Public health
Psyomics has announced a new partnership with waiting times improvement specialists Acumentice, in a move designed to help NHS trusts meet cost improvement targets and manage patient pathways. The collaboration brings together two complementary areas of expertise: Psyomics’ clinically-led digital front door technology, and Acumentice’s hands-on consultancy and operational support in reducing waiting lists and [...]
The NHS app will become the default method of communication for millions more patients in England, as part of a government plan to save £200m over the next three years. A £50m investment has been announced to expand digital services, with more test results, screening invitations and appointment reminders to be sent directly to patients' [...]
The NHS is calling for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies remain at critically low levels, following an amber alert issued last year. To maintain a safe and reliable blood supply, the health service needs to increase the number of regular donors from around 800,000 to over one million—with particular concern over stocks of O [...]
The construction of the new £15m Endoscopy Unit at the Cumberland Infirmary (CIC) is now complete, and will welcome its first patients later this month. Clinicians, staff, and key partners had the opportunity to come and see the new unit before patients move in. This new Endoscopy Unit will be able to treat more patients, [...]
New research has found that fewer than 18 per cent of people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) across four major Western countries have been diagnosed—leaving millions unaware they have a serious form of fatty liver disease. MASH is the most severe form of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—a condition that occurs in people who [...]
Sanius Health has launched the HPCC25 x KOL25 Impact and Insights Report. The report offers a strategic blueprint for where rare and chronic disease care must go next. Held on 9th May 2025 in Westminster, the Haematology Patient and Carers Congress (HPCC25) and the inaugural KOL25 Forum brought together a community of over 1000 patients, [...]
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (4 June) published the UK’s first official guidance to support the safe development and use of phage therapies – treatments that use viruses to target and destroy harmful bacteria. The guidance aims to help researchers and companies develop phage-based medicines that meet UK safety, quality [...]
Spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a new study has shown. The research is the first of its kind to ask people experiencing chronic lower back pain – in some cases for almost [...]
St John & St Elizabeth Hospital has launched a new children and young people’s elective day surgery service for children aged three and above, increasing access to high-quality paediatric care in London. The service provides elective day surgery with procedures available across a range of specialties including ENT, ophthalmology, maxillofacial, and plastic surgery; with further [...]
A new study has found that depression is linked to an increased risk of dementia in both mid and later life. Previous studies have shown that people with depression are more likely to develop dementia later in life, but there’s been a lot of debate about when depression matters most, whether it’s depression that starts [...]
