Hancock introducing mandatory IT standards for the NHS In a document published on Wednesday, Hancock said that the NHS should move data and IT systems to the cloud, using a system similar to Microsoft or Amazon, where they would benefit from “the resilience and backups of some of the most cyber-aware and heavily invested companies in…
Prime minister introduces a minister for suicide prevention on World Mental Health Day Jackie Doyle-Price, an MP since 2010, has been appointed as minister for mental health, inequalities and suicide prevention in England by prime minister Theresa May as the government hosts the first ever global mental health summit. Her role will include making sure each…
Emergency £240m to free up hospital beds this winter In a bid to free up hospital beds and ease pressure on the NHS this winter, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that an emergency £240m will be provided, enabling elderly people to be cared for at home. In January this year, despite a mass cancellation…
Pioneering radiotherapy treatment The first patient in the UK, Barry Dolling, has been treated with the MR Linac, which simultaneously scans tumours inside the body while delivering X-ray radiation beams. The machine seamlessly combines MRI and radiotherapy without interference. This allows clinicians to adjust treatment in real time, making it highly accurate and will hopefully…
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