All 50-74-year-olds in England will now receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years. NHS England has been posting the faecal-immunochemical test (Fit) to all 54-74-year-olds since 2021 and anyone older can request one over the phone. But after trials of local screening programmes for 50-year-olds, the age is now being lowered, bringing […]
Friends of Miss Nicholls, students Jessica Reeve and Izzy Winter, began fundraising through GoFundMe for Clarissa’s Campaign for Cambridge Hearts. The goal was to raise £7,000, which would pay for one day of ECG screening for about 100 young people. “Clarissa is fortunate to have some amazing friends,” Mrs Nicholls told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. “I […]
She said students with complex needs can miss a lot of school time going for medical appointments. “At least this appointment can happen here and the families get reassured,” she said. The school has done follow-up tests for the boy, and all is well. “We were able to go straight to the otoscopy and look […]
In a statement, the co-chairs of the BMA’s junior doctors’ committee, Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, described the offer as “a start” which “changes the current trajectory of pay”. “It should never have taken so long to get here, but this offer shows what can be achieved when both parties enter negotiations in […]
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help. Source link
The rollout of new devices for thousands in England with type 1 diabetes is hailed as a landmark moment. Source link
Buttonholing, on the other hand, involves putting needles into the same hole each time. This is safe for those with fistulas, but for those using grafts, it “has always been avoided… due to the risk of infection and graft degradation”, according to the UK Kidney Association guidelines which are used throughout the NHS. It says […]
Reflecting on the civil service pay offer, Dr Archibald said: “Civil servants, like other public servants, have been waiting some time for their 2023 pay award against the context of a cost-of-living crisis and pressures on their own household budgets. Source link
People who are found to have defective BRCA genes, known as being BRCA positive, will be given early access to cancer detection services such as mammograms or MRI scans. They may also be offered preventative surgery or medication, and advised to make risk-reducing lifestyle changes. Source link
Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs. Source link