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Cornwall trust adds former assistant chief constable to its board

By Liz Wells 07 January 2025

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Julie Fielding to its board as a non-executive director.

Violence against UK ambulance staff set to reach new high

By Liz Wells 07 January 2025

UK ambulance services are on course for the highest rate of reported incidents of violence, aggression and abuse directed at staff across the 14 UK ambulance services in the 2024-25 financial year,...

Guy's and St Thomas' begins search for new chief executive

By Liz Wells 06 January 2025

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a successor to Professor Ian Abbs, who has led the trust since August 2019.

Researchers aiming to use AI to improve prostate cancer treatments

By Liz Wells 06 January 2025

Researchers at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, in the Wirral, are using AI to enhance the precision of radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

NHS App upgrade will give patients more choice

By Liz Wells 06 January 2025

NHS England has unveiled plans to use the NHS App to give patients greater choice and control over their treatment.

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Hospital patients with flu quadrupled ahead of new year

By Liz Wells 03 January 2025

Flu cases have continued to skyrocket, with more than 5,000 patients hospitalised with the virus at the end of last week, new data reveals.

Government unveils adult social care commission

By Liz Wells 03 January 2025

The government has launched an independent commission to ‘transform social care’, but proposals for major reform may not be delivered for years.

Smartwatch technology helps people quit smoking

By Liz Wells 02 January 2025

Smartwatches could help people give up smoking, new research reveals.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals AI tool helps identify hidden heart condition

By Liz Wells 02 January 2025

A new artificial intelligence tool is being used in West Yorkshire to identify people with a heart condition before they even have symptoms.

Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level

By Liz Wells 02 January 2025

The proportion of patients being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage in England has risen to its highest ever level, new data reveals.