Healthcare Management Magazine | Prevention

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GP practices to trial world-first cancer blood test trial

By Lee Peart 04 November 2026

Around 200 GP practices in England are to assess whether simple blood tests can spot prostate, ovarian, bowel, pancreatic, stomach, liver and other abdominal cancers.

PREVENTION

Prevention before the first fall

04 November 2026

Peter Grinbergs, co-founder and chief medical officer, EQL, says falls prevention must start long before the first fall

PREVENTION

Men in poor areas four times more likely to die from avoidable causes

By Lee Peart 03 November 2026

Men in poor areas in England are four times more likely to die from avoidable causes than those in the wealthiest areas, according to new data.

PREVENTION

UK health agency investigates population exposure to 'forever chemicals'

By Paul Day 03 November 2026

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is to analyse blood and urine samples from across the UK to establish how much exposure the population has to PFAS and other potentially harmful chemicals.

REGULATION

Insulin pen redesign needed for disabled users, says HSSIB

By Lee Peart 03 November 2026

The MHRA has been urged to push manufacturers to redesign insulin pens for disabled users.

PREVENTION

NHS delivers extra million cancer scans each year

By Lee Peart 03 November 2026

A million extra cancer scans are being delivered each year thanks to new scanners and cutting-edge AI technology.

PREVENTION

MPs urge Burnham to make tackling obesity 'clear, personal mission'

By Lee Peart 02 November 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been urged to make tackling obesity his personal mission in a new report by MPs.

PREVENTION

UKHSA reveals 'true national burden of chickenpox'

By Lee Peart 02 November 2026

Data from the UKHSA has revealed over 3,000 infants with chickenpox were hospitalised last year.

PREVENTION

Trial aims to safely cut breast cancer radiotherapy treatment time

By Lee Peart 02 November 2026

Thirty-nine hospitals have joined a trial to test whether breast cancer radiotherapy can be safely cut from three weeks to 5 days.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

NHS braced for admissions spike ahead of Bonfire Night

By Lee Peart 02 November 2026

NHS hospitals are bracing for a spike in admissions ahead of Bonfire Night on 5 November after admissions jumped 42% last November, with some children suffering life-changing injuries.

PREVENTION