Revealed: black and Asian people wait longer for cancer diagnosis in England than white people
Exclusive: Analysis of 126,000 cases over a decade shows ‘deeply worrying’ racial disparities in NHS wait timesBlack and Asian people in England have to wait longer for a cancer diagnosis than white people, with some forced to wait an extra six weeks, according to a “disturbing” analysis of NHS waiting times.A damning review of the world ’s largest primary care database by the University of Exeter and the Guardian discovered minority ethnic patients wait longer than white patients in six of seven cancers studied. Race and health leaders have called the results “deeply concerning” and “absolutely unacceptabl...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cancer Health Race Society NHS Inequality Cancer research Health policy UK news England Medical research Science Source Type: news
Revealed: ‘disturbing’ race divide on cancer patients’ wait times in England
Exclusive: analysis of 126,000 cases over a decade shows black and Asian people wait longer for diagnosis than white peopleBlack and Asian people in England have to wait longer for a cancer diagnosis than white people, with some forced to wait an extra six weeks, according to a “disturbing” analysis of NHS waiting times.A damning review of the world ’s largest primary care database by the University of Exeter and the Guardian discovered minority ethnic patients wait longer than white patients in six of seven cancers studied. Race and health leaders have called the results “deeply concerning” and “absolutely una...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cancer Health Race Society NHS Inequality Cancer research Health policy UK news England Medical research Science Source Type: news
Memory assessment service audit results
This report looks at community-based memory assessment services in England and Wales. It found that the average waiting time from referral to diagnosis has increased to 17.7 weeks. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - August 23, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Patient Preferences for Choices in Kidney Transplant Examined
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 -- Patients are willing to receive a worse-quality kidney sooner in order to avoid additional waiting time for transplant, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Heart attack patients wait three hours for an ambulance in parts of England
Health chiefs in Cornwall admitted they are 'not proud' of the 200-minute average waiting time for Category 2 calls - its worst on record and 11 times the national target of 18 minutes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in June 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - August 16, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Government must end NHS despair by fixing workforce problems
Commenting on new figures from NHS England published today (Thursday) showing record waiting times for ambulance responses and in A&E departments, UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said:
“The problems affecting the NHS go from bad to worse. It’s no wonder its staff are in such a state of deep despair.
“The government must stop watching from the side lines as too few health workers struggle to deliver for patients in the face of unprecedented demand.
“A solution to the staffing crisis, which lies at the heart of the worsening statistics, is long overdue. That must start with a rethink on p...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - August 11, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay NHS staff Source Type: news
Health and social care in England: tackling the myths
The health and care system is under intense pressure, with rising waiting times, persistent workforce shortages and patients struggling to access the care they need. As a result, patient and public satisfaction with services has dropped significantly, prompting debate and discussion about the future of health and care services. In the context of what can feel like a heated political and media discussion, we have taken five myths that sometimes feature in this debate and debunked them. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysis and modeling of pedestrian flow in a confined corridor focusing on the headway distance and velocity of pedestrians - Minegishi Y, Ohmiya Y, Sano T, Tange M.
In fire evacuation situations, at corridors, many evacuees are plagued by high density, low velocity, and long waiting time. Therefore, engineers have to consider the countermeasure preventing crowd accidents. For this purpose, the development of pedestria... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Cancer waiting times performance in Wales hits low
Hundreds of patients are waiting to start cancer treatment beyond the two-month target. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Public wants government to deliver an above-inflation wage rise for NHS staff, poll shows
More than half (55%) the public believe that an above-inflation pay rise for NHS staff of more than 9% would be a fair increase, according to a Savanta ComRes poll published today (Monday).
The research on behalf of 13 of the UK’s health unions – between them representing around a million NHS staff – shows this compares with just over a quarter (28%) of people who say a below-inflation rise would be fair. Seven in ten (69%) back a wage increase of more than 5%.
Almost three in five (58%) UK adults believe health workers would be justified in taking industrial action if the government pay award in England is below ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - July 17, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay Put NHS pay right Source Type: news
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in May 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - July 15, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Scottish A&E waiting times reach new record high
Figures show 9,108 patients waited longer than four hours, more than a third of all who went to A&E. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Evaluating citizen science data: a citizen observatory to measure cyclists' waiting times - Pappers J, Keser ü, De Wilde L.
Citizen science allows mobility researchers and mobility planners to collect data at a larger scale and at lower costs compared to traditional data collection methods. Citizen observatories (COs) are especially interesting because public authorities are of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in April 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 17, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
