Thousands of patients with lung cancer are missing out on potential treatment due to delays in diagnosis during the pandemic. Figures analysed by Cancer Research UK show that between March and January, referrals for lung cancer fell by 34 per cent. In total the number of urgent GP referrals for patients with suspected lung cancer … Read more
Thousands of patients with lung cancer are missing out on potential treatment due to delays in diagnosis during the pandemic. Figures analysed by Cancer Research UK show that between March and January, referrals for lung cancer fell by 34 per cent. In total the number of urgent GP referrals for patients with suspected lung cancer … Read more
OAPs suspected of being terror threats have rocketed by 90 per cent in three years – after authorities focused on far-right figures ‘to appease critics of the scheme’. In 2020 alone 97 over 60s were flagged up to Prevent, the Government’s strategy for identifying those who could be at risk of becoming dangerous extremists. It … Read more
OAPs suspected of being terror threats have rocketed by 90 per cent in three years – after authorities focused on far-right figures ‘to appease critics of the scheme’. In 2020 alone 97 over 60s were flagged up to Prevent, the Government’s strategy for identifying those who could be at risk of becoming dangerous extremists. It … Read more
GPs have been told to take pictures of suspicious moles on their phones before referring patients to a skin-cancer specialist. Under new plans, general practitioners working across four areas in North East England will have to take three photographs on their mobiles, which then get sent to a consultant for review. The specialist may then … Read more