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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47884105 By BBC Healthcare news A bowel cancer charity is calling for more older people in Wales to be able to access free screening kits. Currently, only people aged 60 to 74 in Wales are invited to be screened every two years for the disease. Bowel Cancer UK said those aged…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47870001 By BBC Health News Spending on children’s mental health services – such as school counsellors and drop-in centres – has fallen in real terms in more than a third of areas in England, a report shows. The study, by the Children’s Commissioner, found spending had risen by 17% overall but…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/long-term-use-of-antidepressants-could-cause-permanent-damage-doctors-warn-11688430 By Katie Spencer, news reporter NHS figures show antidepressant prescriptions in England doubled in the last decade, with more than 70 million handed out in 2018. Long-term antidepressant users are risking permanent damage to their bodies, according to leading medical experts. Dr Tony Kendrick, a professor of primary care at…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47852728 By Owain Clarke BBC Wales health correspondent Wales can become a “global player” in precision medicine and game-changing treatments, according to the health minister. Vaughan Gething is officially opening the UK’s first high-energy proton beam therapy centre for treating cancer. The Rutherford Cancer Centre in Newport is a private clinic but took…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/07/nhs-patients-have-prostate-cancer-scans-cancelled-after-supplier-problems-england?CMP=share_btn_tw By Haroon Siddique Scan delays in England leading to ‘stress and anxiety’ for those awaiting their prognosis Concerns have been raised that problems related to the supply of a substance used to screen for cancerous cells is causing delays for NHS patients in England, with many exposed to repeated cancellation of scans…