Cancer survivor Tony Newitt is now urging more people to donate plasma.

Elliott Wills’s life was saved by emergency supplies of O negative blood, but donor numbers have declined in recent years.

An early trial of a vaccine made using the technology found it is safe and well-tolerated, with a larger study to include more than 200 people.

It comes as Health Secretary James Murray accepted a committee’s recommendation against a population-wide screening programme.

The move is a blow to campaigners, but the committee said screening all men using the prostate specific antigen test could do more harm than good.

The drug also had fewer side-effects when compared to chemotherapy, according to a trial.

The NHS-Galleri trial is exploring how well the blood test works within the health service, alongside screening, to pick up cancer cases earlier.

One patient taking part in the trial said the therapy has given her a ‘new lease of life’.

The findings show that Alzheimer’s may be present in midlife and already linked to cognitive differences, researchers said.

Only men with a specific gene variant and a family history of certain cancers should be screened, experts have said.

It has been suggested that the figure could be down to ‘little or no follow-up care’ for those who develop the condition while pregnant.

Walkouts will begin at 7am on Monday June 15, ending at 6.59am on Friday June 19.

Parents looking for advice on sun safety and first aid for babies also jumped by almost 3,500% on Monday.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said the failing was ‘completely and utterly unacceptable’.

The alert system aims to give an early warning to healthcare providers and others that temperatures are likely to impact the health of the population.

A campaign is calling for Enhertu to be made available on the NHS.

Nurses stressed emergency departments are ‘not the right environment for kids in crisis’.

A junior school pupil is said by health officials to be ‘recovering well’.

It comes as the Royal College of Nursing was urged by members to develop a programme to build the confidence of staff to tackle racism.