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New NHS Scotland Bowel Screening Leads To Increased Uptake

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News on the news.gov.scot site today regarding an overshoot of target being achieved in the Scottish bowel cancer screening programme (and also reaching the ‘hard to reach’ groups): https://news.gov.scot/news/new-bowel-screening-test-leads-to-increase-in-uptake A new, simpler bowel screening test has seen levels of participation rise to a record high.Scotland was the first part of the UK to introduce the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in November 2017. The new test requires the collection of just one sample, rather than three over a 10 day period as was previously the case."
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/02/05/new-nhs-scotland-bowel-screening-test-leads-to-increase-in-uptake/

Scottish Government Invests £100m In Cancer Strategy

"Thanks again to list MSP Annie wells for exposing the Scottish Government’s £100 million investment in cancer treatment despite falling incidence of the disease, their encouragement of preventative strategies such as in the reduction of alcohol consumption and smoking and the increase in early detection, now 85.2% of all cancers detected at stages 1 or 2."
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.comhttps://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/02/05/scottish-government-invests-100-million-in-cancer-strategy-even-as-incidence-falls/


Improved Fire Safety Standards For All Scottish Homes

From the Scottish Government news website: ‘New rules to reduce deaths in household fires have been announced today, with improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in Scottish homes.  The improved standards will mean every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and in circulation spaces such as hallways and landings. The changes also mean every kitchen must have a heat alarm, and the alarms will have to be interlinked so they can be heard throughout the property. There must also be a carbon monoxide alarm where there are fixed combustion appliances. The new rules mean the standard which currently applies to private rented property and new-builds is being extended to all homes in Scotland.
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/02/04/news-of-improved-fire-safety-standards-for-scottish-homes-but-all-quiet-in-the-home-of-grenfell-tower/

45% More Radiologists For NHS Scotland

Thanks to a parliamentary question by leading list Tory MSP, Annie Wells, TuS can reveal that the number of radiologists working in Scotland’s hospitals has increased from 223.5 to 325.0 in the period 2006 to 2018 and the number training has gone up 20%. In addition, many current radiologists are expected to continue to be available to NHS Scotland, on a part-time basis, after retirement. The situation in for the Conservative and Labour governments in England and Wales is less encouraging.
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com

NHS Scotland's A&E Outperforms Despite Increased Demand

"86.4% of 26 000 patients were seen within 4 hours in the first week of January 2019. This compares very favourably with January 2018 when only 77.8% of just over 25 000 were seen in 4 hours.

Note: I have used BBC Scotland editorial guidelines in rounding the numbers above.

No January figures are available for NHS England but, in December 2018, only 79.3% were seen in 4 hours."
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/01/15/once-again-nhs-scotlands-ae-outperforms-even-itself-despite-increased-demand/

  1. More Than 90% Of NHS Scotland Operations Carried Out On Time
  2. NHS Scotland's A&E Performance Holds Up
  3. NHS Scotland's Popularity Increasing
  4. Three Things To Learn From Scotland's Health Service