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Bowel cancer survivors offered pioneering blood tests HighlightsHighlights Archive

Bowel cancer survivors offered pioneering blood tests

200 bowel cancer survivors in Swansea are to be offered revolutionary blood tests to check whether their disease has returned. Those chosen will also be on a waiting list for colonoscopies, ensuring a diagnosis is not delayed if indeed a patient’s cancer has reappeared and offering peace of mind for those who are cleared. The rollout has been funded by…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2023
“Don’t scrap free tests, use them for flu instead” – Sunday Times Membership NewsMembership News Archive

“Don’t scrap free tests, use them for flu instead” – Sunday Times

This is an interesting article for the Sunday Times on the potential for repurposing of the testing network developed during the pandemic for other health screening objectives. For example, pop-up centres, and test sites could be utilised to combat Britain’s comparably low cancer survival rates. You can access the full article here 
Ben Kemp
February 18, 2022
Government plans to scrap free COVID tests imminently HighlightsHighlights Archive

Government plans to scrap free COVID tests imminently

It is expected that next week ministers will announce plans to phase out free COVID tests. The “living with COVID strategy”, to be released on Monday, will reportedly signal the end of free COVID testing and the tracing system. However, it is not known whether these plans will apply solely to England or the UK entirely. The plan, which is…
Ben Kemp
February 18, 2022