AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHealth: England will trial blood tests at 200 GP practices, involving more than 20,000 patients, to help detect six abdominal cancers earlier. Northern Ireland has also begun lowering the bowel-screening age to 59, on a phased path to 50. Northern Ireland security: Police say 17 explosive devices found in Belfast are linked to far-right terrorism; a man has been charged. Road safety: A 12-week consultation will consider drug-driving offences based on set drug limits, rather than requiring proof of impairment. Justice: Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has quashed a man’s conviction for assaulting his daughter, ruling jurors were wrongly told about his past abuse; prosecutors must decide whether to seek a retrial. Scotland: An inquiry found the Stonehaven train crash, which killed three people in 2020, could have been prevented if a drain had been built to specification. Hardship: Almost 200,000 people in Northern Ireland are at risk of needing food banks, while more than half a million across Scotland face the same risk.
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