RECENT FEATURE ARTICLES
Tackling COVID-19 risk via hospital beds
Silver Türk PhD discusses how hospital pillows can pose a potential risk of COVID-19 transmission and how to mitigate the risk.- Feature
Four lessons of the pandemic
The pandemic has motivated incredible change across clinical services, accelerating innovation in some areas and disrupting it in others. Tautvydas Karitonas considers the four infection and prevention control lessons we have learnt from the pandemic- Feature
The case for better OR communication
Technology-led procedures have an important role to play in improving patient outcomes. However, they also present challenges in terms of the quality and timing of essential team communication. Tom Downes reports.- Feature
Blood clot prevention in COVID patients
Bernard Ross explains how a medical device has been providing life threatening blood clot prevention for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 and discusses the emerging data that now suggests the virus is an endothelial disease.- Feature
Mobilisation of patients recovering from COVID
An insight into best practice and the technologies that can assist early mobilisation and rehabilitation.- Feature
Detecting deterioration: technology is key
Dr Ron Daniels BEM, chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, provides his thoughts on the importance of standardising the national track and trigger systems across primary and secondary care to improve early detection in the deterioration of patients.- Feature
Urgent need to prevent aspiration risks
Elaine Waggott highlights the importance of reducing airborne pathogenic aerosol in the wake of COVID-19 and considers the potential infection risks in hospital facilities.- Feature
What have we learnt from the pandemic?
The NHS has had to adapt its practices to meet the challenges of the pandemic – the rapid change of use of clinical areas, new ways of working using video conferencing, ramping up of medical device supplies and the setting up of Nightingale hospitals- Feature
First Do No Harm: a hard-hitting review
Kate Woodhead RGN DMS discusses the harrowing findings of a review by Baroness Cumberlege into the harm caused to patients and lessons that must be learnt. She highlights the important patient safety findings that the NHS must now address.- Feature
People plan: ensuring wellbeing and inclusion
The NHS must look after its staff and ensure retention by being ‘positive, compassionate and inclusive’. The People Plan sets out the future commitments for healthcare workers, but is it enough?- Feature
Flight simulator experience for surgeons
The latest advances in VR technology incorporate haptic technology for a full immersive experience, offering the ability for trainees to safely improve their surgical skills.- Feature
Inventory management and patient level costing
Nicola Hall believes technology is a powerful weapon in the fight to improve patient safety and argues that inventory management technology can have a real impact. She shares her top tips on implementing a solution.- Feature
Enhanced traceability through Scan4Safety
The Scan4Safety initiative for operating theatres promotes safer clinical practice. Glen Hodgson argues there is a growing need to improve transparency, traceability and access to accurate data, particularly when it comes to surgical procedures.- Feature
Increasing access to robotics in the NHS
A new robot aims to challenge the current status quo, offering wider access to robotic surgery.- Feature
Bullying remains a concern in theatres
A nationwide survey shows that bullying behaviour is still commonplace in operating theatres, creating an unsafe culture in UK hospitals.- Feature
Making checklists work in the ‘real world’
More than a decade after the WHO first launched its safe surgery checklist, compliance remains a challenge.- Feature
Maximising operating theatre utilisation
Dr. Thomas Ramolla describes how operating theatre management software has delivered increased efficiency, maximised utilisation and aligned communication, at one of the largest hospitals in Germany.- Feature
Improving outcomes through screening
Anaemia and MSSA continue to impact outcomes in patients undergoing hip and knee surgeries. A national initiative is currently underway to drive improvement through pre-screening and optimisation of patients. Louise Frampton reports.- Feature
Surgical staff safety: going up in smoke?
A survey has shown that over two-thirds of operating theatres staff are concerned about the effects of surgical smoke on their health.- Feature
Infection prevention in the era of COVID-19
How will theatre infection prevention strategies need to adapt to a new era, following the pandemic? Kate Woodhead, RGN DMS, considers best practice as elective surgery resumes.- Feature
