health services

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Intercity 2 train at Warnemünde station in Rostock, one of the parts of eastern Germany look at in the report.

Services across England now lag far behind East Germany, as experts call for ‘universal basic infrastructure’ in UK

05 Dec 2023

Per capita access to hospitals, mental health services, and further education facilities in German towns and cities – primarily in the former GDR –...

Worsening GP shortages in disadvantaged areas likely to widen health inequalities

18 Aug 2021

Areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage are being worst hit by shortages of GPs, a trend that is only worsening with time and is likely to widen pre...

Black researchers shaping the future

10 Oct 2018

As the UK marks Black History Month, researchers from across the University talk about their route to Cambridge, their inspiration and their...

Stroke survivors and caregivers feel abandoned by health services, study finds

21 Feb 2018

A systematic review of studies focused on stroke survivors’ and carers’ experiences of primary care and community healthcare services has found that...

£42m new research institute to boost evidence on improving care in the NHS

31 Jan 2018

A new research institute launching today is seeking to create a world-leading asset for the NHS by improving the science behind healthcare...

Cambridge awarded £40m to create world-leading health care improvement research institute

28 Mar 2017

The University of Cambridge is to receive £40 million over ten years from the Health Foundation, an independent charity, to establish and run a new...

DeepMind acquired the data for software that could send clinicians alerts about patients at risk of Acute Kidney Injury, but the agreement also gave it access to a substantial number of records about unaffected patients.

DeepMind-Royal Free deal is “cautionary tale” for healthcare in the algorithmic age

16 Mar 2017

A study of a deal which has allowed Google DeepMind access to millions of healthcare records argues that more needs to be done to regulate such...

Improving access to GP surgeries could reduce burden on out-of-hours services

21 May 2014

Poor access to GP surgeries could be driving patients to use out-of-hours services and putting an extra burden on the NHS, according to researchers...