Claire Low, of United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust, was speaking at the NHS Providers’ annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool.

The study will use a purified form of the natural compound, with the trial also testing if drugs like aspirin and metformin can prevent the disease.

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

The survey comes after family doctors voted in August for collective action, which they warned could last for months.

It is hoped the legislation could ‘save thousands of lives and protect the NHS’, according to ministers.

People are falling victim to fake websites offering NHS dental appointments secured through a pre-payment system, the British Dental Association said.

The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to an iPhone, includes a 32mm lens endoscope eyepiece and an accompanying app.

The Royal College of GPs is seeking assurances that practices will be protected like ‘the rest of the NHS and public sector’.

There have also been concerns about the impact on GP surgeries, with one practice manager suggesting it could cost his practice about £40,000 a year.

There are hopes it will offer reassurance to patients with cognitive decline and help them avoid unnecessary further testing, researchers said.

The trial included 325 patients from across 28 countries.

Elranatamab, an injection that treats myeloma, has been recommended for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

More than four in 10 also said they thought nurses were right to reject a 5.5% pay award from the Government.

Experts called for ‘fundamental changes to NHS dentistry’.

Researchers explored the use of the treatment for other cancers, including that of the bile ducts.

It comes after an investigation found patient safety is being impacted by staffing issues at mental health facilities.

The platform reads the results of electrocardiogram tests, which record the electrical activity of the heart

Experts also highlighted ‘stark inequalities’, with people in the most deprived areas twice as likely to develop head and neck cancer

Nice said the platforms could ‘improve fracture detection on X-rays in urgent care without increasing the risk of incorrect diagnoses’.