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Artificial intelligence to help boost NHS winter response and prevent avoidable admissions

Artificial intelligence (AI) will spot patients at risk of needing to go to hospital so community NHS teams can get… Read more

One-year waits reduce for patients as record demand for NHS emergency care continues

NHS staff are managing record demand across emergency care ahead of winter, with new data showing Type 1 A&Es and… Read more

Tens of thousands of women set to benefit from ‘repurposed’ NHS drug to prevent breast cancer

Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer could now benefit from a proven risk-reducing drug on… Read more

NHS burns advice sought every 21 seconds over Bonfire Night weekend

The number of people visiting the burns advice page on the NHS website increases by a quarter (27%) during the… Read more

New NHS warning system to spot deterioration in children’s health faster

The NHS is rolling out a new early warning system for doctors and nurses treating children to quickly identify deterioration,… Read more

Thousands of lives saved by the NHS thanks to rapid rollout of blood thinners

Thousands of lives have been saved and almost 17,000 strokes prevented, thanks to the rapid roll-out of blood-thinning drugs on… Read more

Giant lung roadshow tours England as most people ignore early lung cancer symptoms

The NHS will visit thousands of people in England’s lung cancer hotspots with giant inflatable lungs this month, to raise… Read more

Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients to be offered the chance to travel for treatment

Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment will be offered the opportunity to… Read more

NHS mobile testing scheme finds thousands of new cases of liver damage

More than 2,200 people in high-risk communities have been newly identified as being at risk of life-threatening liver cancer, thanks… Read more

NHS virtual wards to treat thousands of patients with heart failure at home

Thousands of patients with heart failure will now be treated from home as the NHS expands its world-leading virtual wards… Read more