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NHS England have published performance statistics for July 2023. The Monthly Provider Cancer Waiting Times statistics for July 2023 can be found here. 77.5% of people were seen by a specialist within two weeks of an urgent referral for suspected cancer. This is a decrease from June 2023, which was 80.5%. 91.8% of people treated began first definitive treatment within…

  UK government sets out AI Safety Summit ambitions Five objectives of the AI Safety Summit to be progressed shared by UK Government UK will work closely with global partners to make frontier AI safe, and to ensure nations and citizens globally can realise its benefits AI Safety Summit will bring key countries, leading technology organisations, academia and civil society together   Joint Statement of…

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…

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…

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…

4 million checks, tests and scans carried out by CDCs Across the country, community diagnostic centres (CDCs) have delivered over 4 million additional checks for a range of conditions from cancer to heart or lung disease - helping to cut waiting lists Eight new CDCs to open, in addition to the 108 already delivering lifesaving checks   England on track…