RECENT NEWS

​A gender health gap undoubtedly remains across the world – but International Women’s Day (8 March) is a key opportunity to empower NHS Scotland innovators to help close that gap, says InnoScot Health.

NHS England has confirmed it is on target to deliver the expansion in medical school places promised in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP), following a call from RCP for clarity on the delivery of this commitment.

The health and care system in England must be radically refocused to put primary and community care at its core if it is to be effective and sustainable, according to a major new report published by The King’s Fund.

A grandmother has been recruited by Walsall researchers as the first participant in the UK to take part in a study to find out if compression therapy speeds up the healing of skin cancer wounds on the lower leg.

DECON UK is back for 2024 following the success of the 2022 and 2023 events. A joint event by three major NHS Trusts, it provides valuable insights into decontamination and infection prevention – from fundamentals of decontamination to microbiological risks associated with laundry decontamination.

Getting English NHS waiting lists down to pre-pandemic levels is highly unlikely within the next parliament, according to a new pre-election report.

Launched in January 2024, IRP aims to further help bring life-saving new medicines to UK patients without delay.

As part of its commitment to supporting the decontamination sector in delivering high standards of patient safety, Wassenburg is hosting an educational study day.

A patient with Parkinson’s disease has successfully undergone The London Clinic’s 100th deep brain stimulation.

Medilink UK, the largest representative body in the UK for life science companies has been chosen as the exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf for MEDICA 2024 in Germany, one of the biggest medical B2B trade fairs in the world.

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet.

This year, the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) is celebrating 60 years of supporting perioperative practitioners, with a programme of events, including the AfPP Roadshow – taking place at seven locations across the UK.

A long-term analysis conducted by leading microbiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that antibody responses induced by COVID-19 vaccines are long-lasting.

Infection control standards in A&E departments – vital for containing the spread of infectious diseases – have fallen significantly since the pandemic according to new research published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).

Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher.

An innovative test trialled by the NHS to help diagnose a condition which can lead to oesophageal cancer has reduced the need for invasive endoscopy in thousands of low-risk patients.

Hundreds of NHS patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease are set to benefit from a portable drug infusion that is gradually released around-the-clock to help better control their symptoms.

Modern Methods of Construction specialist MTX has completed complex groundworks for the new Endoscopy unit in Phase 2 of the new Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Oldham, one of the largest in the UK.

The time is ticking to secure your place at MEDICA – the leading International B2B medical Trade Fair taking place this November. The deadline for this year’s applications is the 1st March, so be quick and don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

A new analysis has revealed that approximately 30% of people living with type 2 diabetes in England, or around one million adults, are undiagnosed, while around one in nine of all adults in England are estimated to be living with prediabetes.