KGH to provide new specialist treatment for lung cancer patients

KGH to provide new specialist treatment for lung cancer patients
KGH has launched a new procedure which can provide quick relief for lung cancer patients without the need for a major operation.The procedure uses a bronchoscope, a kind of tube with a camera and light inserted into the lungs, and then uses electricity to cut a tumour into pieces.

Respiratory consultant Dr George Tsaknis said: "Only a handful of respiratory centres in the UK provide this procedure in their respective endoscopy lists under sedation, and KGH is now one of them." Northamptonshire Telegraph

State of a generation: preventing mental health problems in children and young people

State of a generation: preventing mental health problems in children and young people As part of the Mental Health Foundation’s 70th anniversary, we have commissioned three reports, each looking at a different stage in life and the key things that both challenge and support mental health at these stages.

This is the first of these three reports, focused on children and young people. It is intended both as a review of the recent evidence, and as a guide to anyone wishing to gain a rapid understanding of a preventative approach to mental health. Mental Health Foundation

One in four cancer patients suffers delays being diagnosed, study finds

One in four cancer patients suffers delays being diagnosed, study finds One in four British cancer patients are suffering delays in diagnosis which could cost lives, a major study has found.

The research by Cancer Research UK found that long waits for tests and results after seeing a GP were the chief factor.

Experts warned that half of patients who suffered an avoidable delay ended up waiting at least two months longer than those given a prompt diagnosis. The Telegraph

See also:

• A quarter of cancer patients in England wait TWO MONTHS before being diagnosed Mail Online
• Better GP access to diagnostic tests and more people across the NHS needed to improve cancer care, says RCGP RCGP 

NHS could 'buckle' this winter due to shortage of specialist lung doctors

NHS could 'buckle' this winter due to shortage of specialist lung doctors The NHS could 'buckle' under a flu outbreak this winter due to a crippling shortage of specialist lung doctors, experts fear.

The British Thoracic Society today warned the lack of staff and flux of patients over the coming months is the 'perfect storm'.

It said hospital admissions for lung diseases and killer complications of pneumonia and flu soar this time of year.

And half of UK hospitals UK had at least one vacant respiratory consultant post in 2019 – an increase of 10 per cent since 2015. Mail Online

NHS medics reject 'ideology of Trump' in rally against visit

NHS medics reject 'ideology of Trump' in rally against visit - The Guardian Doctors and nurses have led protests in London against Donald Trump’s visit to Britain, a week after leaked papers surfaced showing that UK and US trade envoys had discussed dismantling NHS drug-price protection.

Demonstrators gathered in Trafalgar Square from 4pm on Tuesday, with NHS workers slated to lead them down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace, where the US president was due to meet the Queen and Boris Johnson at a reception for Nato heads of government. The Guardian

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• Trump wants 'nothing to do' with NHS after Brexit BBC News

Survey finds high level of self-prescribing among doctors

Survey finds high level of self-prescribing among doctors Prescribing for self, family, friends and colleagues is widespread among young Irish doctors, a new survey* shows.
Published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics, the data reveals that some doctors are prescribing addictive and controlled substances, such as sedatives and opiates, despite clear guidance issued by the UK’s professional regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC). OnMedica

More than half of adults in the UK now gamble, new statistics show

More than half of adults in the UK now gamble, new statistics show More than half of adults in the UK now gamble, new figures show, prompting warnings that smartphone betting is fuelling increasingly addictive behaviour.

The head of the NHS last night said too many people were falling victim to “aggressive” tactics by online gambling firms, as the Tories pledged action to treat addiction.

Experts said the Health Survey of England, which polls 10,000 adults and children on their lifestyles, shows smartphone betting holding an increasing grip on younger generations. The Telegraph

See also:

• A nation of gamblers: NHS report reveals four in 10 adults went to casinos or placed bet in 2018 Mail Online
• NHS survey: more than half of English adults gambled in 2018 iGaming Business

Half of GP partners say their practice is less financially secure than a year ago

Half of GP partners say their practice is less financially secure than a year ago Nearly half of GP partners say the financial security of their practice has deteriorated in the past 12 months - and more than two thirds say recent contract funding hikes have yet to benefit them. A total of 46% of GP partners responding to the latest GPonline opinion poll said that their practice felt less financially secure now than 12 months ago - with a further 40% reporting no change.
Just 10% of 136 GP partners who took part in the survey said their practice felt more financially secure than 12 months ago, with the rest unsure. GP Online

Unnecessary appendix surgery 'performed on thousands in UK'

Unnecessary appendix surgery 'performed on thousands in UK'

Thousands of people in the UK, particularly young women, are having their appendices removed unnecessarily because of inadequacies in the way appendicitis is diagnosed, surgeons say.

A study has found that almost a third of women and 12% of men in the UK who undergo surgery for suspected appendicitis end up having a normal appendix removed. The Guardian

See also:

• Women needlessly having their appendix out in almost one in three cases The Telegraph 
• Thousands of young British women 'have needless operations to remove their appendix' Mail Online