RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Lack of visibility over mobile medical equipment continues to impact efficiency, cost and patient care across NHS organisations. Idox’s iAssets solution addresses this challenge with intelligent hybrid tracking, enabling healthcare teams to track and manage assets seamlessly across acute, community and multi-site environments.

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has announced an expanded distribution agreement with Retia Medical to bring the Argos cardiac output monitor to hospitals across Western Europe.

Mediplus has introduced a series of practical updates to the S-Cath™ System, alongside the introduction of S-Cath™ System Long, to support greater clinical confidence, flexibility and improve usability. Together, the developments reflect the company’s continued focus on responding to clinician feedback and refining the S-Cath™ range around real-world use in suprapubic catheterisation.

Ergéa UK is pleased to announce the successful completion of the new Bridgwater Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), a landmark £17.8 million healthcare facility delivered through a long-term Managed Service partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

The demands of acute care environments require patient handling equipment that combines safety, efficiency and versatility. The Oxford Journey Professional stand aid from Oxford Healthcare has been developed to support the early mobilisation of patients with weight-bearing ability, helping clinicians facilitate safe transfers while promoting patient independence and rehabilitation.

Getinge has announced the launch of Aquadis Endo 110, a next-generation automated endoscope reprocessor designed to increase processing capacity, simplify workflows and enhance safety for both patients and healthcare professionals.

ZOLL, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, has announced that Zenix®, the company’s most clinically advanced and easy-to-use professional monitor/defibrillator, is approved under the European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation 2017/745, commonly referred to as EU MDR.

Central Medical Supplies (CMS) has been appointed the UK distributor for QinFlow Warrior blood and IV fluid warmers. The QinFlow modular systems deliver high performance and safe warming, are simple to operate and easy to maintain.

The primary goal of infection control is to reduce infection rates and minimise the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Healthcare is entering a new phase, driven by rapid technological change and rising expectations for more joined‑up, responsive and personalised care. As pressures on UK healthcare continue to grow, the infrastructure and products that support patient care must keep pace.

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully completed a medical workforce planning programme, by pioneering a data-driven programme in partnership with workforce optimisation specialists, SARD.

Wolters Kluwer Health has implemented its medication decision support (MDS) solution, Medi-Span, at the world-renowned specialist oncology centre, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Amid rising asthma deaths in the UK, millions of respiratory patients may not be receiving essential medication - due to poor inhaler technique and neglecting to use spacer devices that deliver drugs to the lungs effectively.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has unveiled the UK’s first Canon Vantage Galan 3T / Supreme Edition MRI at an opening ceremony led by the clinical team. The new, state‑of‑the‑art MRI scanner, at the Leicester General Hospital, marks a significant investment in modern diagnostic technology for patients across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

​The BIOFIRE® Joint Infection (JI) Panel is a multiplex PCR test that covers a comprehensive grouping of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and antimicrobial resistance genes commonly associated with joint infections. It takes just one small sample of synovial fluid, and about an hour to get results on 39 clinically relevant targets.

Arterial line insertion is a cornerstone of haemodynamic management across critical care, theatres and high-risk surgical pathways. As trusts seek to adhere to national guidance whilst also balancing workforce pressures, clinical competence and sustainability requirements, Vygon UK is strengthening its education offer.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) and Altera Digital Health have unveiled the results of a digital transformation that has optimised the Acute Abdomen Pathway.

Central Medical Supplies (CMS) has been appointed the exclusive UK distributor for TrachFlush. Designed for more efficient secretion removal, TrachFlush removes secretion from invasive mechanically ventilated patients in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the push of a button.

Global EMC solutions provider EMIS announces the availability of the MF420-2CF-M MRI Filter, a specialised electrical filter for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging rooms to block unwanted electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio-frequency interference (RFI) from entering or leaving the MRI environment.

DP Medical Systems has been appointed the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for the Fiagon Navigation System, expanding its portfolio of pioneering technologies for use within ENT sinus surgery.