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Virtual wards, 3D eye scanners and at-home antibiotic kits are among the new initiatives to be trialled as part of a multimillion-pound effort to tackle lengthy waiting lists in the NHS. Funding of £160 million has been announced by NHS England to aid the health service’s recovery after the pandemic. Figures last month revealed the number of people in England waiting to begin hospital treatment had risen to a new record. A total of 4.7 million people were waiting to start treatment at the en...

Amanda Buckenham walks 62 miles to raise money for childrens hospital - Credit: Amanda Buckenham  Woman from Huntingdon walks 62 miles to raise money for children’s hospital who supported her daughter.   Medal that Amandas children had made for her. - Credit: Amanda Buckenham Amanda said: “My daughter, Katie-Anne, has epilepsy and had been under the care of Great Ormond Street Hospital and has received great help with her condition.    “I wanted to give something back to the hosp...

Memories of Moscow Brings the Late Soviet Era to Life Author Harald Lipman was the British Embassy doctor in the 1980s. April 4, 2021 In 1983 Dr. Harald Lipman came to Moscow as the resident physician for the British Embassy. Yuri Andropov was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R. and relations between the Soviet Union and the Western countries were particularly tense. After completing his first residency, Lipman returned in 1987 for another ‘tour o...

Paul Farrell, 55, has today pleaded guilty to sexually abusing eight children at the hospital in London, between 1985 and 2020. This amounted to at least 500 instances of abuse.

A FAMILY is gearing up to visit the tattoo parlour once lockdown ends in a bid to raise funds and awareness of a rare genetic condition. Little Arizona Rumball was born in February 2020 with the incredibly rare condition, Congenital Melanocytic Naevus, a type of birthmark that may appear in newborn babies. But unlike the birthmarks we may be familiar with, the gene mutation causes large birth marks covering up to 80 percent of the body. It can also cause tumour growths in the brain and sp...

Due later today on Xbox and PC. Updated on 19 February 2021 A month into Sea of Thieves first battle pass season, Rares multiplayer pirate adventure will receive its first mid-season update, introducing a new limited-time event and associated rewards, various new Pirate Emporium goodies, plus another charity sail sale, this time with proceeds going to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Sea of Thieves latest update arrives today, 18th February, and aims to keep t...

A MOTHER has written a children’s book based on stories she used to tell her daughter to help her get to sleep. Henrietta Mackenzie penned The Secret Live...

The 18-year-old suffers from a number of health conditions

Although she was the daughter, sister and aunt of monarchs, Princess Mary has largely been neglected in the national memory. But a new biography, the first one to be dedicated solely to the Princess Royal, hopes to change that by finally offering a detailed look at her life as well as never previously known information. The Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess, set to be released on February 5, presents the British royal as the princess who redefined the role for the modern age, laying t...

Phil Walmsley - Credit: Hinchingbrooke Hospital Phil Walmsley has been appointed as chief operating officer at the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Peterborough City, Hinchingbrooke and Stamford and Rutland hospitals.  Phil, who is currently Interim chief operating officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, will join the Trust on March 1.   Phil began his NHS career as a nurse and has held a variety of leadership roles in NHS trusts, including the university hos...