Early scan recommended for pancreatic cancer
PATIENTS with suspected pancreatic cancer should be offered PET-CT scans to speed up diagnosis and more accurately stage the disease to determine if operable.
NHS crisis worse than last year, survey indicates
THE NHS is a system "pushed to its limits", says the Royal College of Physicians in response to survey results in its NHS Reality Check Update 2018.
RCGP warns over “culture of blame”
THE Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned that an unintended consequence of the recent Bawa-Garba case could be a “regression to a blame culture”.
Extra whistleblowing protection for Scottish trainees
EXTRA legal protections have been introduced by NHS Scotland for junior doctors and other postgraduate trainees treated unfairly for whistleblowing.
One-off PSA test for prostate cancer a "blunt tool"
Offering a one-off PSA test for prostate cancer to asymptomatic men does not save lives, according to research funded by Cancer Research UK.
New assessment tool for bowel cancer risk in younger patients
A RISK assessment tool to support GPs in identifying serious bowel conditions, including cancer, in patients under age 50 has been published in the British Journal of General Practice.
RCGP warns against blanket policy on “low value” prescribing
AN NHS England review will consider introducing new national guidelines to reduce the prescribing of low value medicines which are "ineffective, unnecessary, inappropriate for prescription on the NHS".
Oral health toolkit now updated
AN updated version of the Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit from Public Health England (PHE) now includes new patient factsheets and guidance on alcohol and nutrition.
Employment protection for NHS whistleblowers
WHISTLEBLOWERS re-applying for jobs in the NHS will be protected from discrimination under new measures announced by the Department of Health.
New complaints procedure in Scotland
A NEW complaint handling procedure for the NHS in Scotland comes into effect from 1 April 2017.