Diabetes breakthrough as life-changing artificial pancreas given NHS approval for type 1 patients Health regulator NICE says a cost-effective price was needed before being offered The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023
NHS in England to offer artificial pancreas to help manage type 1 diabetes Successful trial of groundbreaking device, now approved by Nice, uses algorithm to determine amount of insulin needed The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2023
100,000 diabetes patients could benefit from ‘artificial pancreas’ technology Officials said they hope complications linked to hypoglycaemia caused by type 1 diabetes could become a ‘thing of the past’ thanks to the technology. The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023
Labour has a long-term plan for NHS but we don’t, warns Tory former minister Sir Edward Leigh urged ministers to address the multiple problems facing the health service. The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
No dentists will take adult NHS patients in Sefton The situation is marginally better for children Liverpool Echo · Jan 6, 2023
Flu patient numbers continue to rise as ambulance handover delays hit new high More than a quarter of ambulance patients waited more than an hour last week to be handed to A&E teams. The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023
Some NHS patients waiting 1,000 days for routine surgery, damning figures show It comes after Rishi Sunak used his first speech of the new year to commit to reducing NHS waiting lists but admitted patients are "not getting the care they deserve" - despite 12 years of Tory rule Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023
Bristol Royal Infirmary could get new A&E if plans are approved this month If approved, it could be completed by 2029 Bristol Post · Jan 3, 2023
London ambulance crews will only wait 45 minutes at A&Es if patient is stable, leaked letter says Ambulance crews in London with patients who are stable will only wait 45 minutes at A&E units, according to a leaked letter. Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023
Record number of cancer patients treated in 2022 as waiting list grows More than 320,000 people received cancer care in the 12 months from November 2021 Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023
Record number of cancer patients treated last year, but waiting list grows More than 320,000 people received cancer care in the 12 months from November 2021. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023
NHS pressure ‘intolerable and unsustainable’, warn medics The Royal College of Emergency Medicine claimed that somewhere between 300 and 500 people are dying each week due to delays. The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023
NHS strikes could run for months as Tories plan fresh pay cuts for staff next year Unions and the NHS leaders fear Health Secretary Steve Barclay will seek to limit next year's pay rise for healthcare staff other than doctors and dentists to just 2% - amounting to a real terms wage cut Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023
Some A&Es in ‘complete state of crisis’ amid pressure on NHS, medics warn Health chiefs warn situation ‘intolerable and unsustainable’ with strain greater than at the peak of the Covid pandemic Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023 NHS unions say plans for 2% pay rise next year could mean more strikes Ministers have asked NHS pay review body to cap increase for 2023-24, below predictions for inflation
Manchester Evening News · Jan 1, 2023 Greater Manchester hospitals hit with 'double whammy' of surging flu and Covid cases It comes as a leading health official warned pressure on the NHS across the country is now 'equivalent' to the early stages of the pandemic
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023 ‘On the brink’: ambulance services in England face £14m rise in fuel bills NHS insiders warn that some of the costs will have to be met from existing budgets amid renewed pressure on pay and construction costs
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022 ‘Unacceptable’: Warning over plunging dementia diagnosis rates as targets missed for two years Exclusive: Diagnosis rates have fallen across England during the pandemic, with new figures revealing a postcode lottery for patients
Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022 'Broken' NHS forces A&E staff 'to ask sick patients to monitor their own vital signs' A&E workers have spoken of the 'Dickensian overcrowding' faced in hospitals as ten trusts declared Critical Incidents this week where services are crippled by staff shortages
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022 Hundreds of thousands of diabetes patients now using ‘life-changing’ gadgets NHS England said that just more than 200,000 patients are now using non-invasive glucose monitoring devices.
Manchester Evening News · Dec 30, 2022 NHS in crisis: 149 patients rushed to hospital in ambulances made to wait over an HOUR at Greater Manchester A&Es in just one day Sick patients arriving at hospitals face A&E handover delays as flu cases surge
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022 Flu and Covid ‘twindemic’ hits NHS amid spike in hospital admissions The sharp increase has been across both general hospital and critical care beds – those for the sickest patients
Wales Online · Dec 30, 2022 Flu cases surge as hospital numbers soar by 79% as thousands admitted An average of 3,746 people were in hospital with flu over the seven days leading up to Christmas. The figure is op nearly 1,700 compared to the week before.
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022 Flu surge continues with number of hospital patients up 79% The sharp increase has been across both general hospital and critical care beds – those for the sickest patients.
Nottingham Post · Dec 29, 2022 New operating theatre for Nottinghamshire hospital in £5.6m plan Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust has secured the money from NHS England and work will begin in 2023.