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NHS Launches First Breast Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

The NHS England launched its first breast cancer screening awareness campaign to increase participation, which is currently at 64.6%, aiming to reach 80% by 2025-26 to detect thousands more cancers at an early stage and save lives.

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Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication

Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.

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60-Hour A&E Wait Exposes UK NHS Crisis

An 88-year-old woman, Maureen Harman, waited over 60 hours in Wigan Infirmary A&E due to bed shortages, highlighting a broader NHS crisis where nearly 39,000 patients in North West England spent over a day in emergency departments, with over 1,000 waiting more than three days.

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NHS England Explores Private Capital to Address Infrastructure Shortfalls

Faced with rising costs and limited government funding, NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard proposes exploring private capital investment to upgrade hospital facilities and technology, aiming to improve productivity and meet growing healthcare demands.

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NHS Trust Fined £1.6m for Multiple Maternity Failures

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was fined £1.6m after admitting to failures in care leading to the deaths of three babies between April and July 2021, marking the second prosecution of the trust by the Care Quality Commission for maternity-related issues.

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Injured Ukrainian Soldier Receives NHS Treatment in Kent

A Ukrainian soldier injured in a Russian shell attack is receiving NHS treatment in Kent after months of paperwork and travel, highlighting the UK's support for Ukrainian war victims.

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Inquiry Called for into eHarley Street's Management of Welsh Surgeries

A four-point motion calling for an independent inquiry into eHarley Street, a GP management company, was submitted to Blaenau Gwent council on February 20, due to concerns about patient safety, staff shortages, and unpaid wages, totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds, at surgeries in Blaenau Gwent...

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60-Hour A&E Wait Exposes NHS Crisis

88-year-old Maureen Harman waited over 60 hours on a trolley in Wigan Infirmary's A&E corridor due to overcrowding, highlighting a broader NHS crisis with record-high 12-hour A&E waits and bed-blocking issues stemming from insufficient social care capacity.

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NHS Dentistry Crisis: Dentists' Exodus Due to Insufficient Fees

The British Dental Association reports that dentists are leaving NHS work due to insufficient fees, resulting in a £332 million annual loss, impacting patient access and potentially violating the NHS's duty to provide universal care.

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NHS Trust Fined £1.6m Over Baby Deaths

The Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust was fined £1.6 million after admitting failures in care leading to the deaths of three babies in 2021; inadequate communication, lack of care escalation, and incomplete information sharing were cited as contributing factors.

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Childhood Obesity Crisis Leads to Record Joint Replacements in UK

In the last five years, at least nine British children aged 10-14 received hip replacements due to obesity, while knee replacements surged by 46% and hip replacements by 22%, reaching 25,600, impacting the NHS significantly, as 28,042 pensioners also received these operations; this is linked to the ...

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NUH Trust Admits Failures in Maternity Care, Leading to Three Baby Deaths

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three babies who died in 2021 due to serious and systemic failures, adding to concerns raised by the ongoing Ockenden inquiry.

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