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[ad_1] New data shows that the number of people who have to wait more than 52 weeks to start hospital care continues to rise. Across England, 139,545 people had waited over 52 weeks to start treatment as of September this year, the highest number for any calendar month since September …

[ad_1] Nurses will be able to care for two critically ill patients with Covid-19 at the same time after NHS leaders loosened the rule that requires individual treatment in intensive care as hospitals are under severe strain. NHS England has decided to temporarily suspend the 1: 1 rule as the …

[ad_1] The government faces new demands for the demolition of the NHS central testing and tracing system in favor of handing over responsibility for contact tracing to local public health teams. Weekly test and trace data for England shows it has achieved just under 60% of close contacts of people …

[ad_1] Coronavirus patients in UK hospitals will receive aspirin in a new study to find out if the low-cost drug could prevent deadly blood clotting in the lungs. Studies have shown that nearly 80% of people who die from Covid-19 suffer from thrombosis – or blood clotting – in the …

[ad_1] IIn March, just before the UK closes, I speculated about the challenges Covid-19 could pose for people under cancer treatment. Now, with the apprehension growing as we dive headlong into the second wave of Covid-19, I reflect on my last seven months as an oncologist. There is no doubt …

[ad_1] There are crucial gaps in the data available to map England’s response to Covid-19, according to researchers who have developed an interactive visual tool that condenses disparate streams of publicly available information to help the public make sense of the numbers. The one-stop dashboard – developed by an interdisciplinary …

[ad_2][ad_1] A BRIT is claiming to be the mysterious founder of Bitcoin – the hugely popular cryptocurrency that suddenly appeared in 2008. The alleged inventor has named himself as James Bilal Caan, an NHS worker with a background in IT, and says he LOST the original hard drive with £ …

[ad_2][ad_1] <div _ngcontent-c16 = "" innerhtml = " A new digital accelerator aims to transform the way the NHS accesses its specialists. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has left behind its sci-fi roots have become immersed in production, in the distribution chain, in retail and in business, yet a space in which …

[ad_2][ad_1] <div _ngcontent-c16 = "" innerhtml = " A man shows his love for the NHS when he turns 70. (Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Blockchain is transforming the Healthcare around the world – the UK will be next? Gina Clarke gives a look at what …