Medscape News UK

• Abortion Care Teaching 'Inconsistent in UK Medical Schools' Study finds that some medical undergraduates are missing out on a comprehensive understanding of the clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of abortion.
  Medscape News UK, April 05, 2022
• Sheffield Trust Ordered to Make Urgent Improvements The CQC dropped the overall rating from 'good' to 'needs improvement' while safety dropped to 'inadequate'; maternity services remain 'inadequate' since the last inspection in March 2021.
  Medscape News UK, April 05, 2022
• Kinder Surprise Eggs Recalled After 63 People Infected With Salmonella Kinder Surprise eggs in the UK have been recalled due to a salmonella outbreak.
  Medscape News UK, April 05, 2022
• Young UK Carers Twice as Likely to Consider Self-Harm Twice as many young carers in the UK consider self-harm as do those in other countries.
  Medscape News UK, April 05, 2022
• 'Pandemic is Not Over' Dame Jenny Warns as Government Releases Living with COVID Guidance Protecting those at most risk of COVID-19 is the focus of the Government’s Living with COVID-19 plan, with everyone urged to maintain certain measures to help keep safe.
  Medscape News UK, April 04, 2022
• 'Shocking' Delays in Pain Relief for Sickle Cell Patients Sickle cell disease patients presenting to hospital in England with acute pain have to wait for their analgesia, despite national guidance stipulating a 30-minute limit, reveals 'shocking' audit.
  Medscape News UK, April 04, 2022
• Government Seeks to Boost Vitamin D Uptake The Government launches initiative to promote Vitamin D intake, while also opening a 6-week call for evidence on how to increase Vitamin D uptake in England.
  Medscape News UK, April 04, 2022
• Constant Expectation That Women's Care Can Be 'Done on the Cheap' Says UK MP UK MP speaks out on the unfair and unjust treatment in women's healthcare services
  Medscape News UK, April 04, 2022
• Lincolnshire Trust Fined After Patient Suffered Serious Avoidable Harm The CQC prosecuted the trust following an elderly patient suffering serious burns after a fall in hospital.
  Medscape News UK, April 02, 2022
• NHS Rollout to Test Artificial Pancreas in Hundreds of People with Type 1 Diabetes NHS England is testing an artificial pancreas in almost 1000 adults and children with type 1 diabetes in the first nationwide test of the effectiveness of this technology.
  Medscape News UK, April 02, 2022
• Paediatrician Who Won Victory Over GMC Gains Consultant Status Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, the junior doctor embroiled in a high profile battle with the General Medical Council (GMC) following her conviction for manslaughter 7 years ago, has now completed her specialist training and gained consultant status.
  Medscape News UK, April 02, 2022
• Abortion at Home Option to Become Permanent in England MPs voted in the House of Commons Wednesday afternoon to make permanent the option for women in England to take the two pills needed for a medical abortion at home.
  Medscape News UK, April 01, 2022
• NICE: More Research Needed on Liposuction for Lipoedema NICE calls for research to ensure liposuction is safe and effective before it will approve its use on the NHS for lipoedema.
  Medscape News UK, April 01, 2022
• Trial of Doctor Accused Of 'Negligent Care' in Young Girl's Death A doctor has been accused of covering up a young girl's death, a tribunal has heard.
  Medscape News UK, April 01, 2022
• NHS Prevention Programme Slashes T2D Incidence Rates The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme has markedly reduced rates of incident type 2 diabetes in England, particularly among completers, with its success maintained during COVID, suggest analyses.
  Medscape News UK, March 31, 2022
• Astegolimab Improves Quality of Life for COPD Patients In the first reported clinical trial of an anti-ST2 treatment in COPD researchers found treatment with astegolimab improved quality of life.
  Medscape News UK, March 31, 2022
• 'Transformational' Shift in Diabetes Care Updated NICE guidance for type 1 diabetes to include real-time continuous glucose monitoring, plus 'flash monitoring' to be expanded to anyone with diabetes on insulin.
  Medscape News UK, March 31, 2022
• Neuropsychiatric Disease Linked to Levels of Inflammation Researchers identify potential link between inflammation and the structure of specific regions of the brain offering the possibility of new treatments for neuropsychiatric diseases.
  Medscape News UK, March 31, 2022
• Government Making Inadequate Progress Towards Meeting Cancer Pledges Says New Report Commitments to improve cancer care in England are not being met, concludes new report.
  Medscape News UK, March 31, 2022
• Free COVID-19 Tests Will Remain Available for NHS Frontline Staff in England The BMA has warned that making free testing available only to health staff in patient-facing roles risks spreading COVID and impacting patient care.
  Medscape News UK, March 30, 2022