Articles by Liz Wells
Robot-guided biopsies tested on UK patients
By Liz Wells 09 January 2025
Researchers at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust treating sarcoma have looked at how, using robotic guidance, multiple biopsies can be taken across different parts of a tumour and analysed whi...
Ultrasound imaging technique 'reliably spots' prostate cancer
By Liz Wells 08 January 2025
A new imaging approach developed by researchers at Heriot-Watt University has shown ‘extremely encouraging’ results in early-stage clinical trials on prostate cancer at the Western General Hospital...
Bowel cancer risk could be reduced with an extra glass of milk
By Liz Wells 08 January 2025
Consuming an additional 300mg of calcium - about the amount in a large glass of milk - a day could decrease the risk of bowel cancer by 17%, new research reveals.
NHS England's chief information officer to leave
By Liz Wells 08 January 2025
John Quinn, chief information officer at NHS England, is to leave the role after almost two years.
Shrewsbury trust passes robotic assisted surgery milestone
By Liz Wells 07 January 2025
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, has completed more than 200 robotic assisted surgeries.
NHS Lothian gives patients access to AI physiotherapy
By Liz Wells 07 January 2025
NHS Lothian in Scotland has become the first NHS organisation in the UK to make a new AI-powered physiotherapy clinic available to patients following successful trials last year.
West Yorkshire ICB introduces technology to tackle cardiovascular disease
By Liz Wells 07 January 2025
West Yorkshire ICB is rolling out new cardiovascular disease health screenings to targeted local communities.
Cornwall trust adds former assistant chief constable to its board
By Liz Wells 07 January 2025
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Julie Fielding to its board as a non-executive director.
Violence against UK ambulance staff set to reach new high
By Liz Wells 07 January 2025
UK ambulance services are on course for the highest rate of reported incidents of violence, aggression and abuse directed at staff across the 14 UK ambulance services in the 2024-25 financial year,...
Guy's and St Thomas' begins search for new chief executive
By Liz Wells 06 January 2025
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a successor to Professor Ian Abbs, who has led the trust since August 2019.
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