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What the latest NHS performance figures show

Some 10,201 people had waited more than 18 months to start treatment at the end of September, up from 8,998 at the end of August.

The Independent UK

Cancer patients fear ‘getting left behind’ due to diagnosis and treatment delays

It comes ahead of new targets for cancer wait times being brought in as part of a streamlining process.

The Independent UK

NHS backlog hits record high

Some 7.77 million people are on the waiting list.

The Independent UK

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England hospitals cut back on operations as £1bn bailout call fails

Ministers give NHS England just a 10th of the sum, forcing leaders to scale back drive to tackle hospital waiting list of 7 million

The Guardian - UK

Government refuses NHS plea for £1bn bailout to cover cost of strikes

NHS England to announce £800m in emergency funds, with none of the money coming from the Treasury or Department of Health

The Guardian - UK

Major diabetes breakthrough as 150,000 people to be offered artificial pancreas

Technology will be ‘game changer’ for people with type 1 diabetes, top health official says

The Independent UK

NHS to offer 150,000 people with type 1 diabetes an artificial pancreas

Move to make more than half of those living with condition in England and Wales eligible for device hailed as gamechanger

The Guardian - UK

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Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England

Anastrozole to be made available to women who have been through the menopause and have family history of breast cancer

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry evidence about leaders’ petty preoccupations fills me with fury

We on the frontline had to take decisions that affected who lived and who died – and we deserve to hear that it was not our fault

The Guardian - UK

NHS introduces new warning system to stop ‘avoidable’ child deaths

Care will be escalated regardless of other clinical observations if a parent raises alarm over a child’s health under the new standard.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry turns to the professionals for a masterclass in time-wasting

Former NHS England boss Simon Stevens turns out to be just the warmup act for the main event, Christopher Wormald

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live or die' if NHS overwhelmed by Covid

MATT Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, the former head of NHS England…

The National (Scotland)

Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’ – former NHS boss

Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England, largely refused to criticise the former health secretary during his appearance before the Covid inquiry.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

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NHS prevents thousands of strokes with blood-thinning drug push

Rapid rollout of anticoagulant drugs to people with atrial fibrillation saved 4,000 lives since January 2022, says NHS chief

The Independent UK

Thousands of lives saved by ‘transformative’ drugs rollout, says NHS

Direct oral anticoagulants are used to treat the heart condition atrial fibrillation, which can lead to strokes.

The Independent UK

Needs of patients with learning disabilities not being met in hospitals – report

An investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body found the current system is not always designed to provide effective care.

The Independent UK

Those waiting longest for NHS care to be asked if they will travel for treatment

The health service hopes the initiative will help drive down the number of people waiting the longest.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Misleading’ A&E figures in England hiding poor performance

Emergency doctors say figures are aggregated with those of minor injury centres to get closer to targets

The Guardian - UK

Delays, rows and legal challenges: inside the stalled new NHS gender identity service

Guardian analysis reveals chaotic efforts to open two units offering new treatments to children with gender dysphoria

The Independent UK

‘Postcode lottery’ for A&E care as NHS and government failing to tackle crisis, MPs warn

MPs warn government they have ‘serious doubts’ over NHS A&E rescue plan

The Independent UK

Report slams NHS and Department of Health over poor A&E care

The level of care patients can expect depends on where they live, MPs have said.

The Independent UK

Heart failure to be treated at home as NHS expands virtual wards programme

The programme is already approved for frail patients and those with acute respiratory infections.

The Guardian - UK

NHS England to investigate why dead people invited for Covid and flu jabs

Exclusive: Social media users report receiving ‘priority’ vaccine letters for relatives who died years ago

The Independent UK

Women’s campaigners warn of safety risks from NHS app medical records access

Refuge said it is disappointed that the Government and NHS England have not fully addressed the risk to domestic abuse survivors.

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