Patients value NHS diagnostic services but face barriers to access
UK patients want better access to early and accurate diagnosis of health problems, according to new survey data from the Patients Association. Many patients would...
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Virtual reality patients that students can ‘touch’
Simulation and health experts at Coventry University are working together to create simulated patients that students can 'touch' in virtual reality. The university is at...
NHS dentistry at a tipping point
NHS dentistry at a tipping point, as BBC reveal true extent of access crisis: Nine out of ten NHS dental practices unable to offer appointments...
The Chancellor tells patients nothing
The Chancellor had several key questions to answer at this Budget, so that patients could understand how he would be ensuring the health and care...
Doctors who abuse their patients
In December 2014, Dr Myles Bradbury, a Consultant Paedicatrian, was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment (reduced to 16 on appeal) for abusing 18 children at...
Technology and innovation: enablers but not saviours of the NHS
Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both hospitals and general practices face...
Ideal gifts for someone in hospital
What's the ideal gift to bring someone who is in hospital? Hospitals can be very tedious places for patients and a visit from family or...
EU debate on biosimilar drugs
Biosimilar medicines have been the hot subject of debate for a number of years. But as health systems around the world face continued budget squeezes...
Looking for lung cancer
Lung cancer has very few symptoms at early stage and many people dismiss it as a possibility. We know that 37 per cent of lung...
First Masters in patient safety
Patient safety is an essential component of healthcare quality and has become a topic of increasing focus at all levels of the health system, domestically...
