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Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
Fergus WalshMedical editor Sheila Irvine, who is registered blind, punches the air with joy at being able to read again A group of blind patients can now read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye. A surgeon who inserted the microchips in five patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital…
Dentists to prioritise urgent care and save some patients more than £200 under plans
Dominic Hughes and Catherine SnowdonBBC News Getty Images People needing urgent dental treatment and patients requiring complex care will be prioritised under government plans to improve access to NHS dentists in England. The proposals could mean a saving of £225 for patients requiring numerous appointments for complicated treatments. For years, many patients have found it…
Higher proportion now contacting GPs in England online, figures show
A higher proportion of people in England are now contacting their GP surgery online than by phone, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data covering three weeks from mid-September suggest just over 43% of people went online to contact their GP – an increase of a percentage point from the…
Cancer patient furious as resident doctors strike delays appointment
A Department for Health and Social Care spokesperson said doctors had been offered a “generous deal”, which coincided with the government accepting the recommendations of the independent pay review body that all doctors, including resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, should get a 3.5% pay rise from this month.
