Tag: #NHS
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NHS Plans to Extend Hepatitis C Contracting Model to Other Diseases
Key Developments: NHS plans to expand its Hep C contracting approach to other diseases. The model aims to improve value and access to innovative treatments. NHS policy is shifting toward longer-term, outcome-focused healthcare contracts. LONDON (Navlin Daily) — August 15, 2026: The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is looking to build on the contracting approach used…
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British Nurse Guilty of killing Seven Babies in Neonatal Care
LONDON: British nurse Lucy Letby, 33, has been found guilty of killing seven babies in a neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. According to a BBC report, the young nurse has been convicted of killing seven babies and attempting to kill six others between 2015 and 2016. Court proceedings have revealed, Letby “deliberately…
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NHS in Britain to introduce weight loss injection to fight obesity
The NHS will inject obese Brits with a “game-changing” fat-busting drug called Wegovy, which is prescribed as a weekly jab to suppress appetite
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Pakistan abolishes COVID-19 booster shot fee for overseas travellers
The government of Pakistan on Saturday abolished the COVID-19 booster shot fee for those intending to travel abroad, according to a notification issued by the health authority
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Mayor Sadiq Khan declares ‘a major incident’ in UK capital amid a surge in COVID-19
A “major incident” has been declared in London amid “huge concern” over the spread of the covid 19 Omicron variant across the capital
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UK announces first Omicron death as Britons rush for booster jabs
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says one patient with Omicron has died as fears mount over infectious new strain
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Britain begins world’s largest trial of blood test for 50 types of cancer
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will conduct the Galleri blood test that can be used to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear
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UK-based Dr. Chohan under fire for losing samples, delaying results
UK-based Dr. Ashraf Chohan and his son have reportedly come under scrutiny. According to reports of The Guardian, the father-and-son duo is allegedly facing questions regarding their private Covid-19 testing firms. Dr. Chohan who is the founder of Conservative Friends of the NHS, which aims to connect politicians with healthcare workers in the public and…
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COVID-19: Seasonal viruses and coronavirus could leave NHS ‘unable to cope’ this winter, scientists warn
Coronavirus restrictions meant that many respiratory viruses were not able to spread last winter as they normally would, leading some virologists in UK to fear population immunity to such illnesses might now be compromised
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Britain’s Prince Philip moved back to private hospital
London, March 5 (AFP/APP):Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband, Prince Philip, was on Friday moved back to a private London hospital after a successful heart procedure, Buckingham Palace said, raising hopes for his recovery. The announcement came just as US broadcaster CBS released another clip of its interview with the Duke of Edinburgh’s grandson, Prince Harry,…