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Netcompany claims NHS contract to help digitise screening

Denmark's Netcompany has been awarded a five-year, £215m contract from NHS England to build the digital infrastructure for adult screening programmes.

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NICE breast cancer criteria missing patients, claims study

NICE's criteria to decide who is referred for further breast cancer risk assessment miss up to 95% of younger women who go on to develop the disease.

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England to start screening newborns for rare disease SMA

All newborns in England will be screened for rare muscle-wasting disease spinal muscular atrophy from 2027, in a landmark move for patients.

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NHS study launched to tackle antimicrobial resistance threat

A new study will attempt to improve screening for CPE, one of the fastest-growing drug-resistant bacterial threats facing hospitals in England.

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Pushy NHS chatbots 'can put patients off screening'

Amid the push to digitise the UK health service, a study has sounded a note of caution about entrusting important patient appointments to chatbots.

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Review advises against broad NHS prostate cancer screening

The UK's National Screening Committee has concluded that the harms of widespread prostate cancer screening would outweigh its benefits.

Netcompany claims NHS contract to help digitise screening

NICE breast cancer criteria missing patients, claims study

England to start screening newborns for rare disease SMA

NHS study launched to tackle antimicrobial resistance threat

Pushy NHS chatbots 'can put patients off screening'

Review advises against broad NHS prostate cancer screening

Lily gets FDA nod for SERD-CDK 4/6 combo in breast cancer

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