Doctors barred from using new cancer treatment equipment
NHS bosses argue that a hospital's unused new £3m Cyberknife technology may not work.
If the government is serious about it’s NHS changes and money saving nurse reductions. Then surely the managerial incompetents who authorized this fiasco, should be reduced. In the new NHS there must be equality with reductions or dismissals, to include and prioritize all levels of unaccountable, excuse ridden, bullying, medically untrained business targeting management.
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How CyberKnife works
CyberKnife is the very latest in radiotherapy technology. The Royal Marsden is one of the first London NHS trusts to install it. The CyberKnife has X-ray cameras that monitor the position of the tumour and sensors that monitor the patient's breathing. This enables the robot to reposition the radiotherapy beam during treatment in order to minimise damage to healthy tissue. CyberKnife moves with the patient's breathing and can track a moving tumour.
http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/diagnosis-treatment/treatment/radiotherapy/pages/cyberknife.aspx
TRAVEL INSURANCE AFTER CANCER
I toured the USA for seven weeks in summer 2011, then again for another two weeks last summer. My only problem was searching out affordable travel insurance. I had from my hospital a list of "cancer sympathetic" insurance companies, so I contacted them, including the company I had for years for my car and home insurance-SAGA, unfortunately after having been referred to their medical section for an investigation into my particular status I was told "sorry but you fall outside our requirements" another company also refused me, suggesting a firm of underwriters they would introduce me to, their prices start at £3000. Eventually I found a company who insured me for my 7 week trip for £250. Interestingly for my USA trip last year I contacted the same company only to be told that they had a new management team, and I may not get the same deal I had the previous year, she wasn’t kidding, for a 2 week policy, they wanted over £1000.I did find another company though, who charged me £110 for a two week stay in the USA.
By Eric Byrne,
(Lung Cancer survivor)
Guidance on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
NICE has published an update to its clinical guideline on diagnosing and treating lung cancer. The new recommendations replace those previously published in 2005. Smoking is still the single biggest risk factor for lung cancer, accounting for an estimated 90% of cases.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/223476.php
If the government is serious about it’s NHS changes and money saving nurse reductions. Then surely the managerial incompetents who authorized this fiasco, should be reduced. In the new NHS there must be equality with reductions or dismissals, to include and prioritize all levels of unaccountable, excuse ridden, bullying, medically untrained business targeting management.
-cyberknife-mount-vernon
How CyberKnife works
CyberKnife is the very latest in radiotherapy technology. The Royal Marsden is one of the first London NHS trusts to install it. The CyberKnife has X-ray cameras that monitor the position of the tumour and sensors that monitor the patient's breathing. This enables the robot to reposition the radiotherapy beam during treatment in order to minimise damage to healthy tissue. CyberKnife moves with the patient's breathing and can track a moving tumour.
http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/diagnosis-treatment/treatment/radiotherapy/pages/cyberknife.aspx
TRAVEL INSURANCE AFTER CANCER
I toured the USA for seven weeks in summer 2011, then again for another two weeks last summer. My only problem was searching out affordable travel insurance. I had from my hospital a list of "cancer sympathetic" insurance companies, so I contacted them, including the company I had for years for my car and home insurance-SAGA, unfortunately after having been referred to their medical section for an investigation into my particular status I was told "sorry but you fall outside our requirements" another company also refused me, suggesting a firm of underwriters they would introduce me to, their prices start at £3000. Eventually I found a company who insured me for my 7 week trip for £250. Interestingly for my USA trip last year I contacted the same company only to be told that they had a new management team, and I may not get the same deal I had the previous year, she wasn’t kidding, for a 2 week policy, they wanted over £1000.I did find another company though, who charged me £110 for a two week stay in the USA.
By Eric Byrne,
(Lung Cancer survivor)
Guidance on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
NICE has published an update to its clinical guideline on diagnosing and treating lung cancer. The new recommendations replace those previously published in 2005. Smoking is still the single biggest risk factor for lung cancer, accounting for an estimated 90% of cases.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/223476.php
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