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A strong start in life: safeguarding the future of neonatal care

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Implementing the latest NICE lung cancer guidance

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Cancer-associated thrombosis: past, present, and future

The impact of COVID-19 on specialised services

September 2020 | By Impacts of COVID-19 on specialised services interview panel

The COVID-19 emergency has been unprecedented in its impact upon the nation, economy, and health service. In anticipation of thousands of patients requiring ventilation, the […]

Restarting the NHS? Don’t reboot or reset—digitally retune

September 2020 | By Alastair Whitington

In March 2020, in response to the pandemic, most acute hospitals became COVID-19 treatment centres. To minimise contact with non-COVID patients, many secondary care services all […]

Welcome to the September 2020 issue

September 2020 | By Nina Buchan

In this short video, Nina Buchan introduces the September 2020 issue of Specialised Medicine. Welcome to the September issue of Specialised Medicine, the leading publication on specialised […]

Commissioning health services in England: building back better

September 2020 | By Nina Buchan

The Westminster Health Forum, The future of commissioning health services in England—integration, use of data, responding to COVID-19, and priorities for specialised commissioning, was held […]

Adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure

September 2020 | By Alex Warren, Nicola Symes, and Alain Vuylsteke

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) describes a clinical syndrome of acutely failing lungs and includes ‘acute respiratory distress syndrome’ (ARDS). It is a common cause of […]

Histology-independent cancer drugs—navigating the uncertainties of innovative treatments

September 2020 | By Martin Bradley

Significant advances in cancer therapy have been made in recent decades. The elucidation of specific aspects of tumour biochemistry and genetics has led to an […]

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