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£10 million invested in cancer and chronic health conditions

Innovate UK and OLS will invest £10 million in 17 projects as part of the advancing precision medicines competition. The OLS funding is part of the life sciences vision cancer mission. Precision medicine offers new ways of treating disease based on individual patient characteristics and can enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of diseases, including cancer. The funded projects will…
Dawn
December 15, 2023
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Online or phone appointments often fail to make easy diagnoses

A new study has suggested that patients are being put at risk through non-contact GP appointments which can fail to pick up serious illnesses. The study examined 95 UK safety incidents over the past three years, comprising complaints, reports and compensation claims. Errors included missing the diagnosis of serious conditions including cancer, sepsis and heart disease which the study claimed…
Dawn
December 8, 2023
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New research into expansion of life-saving HIV testing programme

A new research project to evaluate an expansion of the hugely successful HIV opt-out testing programme to new sites across England, has today been announced. Given the success of the existing testing programme, this new initiative is expected to save, and improve the quality of, thousands of lives. Backed by £20 million of NIHR funding, the research will evaluate the testing programme…
Dawn
December 8, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 2 – 8 December

Experts recommend genomics for tackling antimicrobial resistance, outline key strategies for effective surveillance In a recent article published in The Lancet Microbe, researchers described the discussions of an expert working group convened by the Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug-resistant Infections Consortium (SEDRIC) to assess the utility of genomics for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. In summary, the high-resolution actionable data on…
Dawn
December 8, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 25 November – 1 December

Women urged to take up NHS cervical screening invitations Women are being urged to accept NHS cervical screening invites after new figures show three in ten of those eligible for screening do not take up the potentially life-saving offer. The NHS invites women for screening every three to five years depending on their age, or more frequently if the high-risk…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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Labour release Plan for Small Business

The Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has unveiled Labour’s plan for small businesses if they form the new Government next year. Labour has made a great deal of noise about their pro=business credentials, with their plans giving small companies greater confidence and certainty ahead of next year’s vote. The key points are outlined below: To tackle the scourge…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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Prime Minister unveils £29.5bn of investment at Global Investment Summit, including for life sciences

This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled £29.5 billion of new investment for thriving UK sectors, as the world’s A-list CEOs and investors arrive at the Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace. Backing some of the fastest growing and most innovative sectors in the UK, the transformative investments have been secured for projects in tech, life sciences, infrastructure,…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November

Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will mean huge loss of life –…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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New £1.8m urology centre to offer same day tests

The new £1.8m centre at Kettering General Hospital will provide same-day tests to patients, improving convenience and resulting in quicker diagnoses for cancer and other conditions. The opening of the centre was in response to urology referrals rising by over a quarter in five years. Specialist staff will also arrive in the spring, which should further help to speed up…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will…
Dawn
November 23, 2023
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