The first NHS screening programme for prostate cancer could be given the green light this week, marking a game-changing opportunity to save thousands of lives. On Thursday, the Government’s National Screening Committee (NSC) will meet to make a decision that could revolutionise early detection and treatment. The country’s top oncologists, economists and medical ethicists are expected to give aContinue reading “Prostate Cancer Screening Programme Could Be Given The Green Light”
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GPs To Treat Millions Instead Of Hospitals
As Keir Starmer fights to address the NHS crisis, sweeping reforms will see patients treated by general practitioners (GPs) rather than receiving specialised treatment in hospitals. Routine appointments will be dealt with in community services close to patients’ homes in a move they believe could ‘fix the waiting list’. The health service will also rampContinue reading “GPs To Treat Millions Instead Of Hospitals”
A Hospital Writes Off £250 Million In Foreign Debt
Cash-strapped hospitals have written off £256.4 million owed by foreign patients because they forgot to check that they were properly entitled to free NHS treatment. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday reveals escalating deficits from health tourists – who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment – is creating a growing black holeContinue reading “A Hospital Writes Off £250 Million In Foreign Debt”
Doctor, Who Inspired The ITV Show Starring Joanne Froggatt, Reveals A&E Reality
A top palliative care doctor has revealed how she has to speak to dying patients on trollies without even a curtain for privacy as she lamented the ‘broken’ NHS. Dr Rachel Clarke admitted she ‘can’t really exaggerate how grim and crisis-laden conditions are’ and described conditions in A&E wards in Britain as ‘Dickensian’. Speaking to Andy CoulsonContinue reading “Doctor, Who Inspired The ITV Show Starring Joanne Froggatt, Reveals A&E Reality”