FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 8 - Caught on Camera

NHS patients asked to travel for treatment to help clear two-year hospital waiting lists

NHS England says ‘final push’ will ‘virtually eliminate’ backlogs

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

NHS England ‘set to eliminate list of patients waiting two years for treatment’

People who remain on the waiting list are being asked whether they are prepared to travel to receive treatment.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

NHS funding could face further cuts, as Sajid Javid says 'no quick cure' for A&E crisis

Sajid Javid has suggested at the NHS Confed Expo event that NHS funding could be scaled back further

Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2022

NHS budgets ‘can only stretch so far’, warns health chief

NHS chief warns over ‘unacceptable’ rise in lone A&E waits

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Superbug-killing drugs for NHS patients to stop simple surgery becoming deadly

Routine operations could one day become deadly as bacteria become more resistant to antibiotics - but a world-first subscription deal announced in the UK could change this

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022

Pharmacists to assess cancer symptoms and refer patients to specialists

NHS scheme aims to speed up diagnosis process and take workload off GPs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022

Pharmacists to help check for potential cancer cases in NHS shake-up

It is hoped the move could help speed up the process of cancer diagnosis.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

New neighbourhood teams would improve patient access to GPs and NHS, report says

A study commissioned by NHS England calls for a more streamlined system for the way people access NHS urgent care in England.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

NHS checks for prostate cancer hit all-time high

Some 550,000 people checked their risk of developing the disease online during the six weeks of a campaign.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Parkinson’s patients to be given ‘smart watches’ to monitor their movements

The Parkinson’s Kinetigraph, a gadget containing sensors, sends signals about the patient’s activity to doctors.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022