows increased five-year survival in children
FIVE-YEAR survival rates for patients age 0-14 increased by nearly 10 per cent in period from 2002 to 2019, according a new report from NHS Digital.
Racism in the NHS a ‘debilitating’ problem, says BMA
A SURVEY conducted by the BMA has found that over 90 per cent of Black and Asian respondents, 73 per cent mixed and 64 per cent of White respondents said racism in the medical profession is an issue.
Surgical teams in England will struggle to meet new targets
SURGICAL teams will face a "big challenge" to eliminate the number of NHS patients in England waiting more than two years for consultant-led hospital treatment by July, warns the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Pre-op surgical care to help reduce cancelled operations
DEDICATED NHS care teams in England will screen patients and develop personalised plans ahead of surgical procedures to boost recovery as well as cut the number of operations that are cancelled on the day.
Call to end “unnecessary delay” in registering overseas dentists
THE GDC has announced support for new government proposals to amend legislation causing delay in international routes to registration.
Significant drop in uptake of MMR
UPTAKE of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination in children has dropped to the lowest level in a decade, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Wide variation in pandemic impact on dental teams
THERE is wide variation in the way dental teams in Scotland are coping with the pressures of the pandemic, new research has shown.
U-turn on mandatory vaccine for healthcare staff
HEALTHCARE leaders in England are being advised not to serve termination notices to unvaccinated staff as the government prepares to withdraw measures to make vaccination a condition of deployment.