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NICE testing guidance update will likely ensure 100,000 fewer colonoscopies annually

According to NICE, people with signs or symptoms of colorectal cancer should be offered a home test with quantitative faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) from 1 of 2 technologies (HM-JACKarc or OC-Sensor). This could lead to faster diagnosis, with fewer people referred to secondary care for an unnecessary colonoscopy. People who require follow up investigation can then be prioritised for referral…
Dawn
September 1, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 19 – 25 August

More investment needed to ensure ICS success, health leaders say A new report has found underinvestment is hampering the progress of ICSs. Staff pressures, financial constraints, issues in the social care sector – alongside the continued disruption from industrial action – were identified as the main barriers to success by ICS leaders. The health leaders polled were, however, supportive of…
Ben Kemp
August 25, 2023
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Novel blood test may predict diseases in diabetics

A novel blood test may revolutionise early diagnosis of some diseases among diabetics. The breakthrough test can detect four biomarkers which are indicative of future heart and kidney issues among people with diabetes. A study has also discovered that taking a drug called canagliflozin lowers the level of those four biomarkers compared to those who took a placebo. Doctors regularly…
Ben Kemp
August 25, 2023
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NHS launches trials to integrate wireless technology in healthcare

New trials launched by the NHS are aiming to understand how wireless technology can further benefit the health service, notably how efficiency of existing digital infrastructure and connectivity can be impacted. Funding can be sought via the Connectivity Hub for projects which seek to improve digital technology. Applications are to run from this summer and will then be reviewed across…
Ben Kemp
August 25, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 12 – 18 August

Scaling innovation within healthcare systems: practical considerations This guide comes in response to member feedback on challenges to innovation in the NHS. It provides practical pointers for innovators and system decision-makers on how to successfully adopt and scale proven innovations. The guide has been endorsed by the AHSN Network. This guide is based on extensive research and interviews with NHS…
Ben Kemp
August 18, 2023
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Government pledges £210 million to tackle AMR

State of the art laboratories, cutting-edge disease surveillance systems, and a bigger global workforce to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be backed by up to £210 million of funding, the Government has announced. The funding - from the government’s UK aid budget - will support the Fleming Fund’s activities to tackle AMR in countries across Asia and Africa over the next 3…
Ben Kemp
August 18, 2023
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Two thirds of cancer targets dropped in England

The number of targets, which have routinely been missed, have been cut from nine to three in a move some experts claim will help improve early diagnosis. It is claimed this is due to the simplification of outdated standards, while other disagree, such as the charity Radiotherapy UK. NHS leaders are said to be very keen on the move, which…
Ben Kemp
August 18, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 5 – 11 August

The Monthly Diagnostics data for May 2023 can be found her: The total number of patients waiting six weeks or more from referral for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests at the end of June 2023 was 403,100. This was 25.2% of the total number of patients waiting at the end of the month. Nationally, the operational standard of…
Ben Kemp
August 11, 2023
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Screening programme has prevented 20,000 cases of bowel cancer in England

A new study has found that NHS England’s bowel cancer screening programme has prevented 20,000 cases of the disease over the last decade. In a further boost to diagnostic screening, the rollout of tests will be approved for over-50s from 2025. Researchers from the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS foundation trust found that rates of…
Ben Kemp
August 11, 2023
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