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NHS plans more robotic surgeries to speed up patient care and treatment

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that innovative technologies will ‘transform the NHS’

The Independent UK

Psychological support system opens to infected blood victims

Thousands were impacted by the scandal.

Evening Standard

Nottingham attack families ask Streeting for names of staff who treated killer

Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in the city in June 2023.

Evening Standard

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NHS England to give urgent help away from A&E to cut ‘corridor care’

Move is part of £450m Wes Streeting plan to tackle long delays and end hospital overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Government promises quicker A&E times under plan to help end corridor care

A&E league tables will be published to drive up performance, according to the new plan for emergency care.

Evening Standard

Labour pledges to lower A&E waiting times and end NHS ‘corridor care’

A&E league tables will be published to drive up performance, according to the new plan for emergency care.

The Independent UK

Spending on agency staff across NHS in England drops by almost £1bn

Exclusive: Cost-saving for 2024-25 follows pledge by Wes Streeting to cut the amount going to agencies by 30%

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Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds

Research strengthens case for families to have right to second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted by NHS England

The Guardian - UK

NHS accused of ‘abject failure’ on ADHD as 550,000 await assessment in England

Campaigners say failings have ‘ruined lives’ after figures show up to 2.5m people in country could have condition

The Guardian - UK

Mental health A&E units won’t cut trolley waits and will put patients at risk, doctors warn

‘ I have real concerns about the safety of patients who may have undiagnosed physical problems’ warns professor Robert Howard

The Independent UK

Thousands tackle diabetes risk using NHS scheme of exercise and healthy eating

The Healthier You Programme aims to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes through personalised support.

Evening Standard

MS patient’s life ‘crumbling’ after being switched to cheaper drug under NHS cost-cutting drive

Julie Cowdrill said the switch to Tyruko was like having ‘the rug pulled from under my feet’ as she suffered a dramatic setback in her condition

The Independent UK

Mental health A&E units to open across England where patients can be seen in 10 minutes

Anybody who walks in will be seen by a mental health specialist within ten minutes, reports say

The Independent UK

NHS to open more ‘mental health A&Es’ to relieve pressure on hospitals

The scheme is expected to be expanded nationally to dozens of locations as part of a ten-year NHS plan to be published this summer.

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Fact check: NHS appointments rise hailed by government is smaller than last year

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent rise in the number of in-hospital appointments compares to previous years.

The Independent UK

NHS rolls out ‘Amazon-style’ app for prescriptions to free up pharmacies

High street pharmacies including Boots have already adopted the technology

The Independent UK

Patients able to track prescription status with new ‘Amazon-style’ service

According to NHS England, around 45% of phone calls to community pharmacies are from people chasing prescriptions.

The Independent UK

World-first gonorrhoea vaccine offered on NHS to combat rise in super strain STI

Gay and bisexual men who are most at risk of catching the infection will be invited to get the jab

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GPs asked to find undiagnosed infected blood victims

Infected Blood Scandal Inquiry revealed concerns last year that hundreds infected at birth could be living unaware

The Independent UK

NHS rolls out plans to find more infected blood victims

People will be asked about their blood transfusion history before 1996 when they register with a GP.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Unemployment figures row and NHS appointments error

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

Ambulance response times for the most urgent incidents are their quickest in nearly four years.

The Independent UK

NHS hospital waiting lists rise for first time in seven months

New figures show an estimated 7.42 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March

Evening Standard

NHS waiting list for hospital treatment rises for first time in seven months

The data will be a blow to Labour, which is introducing ‘carrot and stick reforms’ for NHS leaders.

The Independent UK

Children waiting two years for critical gender care as numbers trapped on waiting lists soar

Waiting lists for children’s gender services have risen by 12 per cent, figures show

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