Hospital trust ‘missed earlier opportunity to raise alarm about meningitis case’ – The Irish News

A hospital trust has been accused of missing an earlier opportunity to alert health officials about a case of meningitis in Kent. A patient first presented to The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate on the evening of Wednesday March 11, the BBC reported. But the hospital did not report the case to … Read more

Meningitis outbreak in England kills at least 2

LONDON (AP) — A meningitis outbreak in southeast England has led to the deaths of a university student and a pupil from a nearby school, prompting public health officials to quickly roll out medical interventions. The outbreak in the county of Kent was described Wednesday as unprecedented by U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting, owing to … Read more

Norovirus hospital admissions rise as winter bugs ‘continue to cause disruption’

The NHS continues to face “sustained pressure”, health leaders have said as figures show the number of people in hospital in England with norovirus hit a new high for this winter. An average of 950 hospital beds were filled each day last week by people with diarrhoea and vomiting or norovirus-like symptoms. This is up … Read more

NHS England to develop ‘world-first’ database for genes linked to cancer

A NHS database for genes linked to cancer will enable tens of thousands of patients to check whether they could be at risk of developing the disease, NHS England has said. The health service said it is building a register of 120 genes known to increase the likelihood of getting cancer – the first of … Read more

Jesy Nelson makes Wes Streeting emotional during conversation on SMA diagnosis

Health Secretary Wes Streeting appeared to fight back tears as singer Jesy Nelson spoke to him about the life-changing impact early detection of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) could have had on her twins. The 34-year-old singer revealed earlier this month that her daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, are unlikely to ever walk after … Read more

Experts warn of ‘second norovirus wave’ with people catching bug more than once – The Irish News

Health leaders have warned of a “potential second norovirus wave” – with people catching the vomiting bug more than once. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said people who have already had the virus this winter could be at risk again due to a shift in which strains are becoming dominant. The organisation – which … Read more

I was sectioned at 17 after my severe OCD led to several suicide attempts. This is the terrifying truth of my time at a mental health unit – and the shocking things that happened at night when the doctors went home: TABITHA BARROWCLIFFE

Hammering on the nurses’ station door, I called out for help. ‘Please,’ I shouted. ‘It’s urgent.’ Down the corridor, a 14-year-old patient, Emily (not her real name), was trying to strangle herself with pieces of torn-up fabric. There was a junior support worker with her, who was useless. I’d left him standing in her doorway, … Read more

AI-Powered Breast Cancer Screening Trial Launched in NHS

Health Secretary Announces AI-Powered Breast Cancer Trial | Archynetys Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, … Read more

Flu cases rise as pressure mounts on NHS hospitals – The Irish News

The number of people in hospital with flu in England continues to rise, with staff reporting they are under the same pressure as at the height of the Covid pandemic, the NHS medical director has said. Data from NHS England shows there were an average of 5,408 flu patients in beds in England each day … Read more