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Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. New lung cancer screening roll out to detect cancer sooner Page summary: National targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner announced Change made: First published. Health Secretary's Oral Statement on lung cancer screening Page summary: Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay delivered an Oral Statement on…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2023 Page summary: The second action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England. Change made: Updated to link to the now published report on the Breaking Down Barriers focus…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin.   New lung cancer screening roll out to detect cancer sooner Page summary: National targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner announced Change made: First published. Health Secretary's Oral Statement on lung cancer screening Page summary: Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay delivered an Oral Statement…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin.   Government continues delivering on £50 million funding pledge for motor neurone disease research Page summary: Around three-quarters of the £50 million funding pledged towards cutting edge research into motor neurone disease (MND) has now been handed out to projects across the UK, the government has announced today (Wednesday 21…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin.   Patients to benefit from new ambulance hubs and discharge lounges Page summary: The facilities will help cut urgent and emergency care waiting times for tens of thousands of patients across the country Change made: First published. Government response to the HSCC report and the Hewitt Review on integrated care…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Health Infrastructure Plan: selection process for the next 8 new hospitals Page summary: The Department of Health and Social Care invited expressions of interests from mental health, community and acute NHS trusts who wished to be considered for inclusion in this next wave of the programme. Change made: Updated to…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. SaBTO virology subcommittee recommendations on KSHV infection Page summary: Recommendations to introduce universal serological screening of deceased donors for Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection. Change made: First published. SaBTO reports and guidance documents Page summary: Reports published by the advisory committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO).…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. £39 million for AMR research as UK launches Global Health Framework Page summary: UK government announces up to £39 million cash injection for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research through the Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF). Change made: First published. Global Health Framework: working together towards a healthier world Page summary: This…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Six new community diagnostic centres to deliver more than 500,000 lifesaving checks a year Page summary: New CDCs to open in regions across the UK, adding to the 106 centres already up and running and helping to cut NHS waiting lists Change made: First published. Health secretary attends Japan summit…