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A new study by Exeter University says vaccinating 12 -to 15-year-olds is urgent as it would cut the number of Covid deaths and hospitalisations by a fifth.

For years an NHS trust in Worcestershire had a backlog of thousands of unchecked X-ray results.

A major study showed Roche/Regeneron’s antibody cocktail saved lives among people with low immune systems.

Across England, health chiefs are leaving no stone unturned in their search for ways to reduce the elective backlog. While six of the seven temporary hospitals were closed at the end of the winter wave of covid-19 in April, the Devon ICS chipped in to keep the Exeter Nightingale alive. HSJ understands all the NHS providers in Devon helped Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust secure the facility – situated on an industrial estate outside Exeter – with the support of NHS England, which had...

Jason Wright and Simon Whitby decided to support the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust - Credit: Contributed Two men from Devon set off on an extreme challenge of cycling the perimeter of Devon last week – an incredible distance of 433 miles with an incline of 46,000ft –to raise money for the RD&E Charity’s Starfish Appeal. Jason Wright, from Cranbrook, and Simon Whitby, from Newton Poppleford, decided to take on the challenge of a lifetime to give back to the Royal Devon & Exeter...

Thrombectomy is, by many accounts, a game-changing procedure in the treatment of strokes. It involves using a specially designed clot removal device or stent, manipulated through a fine catheter in an artery in the groin, to pull or suck out a clot lodged in an artery in the brain to restore blood flow. If delivered quickly, research has found that a thrombectomy can significantly reduce the risk of death or disability from a stroke. Despite this, the procedure’s roll-out across the UK has ...

Few medical advances can top the record speed and success of COVID-19 vaccines — except perhaps the transformation of COVID-19 care. In the spring of 2020, British doctors and nurses were desperately trying to save lives from a new deadly disease. And through no fault of their own, they were often unable to save them. "It was oxygen and paracetamol really, that’s all we had," said Ray Sheridan, consultant general physician at the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust hospital.  "You d...

Major study set to compare the use of surgical robots and standard methods in knee replacement A major national study will pitch human skill against machine precision as it compares the benefits of knee replacement surgery performed using a robot to a surgeon using traditional methods. Knee replacements are now very common operations; over 100,000 procedures are performed each year in the UK. The RACER (Robotic Arthroplasty: a Clinical and cost Effectiveness Randomized controlled trial) study i...

UK coronavirus death toll rises with 4 deaths in Birmingham On Bank Holiday Monday, NHS England reported a further 1 COVID-19 hospital death 13:47, 1 JUN 2021 Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice NHS England recorded one further death on Monday - and the only death took place at University...

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