This blog covers the latest UK health care news, publications, policy announcements, events and information focused on the NHS, as well as the latest media stories and local news coverage of the NHS Trusts in Northamptonshire.
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Looking back through the years at Northampton and Kettering Hospitals as NHS celebrates 75th anniversary
New poll finds enduring public support for the NHS alongside a call for government action to support social care
Driving better health outcomes through integrated care systems: the role of district councils
Train, retain, reform: does the NHS Long Term Plan provide a coherent map for the future?
Face to face health checks more than double in one year
Local officials only heard about new Covid rules on TV, inquiry told
Tewkesbury balance classes 'reduce GP appointment demand'
NHS waiting list will ‘probably go up’ in England, says minister
- NHS Recovery Summit held to help cut waiting lists Department of Health and Social Care
- Health Secretary to hold discussion with experts on how to cut NHS waiting lists Evening Standard
- ‘Vanishingly small’ chance Sunak can cut NHS waiting lists by election, warn experts The Independent
'I had zero symptoms': NHS trial detects lung cancer in fitness fan
Skin cancer warning as UK cases reach record high with cheap package holidays blamed
Skin cancer warning as UK cases reach record high with cheap package holidays blamed Cases of deadly skin cancer across age groups have reached a record high in the UK with 17,500 people diagnosed each year, a charity has said.
According to Cancer Research UK, the boom of cheap holiday packages in the 1960s has been linked to the rise in melanoma skin cancer among older adults.
The charity pointed to a particular rise in cases among adults aged 55 and over, with case rates among this age group rising 195 per cent since the 1990s. The Independent
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