RECENT NEWS

Over half a million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests will be sent out by NHS Test and Trace to local public health leaders this week, signalling the next phase of the Government’s plan to expand asymptomatic testing for COVID-19.

The November 2020 issue of the Clinical Services Journal has landed on desks and is now available via our website and the app!

53% of GPs say they are concerned that fewer older adults are contacting them with symptoms compared to before the pandemic, according to new findings from Cancer Research UK.

As part of the Government’s health infrastructure plan to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, a state-of-the-art hospital will be built in Sutton with district health services remaining in modernised buildings at Epsom and St Helier.

A new national service will assist people affected by major trauma and raise awareness of issues faced by patients.

The Royal London Hospital Accident and Emergency department (A&E) has been piloting an initiative which will change how people access parts of emergency care in London.

A study has highlighted the need to improve infection prevention efforts and environmental cleaning in hospitals.

Does your perioperative team go above and beyond to encourage a supportive and positive culture? If so, you could be in with the chance of becoming the 2021 Face of The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP).

NHS staff will get rapid access to expanded mental health services that are being rolled out across the country as part of efforts to deal with the second wave of coronavirus.

The CQC's annual report on how it enforces the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations has been published. The report provides data on the number of notifications of errors where patients have received unintended exposure of radiation.

The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) has welcomed the private members’ bill that would make it illegal to give botox or dermal fillers to anyone under 18 for cosmetic purposes.

Data from one of the world’s largest spine study, which analysed the reoccurrence and risk factors of prolapsed disc post-surgery, has been presented at this year’s EUROSPINE conference by London Norwich Spine Clinic.

More than 80% of doctors in training say disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic reduced their access to the learning they need to progress their careers, according to a General Medical Council (GMC) survey.

NHS Digital has published the annual Hospital Outpatient Activity report, covering outpatient activity in the NHS and NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector.

One in five high-risk patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery will develop one or more heart complications within a year.

NHS patients could have quicker access to the next generation of cutting-edge treatments thanks to the UK teaming up with other countries to fast-track the approval process.

The first edition of the new Diabetes UK Professional Conference: Online Series will feature eight events taking place from 13 October to 25 November 2020.

A new charity devoted to empowerment, education and advocacy for people with non-tuberculous mycobacteria lung disease (NTM-LD) has been launched.

The three UK professional bodies that represent the doctors, physicists and expert allied health professionals that provide radiology and cancer radiotherapy across the NHS have come together to call for increased investment.

Type 1 diabetes can develop in babies under six months old, and the immune attack behind the condition may begin before they’re born, a new study co-funded by Diabetes UK has suggested for the first time.