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Government’s plans for NHS set out in Queen’s Speech

The Government will reform mental health rules, aim to clear the NHS backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, and give a renewed focus to women’s health, according to the Queen’s Speech. In previously-announced reforms, the Prince of Wales set out how ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

Women urged to attend breast screening to catch cancer early

Women are being urged to attend breast cancer screening after new data for England showed four in 10 do not accept their appointments. Data published by NHS Digital shows that, while the number of women screened in England has risen to a record ...

16 Feb 2023 at 12:48

New NHS ‘ping and book’ service will encourage women to attend cancer screening

A new “ping and book” service to encourage women to attend cervical and breast cancer screening appointments is being rolled out on the NHS in England, its chief executive has said. Amanda Pritchard told the NHS Providers’ annual conference in ...

12 Nov 2024 at 17:17

‘Double testing’ helps identify more bowel cancer cases

Bowel cancer screening programmes could be more accurate if people perform the test twice, a new study suggests. Academics from the University of Edinburgh found that the test – which looks for hidden blood in faeces – becomes nearly 100% ...

17 May 2023 at 16:52

Alarm over dip in cancer screening

A leading health charity has sounded the alarm over a dip in the proportion of people taking up the offer for cancer screening as new figures show how effective the tests are at catching cancers early. Cancer Research UK analysis show ...

19 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Sunak defends cancer services after report finds NHS lagging behind peers

Rishi Sunak has insisted an expansion of lung cancer screening will save thousands of lives after a report found the NHS is performing “substantially less well” on life expectancy than foreign health services. The Government has ...

26 Jun 2023 at 14:49

Women who miss first breast cancer appointment have ‘40% higher risk of death’

Women who miss their first breast screening appointment have a 40% higher risk of dying from the disease in their lifetime, researchers have discovered. They found that women who missed their first appointment were also less ...

24 Sept 2025 at 23:30

At-home tests offered to women to drive down cervical cancer cases

Women who have consistently missed offers for cervical screening are to be offered DIY tests in a bid to prevent cases of cervical cancer. The tests, which can be performed at home, look for the human papillomavirus (HPV) – ...

24 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Minister admits it may take decade for full rollout of lung cancer screening

It may take up to a decade before Scotland can fully roll out lung cancer screening nationwide, the public health minister has said, three years after the recommendation to do so was made. Jenni Minto said the Scottish ...

31 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Local News

Doctor concerned over lack of HPV screening after Waterford man with 'genital warts' dies

A forty-four year old man died at University Hospital Waterford after presenting with a two-year worsening perianal condylomata (genital warts) which doctors said was concerning for its malignant transformation. He ...

29 Aug 2024 at 12:33

Shortage of mammographers ‘could put women at risk’ – experts

Women with breast cancer are being put at risk because of a shortage of staff who can deliver specialist scans, leading radiographers have said. The Society of Radiographers warned that a shortage of mammographers ...

15 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Cancer caught quickly for 5,000 Britons thanks to NHS mobile screening trucks

Britons who are at risk of developing lung cancer will now have more chances to get checked out earlier thanks to NHS mobile scanning trucks, dispatched to communities across England with the highest rates of ...

08 Nov 2024 at 07:37

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