Cancer in the UK 2020: Socio-economic deprivation

Cancer in the UK 2020: Socio-economic deprivation
Cancer Research UK 30 September 2020

• This report examines the link between socio-economic deprivation and cancer. 
• “People from more deprived areas are not only more likely to get cancer, they’re more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage for certain cancer types, and have trouble accessing cancer services."
• Full report here.

Association between surgical volume and failure of primary total hip replacement

Association between surgical volume and failure of primary total hip replacement in England and Wales: findings from a prospective national joint replacement register
BMJ Open 2020;10:e033045. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033045

• Following analysis of the association between consultant surgical volume and the risk of revision in patients undergoing elective THA the authors support the practice of specialisation of hip arthroplasty but do not support the practice of low-volume consultants increasing their personal volume.

NCARDRS congenital anomaly statistics: annual data

NCARDRS congenital anomaly statistics
PHE updated 12 August 2020

• The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS) reports  give estimates of the national prevalence of congenital anomalies including structural, chromosomal and genetic anomalies.
• These reports present data collected since 2014.