2.5 million more people in England projected to be living with major illness by 2040

2.5 million more people in England projected to be living with major illness by 2040 9.1 million people will be living with major illness by 2040, 2.5 million more than in 2019, according to a new report published today by the Health Foundation.

The analysis finds that 19 of the 20 health conditions studied are projected to increase in prevalence, including a rise of more than 30% in the number of people living with conditions such as cancer, diabetes and kidney disease. Overall, the number of people living with major disease is set to increase from almost 1 in 6 of the adult population in 2019, to nearly 1 in 5 by 2040, with significant implications for the NHS, other public services and the public finances.

See also:

• NHS Confederation responds to Health Foundation report projecting 2.5m more people in England will be living with major illness by 2040 NHS Confederation
• Surge in ill health will have major impact on NHS BBC News
• An extra 2.5million Britons will have major illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and dementia by 2040 with soaring obesity counteracting gains made by fewer people smoking, report warns The Daily Mail
• Additional 2.5 million people will have major illnesses by 2040 Evening Standard
• ‘Catastrophic’ forecast shows 9m people in England with major illnesses by 2040 The Guardian
• Rates of major illness such as cancer and diabetes to soar by a third by 2040 The Independent
• NHS faces further pressure as report finds one in five will have major illness by 2040 ITV News
• One in five adults in England will be living with major diseases by 2040, say researchers Sky News

Getting the fundamentals right: how to better prepare for discharge pressures next winter

Getting the fundamentals right: how to better prepare for discharge pressures next winter Delayed discharges, where a patient is medically fit to leave hospital but is not discharged, were a particular problem in England last winter. In this long read, Camille Oung highlights some possible solutions to help better prepare health and care services for discharge pressures next winter. Nuffield Trust

Improving regulation for the future: regulation survey 2023

Improving regulation for the future: regulation survey 2023 This report explores NHS trust leaders' views of regulation over the past twelve months. Most trusts said that regulatory burden (52 per cent) and the number of 'ad hoc' requests (59 per cent) grew last year, at a time when services were more overstretched than many leaders can ever remember. NHS Providers

UKHSA launches new strategy to tackle national and global health hazards

UKHSA launches new strategy to tackle national and global health hazards The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today launched its 3-year strategy to combat both new and re-emerging threats and to protect health security.

The new strategy sets out UKHSA’s vision and goals for the next 3 years to prepare for and respond to health threats and build the capabilities and technologies to protect the country in the future.

Radiographers begin 48-hour strike in England

Radiographers begin 48-hour strike in England Radiographers, who perform vital scans on patients, begin a 48-hour strike at 08:00 on Tuesday in parts of England.

Staff at 37 NHS trusts are staging walkouts over pay.

The government says its offer of a 5% pay rise combined with one-off payments totalling at least £1,655 is "reasonable" and "final".

Patients can expect disruption to services - but staffing levels akin to those during bank holidays will provide "life and limb" emergency cover. BBC News

See also:

• Our members deserve better, our patients deserve better Society of Radiographers
• Radiographers' strike will hit patients hard NHS Providers
• Radiographers at 37 NHS trusts in England going on strike over pay Evening Standard
• Radiographers in England stage two-day strike over pay and staffing The Guardian
• NHS radiographers strike amid complaints of staff shortages and low pay ITV News

NHS trust to review all suicides since 2017

NHS trust to review all suicides since 2017 The deaths of dozens of people who took their own lives while patients of an NHS trust will be reviewed after concerns were raised.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) will review all 63 suicides since 2017.

It comes after the trust was accused of adding to the records of Charles Ndhlovu, 33, the day after he took his own life to "correct their mistakes".

The trust's chief Anna Hills said it "will be an important piece of work". BBC News

Reports of modern slavery double in UK care sector

Reports of modern slavery double in UK care sector The number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year.

There were 109 potential victims, exploited for personal or financial gain, between January and March - twice as many as the same period in 2022.

BBC File on 4 obtained the figures from the government-approved anti-slavery helpline, run by charity Unseen.

Investigators trying to protect workers from being exploited say the care industry is now a "top priority". BBC News

Most NHS staff say they don’t have enough time to spend with patients

Most NHS staff say they don’t have enough time to spend with patients Most NHS staff think they have too little time to help patients and the quality of care the service provides is falling, a survey reveals.

Medical and nursing groups said the “very worrying” findings showed that hard-pressed staff cannot give patients as much attention as they would like because they are so busy.

In polling YouGov carried out for the Guardian, 71% of NHS staff who have direct contact with patients said they did not have the amount of time they would like to have to help them.

38m patients in England wait beyond 14 days to see GP despite government pledge

38m patients in England wait beyond 14 days to see GP despite government pledge More than 38 million patients in England have waited longer than a fortnight for a GP appointment since the government promised everyone would be able to get one within 14 days.

In September last year, the government said patients would be able to see a family doctor within two weeks of booking a consultation. Thérèse Coffey, the then health secretary, promised to prioritise the issue with a “laser-like focus”. The Guardian

Bisexual people ‘experience worse health outcomes than other adults’

Bisexual people ‘experience worse health outcomes than other adults’ Bisexual people experience worse health outcomes than other adults in England, a study has found.

Data from lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) patients indicates these groups have poorer health outcomes compared to those who identify as heterosexual.

The new findings indicate that bisexual people face additional health disparities within an already marginalised community. The Independent

See also:

• Bisexual People Experience Worse Health Outcomes in England: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Primary Care (open access) The Journal of Sex Research

A single pill made using magic mushroom hallucinogen could help treat anorexia that affects 100,000 Britons, study suggests

A single pill made using magic mushroom hallucinogen could help treat anorexia that affects 100,000 Britons, study suggests Could a single tablet help improve the outcome for patients with anorexia? That is the tantalising prospect offered by a study published yesterday looking at the use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of magic mushrooms. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Psilocybin for the treatment of anorexia nervosa (abstract) Nature Medicine
• Psilocybin may be a potential treatment for anorexia, research suggests The Independent

New fathers can suffer from postnatal depression too, study suggests

New fathers can suffer from postnatal depression too, study suggests Having a baby could cause men with a history of depression to relapse, a new British study suggests. Researchers from University College London (UCL) analysed medical records of 90,000 men who had children in the previous year and compared them with those that hadn't become dads.

Men who had not taken antidepressants prior to having a child were no more likely than men without children to need the treatment. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Association of Recent Fatherhood With Antidepressant Treatment Initiation Among Men in the United Kingdom (open access) JAMA Network Open