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New technique for screening breast cancer using ultrasound
Scientists have successfully completed an initial trial of a new, potentially more reliable, technique for screening breast cancer using ultrasound. The team at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, working with the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, are now looking to develop the technique into a clinical device.

New approaches developed to treat food allergy sufferers
The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is forging ahead with a new project which is demonstrating a revolutionary approach to treating patients with food allergies.

Swine flu cases decreasing in UK
The weekly number of new swine flu or Influenza A H1N1 cases in the UK continues to fall, the Chief Medical Officer said in his latest pandemic flu update. Sir Liam Donaldson said that in the week to August 27 there were an estimated 5,000 new infections, down from 11,000 the week before.

Swine flu vaccine trials under way, UK
UK's first swine flu vaccine trials, led by the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, are taking place at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Doctors' concerns about care often not addressed, UK
Hospital doctors are frequently frustrated in attempts to raise concerns about standards of care and push forward ideas, a BMA survey indicates.

Tesco reveals dental map of Britain
Research from a survey by Tesco Dental Insurance has revealed Brits are finding it increasingly difficult to find an NHS dentist. The results also show that rising dental costs are putting people off visiting the dentist.

NHS patients to benefit from new measures to improve access to drugs
A package of measures designed to speed up access to new drugs and treatments for NHS patients, was announced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Health Minister Lord Darzi.

Largest IVF facility planned in NHS, UK
A £3.3m plan to reorganise Reproductive Medicine services in Leeds, bringing them together for the first time in a single purpose-designed facility which will improve care for fertility patients, is getting underway.

Better care expected from NHS IT programme, UK
The new IT systems in the NHS, UK are on course to deliver better care and an estimated £1.14 billion in savings by 2014, according to the first annual Benefits Statement published by the UK Government.

BMA launches campaign to safeguard medical training, UK
The British Medical Association (BMA) launches a campaign to alert the UK government to doctors' concerns about the future of medical training. It is calling on doctors and medical students in England to e-mail their MPs about the need for budgets for their training to be ringfenced.

92% UK physicians commiited for extended hours
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has welcomed a decision by General Physicians to extend surgery opening hours. British Medical Association saw 92% of GPs votes supporting UK Government proposals to include extra sessions in the evening and at weekends.

NHS should work properly, says BMA UK
Faced with two unsatisfactory options for extended hours, the UK's GPs have selected the proposal which they believe poses the lesser risk to patient care. Over nine in ten (92%) selected Option A over Option B - the only two alternatives the government had allowed.

UK's oldest existing motoring club on track to boost life-saving campaign
The 1,800-member Midland Automobile Club – which was founded in Birmingham on 11_January 1901 – is backing the call for more drivers and riders to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR).

4000 new midwives for the NHS
UK Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced a package of measures to recruit an extra 4,000 midwives to the NHS over the next three years. During a visit to Royal Victoria Infirmary Maternity Unit in Newcastle, the Health Secretary will outline plans to give former midwives a 'golden hello' worth up to £3,000 to help them return to work after a break in service.

1 in 3 primary school children obese
Nearly one in three children in Year 6 of primary school is overweight or obese, according to a report out from The NHS Information Centre, UK.

Become an X-PERT on diabetes, UK
People who have Type 2 diabetes have the opportunity of learning more about their condition and how to manage it in a special programme delivered by Solihull NHS Care Trust.

Extra investment for Shirley patients, UK
Solihull NHS Care Trust has approved an extra £145,000 a year investment to help improve primary care services in Shirley. The money will be used to extend and modernize Haslucks Surgery in Haslucks Green Road, Shirley. Local residents can look forward to even more primary care facilities nearer their homes and may have shorter waits for treatment.

UK to fund islet cell transplants for diabetes patients
A new diabetes treatment offers hope for some people with Type 1 diabetes who suffer from the most serious effects of hypoglycaemia will be made available on the NHS in UK. The research was funded by Diabetes UK.

New immigration rules in UK for international medical graduates
The UK Home Office has laid immigration rules that will restrict international medical graduates' (IMGs) access to UK post graduate medical training. The new rules start to take effect from 29 February 2008. New immigration rules were welcomed by the UK Health Secretary Alan Johnson.

UK doctors have no confidence in NHS database
Nine out of ten UK doctors have no confidence in the government's ability to safeguard patient data online, a poll conducted by British Medical Association, BMA News has revealed.

Maternity care in UK varies - Healthcare Commission review
The Healthcare Commission has ranked one in four NHS maternity services as "best performing" in a national review published today, but the comparative review, the most comprehensive assessment ever of maternity services in England, also found significant variations in the quality of care across the country.

BMA not forcing GPs to leave the NHS, UK
UK doctors may feel forced to quit the NHS if the UK Government pushes through its plans for them to work extra hours. Responding to a news article in Pulse magazine on the BMA's impasse with Government on extended hours, Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the BMA's GPs Committee, said:

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