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		<title>“Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/health-service-hits-18-week-target-amid-half-million-waiting-list-drop/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom W]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The NHS has hit its target for the number of patients waiting 18-weeks thanks to the biggest improvement in waiting times since the launch of the iPad. In March, 65.3% of patients were waiting 18-weeks, as the waiting list fell by over 312,000 last year, the largest year-on-year reduction in 16 years. The improvement in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Life-changing” SMA therapies to be available on NHS in long-term</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/life-changing-sma-therapies-available-nhs-long-term/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom W]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hundreds more children with muscle-wasting condition spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are to be offered potentially “life-changing” therapy on the NHS which could help them live years longer and attend primary school. From today, 2 innovative treatments for SMA – nusinersen and risdiplam – will be made routinely available on the NHS in England following an access scheme to collect more evidence, giving hundreds of families long term-certainty. NHS [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NHS and Morrisons put cancer warning signs in the shower</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/nhs-and-morrisons-put-cancer-warning-signs-in-the-shower/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jboshell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shoppers are being urged to look out for lumps, swelling, skin changes and unexplained bruising as Morrisons teams up with the NHS to put cancer advice on its own-brand bath and shower products. The range of nine new shower and bath products will carry messages including “Be body aware” and “Know the signs of cancer”, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘1-minute’ immunotherapy jab rolled out on NHS for tens of thousands with cancer</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/1-minute-immunotherapy-jab-rolled-out-on-nhs-for-tens-of-thousands-with-cancer/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rwootton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of patients could benefit from a ‘rapid’ new immunotherapy jab on the NHS for over a dozen different cancers, which can be given in just 60 seconds. The NHS is rolling out a new injectable form of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) which can slash the time the treatment takes by up to 90%, to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>1,000 NHS staff call Martha’s Rule helplines in first 18 months</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/1000-nhs-staff-call-marthas-rule-helplines-in-first-18-months/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rwootton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient care]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 NHS staff across England have used Martha’s Rule helplines to help identify rapid deterioration of a patient’s condition in the first 18 months of the scheme, new figures show. Latest NHS England data shows that between September 2024 and February 2026, 1,781 calls were made by hospital staff to Martha’s Rule helplines [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hospital patients can now check appointments in the NHS App</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/04/hospital-patients-can-now-check-appointments-in-the-nhs-app/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nowen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[10 Year Health Plan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hospital patients at every NHS trust across England can now check their referrals and appointments through the NHS App, making it easier for millions of people to manage their care in one place. Around two-thirds (64%) of all hospital appointments are currently visible through the app, with many patients also able to reschedule or cancel appointments – helping to cut the number of missed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NHS overhauls clinical standards to reduce maternal deaths</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/04/nhs-overhauls-clinical-standards-to-reduce-maternal-deaths/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rwootton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Maternity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every maternity service in England will need to meet new clinical standards, set out by the NHS, to significantly reduce the number of women who die each year during or after pregnancy.    All pregnant women will be offered an early risk assessment for venous thromboembolism &#8211; blood clots that form in deep veins and are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NHS detects tens of thousands of bowel cancers thanks to screening programme</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rwootton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Millions more people are now benefiting from lifesaving bowel screening compared to a decade ago, as the NHS urges even more people to get tested. Almost 7 million people have had bowel screening from the NHS during 2024/25, compared to around 4.7 million in 2014/15. Since bowel screening started 2 decades ago, the NHS has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lifesaving spring COVID-19 jab offers protection to millions of vulnerable people</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/04/lifesaving-spring-covid-19-jab-offers-protection-to-millions-of-vulnerable-people/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rwootton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Millions of eligible older people and those with a weakened immune system can now get potentially lifesaving protection from COVID-19 with NHS spring vaccinations starting this week. Tens of thousands of appointments are now available across the country every day at GP practices and community pharmacies for people aged 75 and over, older people in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>March was busiest month ever for A&amp;Es amid meningitis outbreak</title>
		<link>https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/04/march-was-busiest-month-ever-for-aes-amid-meningitis-outbreak/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jboshell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A&#38;E waiting times have fallen to a five-year low, despite the NHS seeing record numbers of patients in March as the health service experienced a ‘prolonged winter’. There were a record breaking 2.43 million total A&#38;E attendances in March – 16,000 more than the previous record high in May 2024. Despite the bumper demand, almost [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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