UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns

Algorithms based on NHS records could seed an ‘entirely new industry’ in AI-based diagnostics and mint billions for tech companies, strategic review reveals The government must act urgently to ensure that patients and UK taxpayers – not just tech companies – gain from new commercial applications of NHS data, an independent review of the UK life sciences…

Acid attacks: NHS England publishes guidelines on how to help victims following spike in incidents

Acid attacks: NHS England publishes guidelines on how to help victims following spike in incidents

The ‘Report, Remove, Rinse’ advice urges those hit by corrosive substances to contact the police, take off any splashed clothing and run burnt skin under cold water Witnesses to acid attacks are being told how to help victims, as the number of assaults with corrosive substances continues to rise. Victims can be left blind or severely disfigured, and…

Doctor’s Diary: Where is the NHS going to recruit its ‘army of British nurses’ from?

Doctor’s Diary: Where is the NHS going to recruit its ‘army of British nurses’ from?

Professor Stephen Hawking’s intellectual reputation as our greatest living scientist may be overrated – hence his never being awarded the Nobel Prize… – but his entertaining spat with Jeremy Hunt, whom he accused of “abusing scientific arguments” to justify government policies is right on the money. In response, the Health Secretary defended his controversial plans for a so-called “seven-day NHS”…

The stars of Ambulance are heroes, but heroism isn’t enough to save the NHS

The stars of Ambulance are heroes, but heroism isn’t enough to save the NHS

It’s right to celebrate the work of the paramedics and those hard-pressed back-up staff in the BBC series. It would be better to fund them properly here’s a part of me that wants to be cynical about the BBC’s new series of Ambulance. After all, the Beeb put on its flashing blue light to do all this…

Families could get supermarket discounts if they hit NHS exercise targets

Families could get supermarket discounts if they hit NHS exercise targets

Families could get discounts on their supermarket shopping if they hit weekly exercise “step targets” under radical NHS proposals. Free bikes, sprinting tracks on pavements and outdoor public gyms are also proposed as part of efforts to drive out couch potato lifestyles and reward those who try to shape up. The head of the health…