RECENT NEWS
GIRFT publishes first report on independent healthcare
The NHS’ Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme have published the first ever review looking at independent healthcare services.
Clinically-led changes result in annual savings of £450,000
NHS Supply Chain has worked in partnership with a hospital Trust to help them save more than £450,000 annually after a change of supplier for hip and knee products for orthopaedic surgery.
Equipping healthcare workers for the genomic revolution
Medics.Academy and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have entered into a collaboration to launch Nucleus, an online programme to future proof the medical workforce for the genomics generation.
Extra £47.6 million for Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) has been granted an additional £47.6 million to support the expansion and acceleration of the programme.
Groundbreaking new technology to detect known variants of concern
New technology to rapidly detect new COVID mutations indicating whether positive test samples contain known variants is being trialled by the Government in NHS Test and Trace laboratories.
Chemotherapy-free treatment to be offered to leukaemia patients
A new oral treatment for an incurable blood cancer has been recommended for NHS use by NICE. Acalabrutinib, taken as a twice daily tablet, is recommended as an option for adults with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).
Government announces £7 billion boost for health and social care
A funding package of £7 billion has been confirmed for health and social care services, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
CQC raises concerns over DNACPR decisions during the pandemic
A new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found worrying variation in people’s experiences of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during the pandemic.
£25 million boost for nurse training
Nurses and other healthcare students will benefit from expanded virtual training, and the launch of a new national critical care qualification for qualified nurses.
Bender UK expands with new business unit in Ireland
A new Bender team has been formed in Ireland to support increased demand for its products and services in the region.
Partnership to enhance ultrasound with AI-based image quantification
Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, and DiA Imaging Analysis, a provider of AI-powered applications for ultrasound, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver automated solutions to clinicians at the point-of-care.
Early tracheotomy helps patients avoid ventilator-associated pneumonia
Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time patients spend on ventilators, shortens their ICU stay and lowers their risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
The Operating Theatres Show 2021
The Institute of Government & Public Policy will be hosting The Operating Theatres Show 2021 at The University of East London in October of this year.
Young people need accessible information about their healthcare
New draft guidance from NICE recommends ensuring children and young people are fully informed about their health so that they are empowered to take an active role in their healthcare.
£20m funding competition for blood and transplant research
The NIHR has partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHS BT) to announce a funding competition to award £19.9 million to new NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Units (BTRUs).
Hospital’s radiology team praised for teamwork in national NHS report
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been praised in an NHS national report for making the most efficient use of its radiology team to help increase capacity.
Heart attack diagnosis missed in women more often than in men
Chest pain is misdiagnosed in women more frequently than in men, according to research presented at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Survey: understanding the impact of COVID-19 on perioperative teams
The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) has launched a survey to improve understanding of the impact of the Pandemic within perioperative teams.
B. Braun supports major new Expert Advisory Network with the RCS
- Braun Medical has further developed its support with the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) becoming the major supporter of a new research group for innovation in surgical education.
Life-saving digital resuscitation training announced
Skills for Health and the Resuscitation Council UK have partnered to provide the NHS with life-saving digital resuscitation training.
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IGPP Annual Operating Theatres Show
Manchester, Etihad Stadium
11th September 2025
Clinical Engineering Conference
Stansted Radisson Blu
23rd September 2025
Infection Prevention 2025
Brighton Centre, UK
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CSC Autumn Meeting
Ramada Plaza, Wrexham
13th October 2025
British Association of Urological Nurses 30th Anniversary Conference
EICC, Edinburgh
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IDSc Annual Congress 2025
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
24th - 26th November 2025