Courses in endoscope reprocessing endorsed by IDSc
The Institute for Decontamination Sciences (IDSc) has recently endorsed the programme of City & Guilds Accredited training courses run by Lancer Academy for decontamination of endoscopes and instruments.
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Innovation award
Medipex, the NHS Innovation Hub for the Yorkshire and Humber region, has being crowned “Innovation Champion 2008” in an awards ceremony at Leeds.
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Research grant for theatre nurses
Mölnlycke Health Care and the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) are raising the research level within perioperative nursing by offering a grant of €30,000.
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Drive to improve diagnosis of coeliac disease
Nearly £9.5 million has been invested by the European Commission into a new
pan- European partnership which will design an advanced diagnostic tool for the detection and control of a potentially life-threatening auto-immune condition, coeliac disease, which is claimed to be the most underdiagnosed common chronic condition in the UK. It is estimated that at least 1 in 100 people in the UK suffer from the condition, leading to serious health problems such as osteoporosis, gastro-intestinal cancer and increased risk of other autoimmune diseases.
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Greater NHS support planned for armed forces
Plans are being made for highly skilled NHS specialists to be able to deploy on short operational assignments to places such as Iraq and Afghanistan to provide specialist care to the armed forces.
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Trial investigates solution to cut infection rates
Doctors at Barts and The London NHS Trust are continuing to pioneer ways of combating MRSA by testing a new wound change mat that could cut infection rates if successful.
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