Northamptonshire Health Charity has been chosen as ‘Most Supportive Local Hospital Fundraiser 2023 – East Midlands’. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Northamptonshire Health Charity Win Non-Profit Organisation Award
Northamptonshire Health Charity wins non-profit organisation award An independent charity supporting NHS hospitals and community services throughout Northamptonshire has been announced as a winner in this year’s non-profit organisation awards.
A guide to supporting your internationally educated workforce
A guide to supporting your internationally educated workforce This guide provides practical advice and examples of how to support the internationally educated workforce (IEW) as an essential part of promoting a more inclusive and diverse NHS. It focuses on how trusts can support the IEW by looking at the following topics: recruitment, onboarding, and induction; creating a sense of belonging; tools to address bullying and harassment; high quality training and inclusive talent management; and leadership and accountability. NHS Providers
Trans people can wait seven years for NHS initial assessment
Trans people can wait seven years for NHS initial assessment Transgender people in England have faced waits of up to seven years for an initial NHS assessment, data seen by the BBC shows.
The South West's only gender identity clinic has the longest backlog, with an average wait of 90 months.
NHS England said people should be seen within 18 weeks of referral and blamed delays on an "increase in demand".
Trans woman Kaz Self, who waited for five years for an appointment, said the system was "dysfunctional". BBC News
Warning over medical clinics using fake Google reviews
Warning over medical clinics using fake Google reviews Medical clinics are using fake Google reviews to boost their profiles online, a BBC investigation has found.
Consumer groups say fake reviews are a "significant and persistent problem" and have called on internet firms to do more to remove them and fine companies.
Which? has warned it could be a serious issue if someone chooses a treatment clinic based on reading a fake review. BBC News
Cancer breakthrough as groundbreaking pill found to ‘kill tumours’
Cancer breakthrough as groundbreaking pill found to ‘kill tumours’ Scientists at a leading US hospital have developed a “cancer-killing pill” that kills solid tumours through “targeted chemotherapy.”
Likened to a “snowstorm that closes a key airline hub, shutting down all flights in and out only in planes carrying cancer cells”, the protein was developed by a research team at the City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organisations in the US.
The AOH1996 molecule works by targeting a cancerous variant of PCNA, a protein critical to DNA replication and repair of enlarging tumours. The Independent
See also:
- Small molecule targeting of transcription-replication conflict for selective chemotherapy (open access) Cell Chemical Biology
NHS considers using AI to spot breast cancer
NHS considers using AI to spot breast cancer Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can ‘safely’ read breast cancer screening images, a preliminary study suggests.
Researchers found that computer-aided detection could spot cancer in mammograms – X-ray pictures of the breast – at a ‘similar rate’ to two radiologists.
The NHS is already examining how it can implement this type of technology in its breast screening programme. Metro
See also:
- Artificial intelligence-supported screen reading versus standard double reading in the Mammography Screening with Artificial Intelligence trial (MASAI): a clinical safety analysis of a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority, single-blinded, screening accuracy study (abstract) Lancet Oncology
- Now AI's good enough to assess your mammogram: Study finds computer-trained programme spots 20% more cancers than human radiologists The Daily Mail
- AI can read breast cancer screening images, study finds The Independent
Hope for thousands with ADHD as scientists say new brain treatment can 'transform' lives of sufferers
Hope for thousands with ADHD as scientists say new brain treatment can 'transform' lives of sufferers A brain treatment that eases symptoms of ADHD could 'transform' the lives of children and their families, experts say.
Scientists have discovered non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with cognitive training, can significantly improve symptoms of the disorder in youngsters.
The condition is renowned for affected people's attention, activity and impulsivity, and affects around 5 per cent of children in the UK. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Transcranial random noise stimulation combined with cognitive training for treating ADHD: a randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial (open access) Translational Psychiatry
- Brain stimulation treatment could ‘transform the lives’ of children with ADHD The Independent
Scientists discover 'variant-proof' antibodies that can neutralize every strain of Covid - as virus rates tick up across US amid 'late summer wave'
Scientists discover 'variant-proof' antibodies that can neutralize every strain of Covid - as virus rates tick up across US amid 'late summer wave' Newly discovered antibodies could be the key to fighting off every strain of Covid.
Researchers have uncovered six new antibodies in the blood of patients who had survived Covid-19's early ancestor, the SARS virus of 2002, who then also received a vaccination against the coronavirus in more recent years.
The most powerful, E7, was found to neutralize newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 variants, such as Omicron XBB.1.16, which has caused a more than 14 percent spike in new US cases over the past month. The Daily Mail
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Health Secretary Steve Barclay axes one-in-six civil service health jobs 'to free up money for frontline NHS services'
Health Secretary Steve Barclay axes one-in-six civil service health jobs 'to free up money for frontline NHS services' Steve Barclay has got rid of hundreds of civil servants to free up cash for the NHS, insiders claimed today.
The Department of Health and Social Care's workforce is now a sixth smaller than it was nine months ago, with just 3,316 mandarins now employed.
Sources close to the Health Secretary said he has 'always been interested in cutting bureaucracy'. The Daily Mail
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