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First NHS hand transplants to be performed this year

NHS patients in England are to become some of the first in the world to benefit from publicly-funded pioneering hand and upper arm transplants. NHS England has given the go-ahead for a leading centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to begin assessing suitable adult candidates and performing the highly-complex procedure from April. Hand and […]

NHS England widens access to life-extending treatment for prostate cancer

Patients first diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer will now get immediate access to a drug which studies have shown can extend their life by more than a year compared to current options, NHS England has announced. Following a review of evidence from two trials published late last year, specialists will now be able to prescribe […]

Transforming end of life care in acute hospitals: The route to success ‘how to’ guide

NHS England’s first strategy for end of life care in England, published in 2008, has succeeded in reversing the trend of increasing the proportion of deaths taking place in hospital. Although that significant achievement must be appreciated, the reality is that many people will continue to die in hospitals, sometimes by their own choice, sometimes […]

New NHS England action plan to help tackle ‘silent killer’ sepsis

A new action plan has been published today to help support healthcare professionals to recognise and treat sepsis promptly. Sepsis is triggered by an infection, where the body’s immune system goes into overdrive, setting off a series of reactions that can lead to organ failure, and in some cases, death. The number of people developing […]

From ward to board: bridging NHS policy and practice

Dr Mahiben Maruthappu, a London-based junior doctor in acute medicine and Senior Fellow to NHS England’s Chief Executive, juggles the management theory with frontline service: Recently there was a cardiac arrest call for an elderly patient our team had admitted. While there are over 30,000 cardiac arrests a year in our country, statistics cannot capture […]

Inaction on social isolation will hit frontline NHS

Age UK’s External Affairs Adviser explains why there must be a full response to helping the elderly this winter: Loneliness seems to be rising. More older people cite loneliness as part of their lives; more surveys indicate the scale of its incidence. The latest, from Age UK, shows that 60% of over 65s won’t find […]

New quick guides can help us through winter

NHS England has published a series of quick guides around urgent care. The Director of Policy for the Care England charity looks at how they can help health teams work more closely: Working to ensure people get the care and support they need this winter, will require strong partnership working between the independent care sector […]