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MORTALITY

ONS figures reveal high mortality rates in large urban areas

By Lee Peart 17 October 2024

New ONS figures have shown higher mortality in large urban areas and among the most deprived.

PREVENTION

NHS England renews call for millions to take up NHS breast screening invites

By Liz Wells 17 October 2024

Women aged 50 to 70 across England are being urged to take up invitations to breast screening as the NHS redoubles its bid to reach millions of women not yet taking up the potentially life-saving o...

SMOKING

Call for chancellor to invest in smokefree UK

By Lee Peart 17 October 2024

Over 200 leading health professionals have called on the chancellor to invest in creating a smokefree UK.

PREVENTION

Greater Manchester announces weight loss medication study

By Lee Peart 15 October 2024

A partnership to better understand weight loss medication has been announced at the Government’s International Investment Summit.

PREVENTION

Prostate cancer home testing kit could save NHS £500m a year

By Lee Peart 14 October 2024

A new spit test for prostate cancer could save the NHS £500m a year.

NIHR

NHS organisations awarded £30m to buy research equipment

By Liz Wells 11 October 2024

Thirty-six NHS organisations in England have been awarded a total of £30m from NIHR to pay for new medical equipment and technology.

AUTUMN BUDGET

Chancellor urged to boost public health grant by £1.4bn

By Lee Peart 08 October 2024

Directors of public health have written to the Government urging it to boost the public health grant by £1.4bn.

TECHNOLOGY

UK Research and Innovation unveils £118m fund to boost cancer detection

By Liz Wells 07 October 2024

A raft of new UK-created therapies for cancer are to be trialled in the UK, offering faster diagnoses and better treatments, deploying innovative technologies and approaches, thanks new funding.

NHS ENGLAND

NHS rolls out free eyesight, hearing and dental checks at residential special schools

By Liz Wells 05 October 2024

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS eyesight, hearing and dental checks.

PREVENTION

UK government unveils 111 breast cancer diagnosis trial

By Liz Wells 04 October 2024

A trial to let women with breast cancer symptoms book appointments directly with diagnostic clinics without going to see their GP is to start in Somerset in November.