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"A call for evidence" has been launched to understand if Agenda for Change contracts are preventing NHS nurses in their career development and if a separate pay structure for the UK nursing staff will work.

There is a notable 100 per cent surge in medicine shortages compared to January 2022 as seen in the deteriorating health of patients across the UK.

Premature discharge of NHS mental health patients in England can hinder a patient's potential for complete recovery.

The UK government is implementing the Screening Committee's recommendation to use digital pathology for faster cancer screening and diagnosis after trials showed effective results from NHS trials.

Statistics reveal a notable 20 per cent increase in daily admissions due to COVID during the week leading to December 22.

The Liberal Democrats have decried this exponential rise in parking costs as a "tax on caring" and have criticised the government for falling short of its 2019 manifesto promise.

A four-year study of over 350,000 below 65 age people in the UK has revealed that young-onset dementia is influenced by health and lifestyle risk factors like depression and Vitamin D deficiency.

The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust, responsible for managing the Cheltenham A&E, has announced the closure until 8 am on Saturday, 23 December.

While the government's wage increase was accepted earlier this year, NHS employees have planned to intensify the strike actions across the UK.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a strong call to action, urging eligible individuals, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced plans for strikes, scheduling walkouts before Christmas and in early January, lasting several days each.

The measures intended to address concerns over immigration levels, particularly in the healthcare sector, include a substantial increase in the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas and the elimination of the 20 per cent discount for essential professions.

Absci, a drug and target discovery company, has been harnessing the power of deep learning AI to develop new and existing disease treatments.

Sunak is scrapping free NHS prescriptions that have been a vital lifeline for individuals with chronic conditions, low-income families, and the elderly.

In the past year. AI has been responsible for some prominent breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment, and in the UK, AI is already being used in the NHS to halve treatment times for stroke patients.

NHS England will announce on Wednesday an allocation of £800 million to assist health service trusts in addressing the financial challenges brought about by industrial action and preparing for the upcoming winter season.

A new preventative breast cancer drug has been licensed and approved. It will soon be distributed to those at a higher risk of the disease on the NHS.

The UK government has chalked out a long-term plan to use AI to develop treatments for diseases with higher death rates through the AI Life Sciences Accelerator Mission.

A reported £21 million is being allocated to 64 NHS trusts across England to deploy cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools in hospitals.

The new therapy, known as glofitamab or Columvi®, has been approved by both the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

The UK government is looking for new innovative "AI Discriminations" tackling ideas from UK companies that can be used in healthcare and open use cases through the Fairness Innovation Challenge.

NHS administrators are sounding the alarm, declaring the system as "running hot" and grappling with the highest waiting list figures on record since August 2007.

The decision comes on the heels of the government's gambling white paper released in April, outlining measures to enhance player protection and reduce the risk of addiction in the age of smartphones.

The initiative, aimed at easing the pressures on the National Health Service (NHS) this winter, encompasses a wide range of groundbreaking solutions, including the expansion of 3D checks for quicker cancer tests and innovative logistics methods involving the use of drones.

The rise in the number of individuals seeking care for non-emergency complaints such as sore throats, insomnia, coughs, and earaches is creating significant challenges for healthcare providers.

The UK Health Security Agency has launched a new ONS study to understand the changes in COVID-19 in the winter months and lower the burden of the NHS.

A reported 75,000 staff who work under Kaiser Permanente have united in a huge strike action, impacting nearly 13 million patients in a call for better wages and working hours.

The news was welcomed by women's rights and anti-woke campaigners alike – while a spokesperson from the LGBT charity Stonewall said that the proposals are an attempt by the secretary of state to "look busy".

The Digital Poverty Alliance published a report that shows 18 to 34-year-old British youths and women are more prone to digital poverty than 35 to 55-year-old Brits and men, and improving digital skills could save 24,000 lives annually.

NHS is caught in the crossfire of a bitter dispute between the NHS leadership and the BMA. The contention arose after the NHS accused the BMA of leveraging a threat to withdraw "voluntary" emergency cover unless hospitals cancelled planned surgeries.