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Sheffield consultant chosen as regional diabetes champion

A consultant who specialises in the treatment of diabetes has been selected as a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, to help transform care for people living with diabetes in the area.

£10,000 donated to Melanoma UK

As part of a syndicated project with patient support charity Melanoma UK, digital health company Vitaccess is donating £10,000 towards an Adamo Horus HS800 mole mapper for the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Young people among those set to benefit from lifesaving heart op as part of the NHS Long Term Plan

Thousands of people are set to benefit from an innovative new heart procedure to prevent strokes in younger people.

Poole Hospital the first NHS Trust to use helium free MR technology

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the first UK hospital to introduce a new kind of scanner, the Philips Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR - the UK’s first MR system to enable helium-free operations.

Queen opens new Royal Papworth Hospital

The Queen formally opened the new Royal Papworth Hospital as part of her day of engagements in Cambridge.

NHS survey says nine out of 10 patients have ‘confidence and trust’ in general practice staff

Nine out of 10 patients have “confidence and trust” in their family doctor as well as other general practice staff such as nurses and pharmacists, according to new research.

Operating theatre practitioner launches petition to ban ‘smoking’ in theatres

A woman, who has worked in operating theatres for over 30 years, has launched a petition to protect thousands of healthcare workers who are exposed to a toxic smoke plume produced during surgery.

NHS rolls out staff retention scheme as part of the Long Term Plan

A scheme that has helped keep more than 1000 nurses, midwives and other clinicians in the NHS will be rolled out to cover staff working in general practice as well as hospitals, according to NHS England.

Grant awarded for study into clinical decision-making for mesothelioma patients

National charity, Mesothelioma UK, has awarded a grant for £25,000 for research that explores clinical decision-making in treatment pathways for mesothelioma patients at Oxford University Hospitals, Royal Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire NHS Foundation Trusts.

NHS confirms integrated care systems to serve more than 20 million

One in three people in England, 21 million, are set to further benefit from improved health and care, as three new areas were announced as ‘integrated care systems‘ (ICS).

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals team wins national NHS Future Parliamentary Award

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named the national winner of the NHS Future Award at the NHS Parliamentary Awards at the House of Commons on Wednesday 10 July 2019.

Clinicians and care professionals encouraged to register for webinar on Bowel Independence Day to share best practice on taboo subject

Independent multi-disciplinary organisation The Bowel Interest Group is organising a national webinar on Bowel Independence Day (10th July 2019) to communicate clinical best practice and recommended pathways on the taboo issue of bowel dysfunction.

HealthTech support platform enters next phase with expanded nationwide programme

The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has taken another step in supporting UK HealthTech companies do business in the US. Following its 2017 launch, the ABHI US Accelerator will be expanded to support 30 companies drive their operations in the US.

Sheffield emergency nurses win top accolade for helping dying patients to return home

Nurses who are helping patients at the end of life that arrive at the emergency department get home for a dignified death were crowned winners of the Emergency Nursing award at a prestigious UK nursing ceremony.

UK first as London hospital takes part in new clinical trial for brain cancer

The London Clinic, a private hospital and charity on London’s Harley Street, is the first and only UK hospital to participate in a landmark international phase 3 clinical trial of a treatment called intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for glioblastoma multiforme, a brain cancer with a high mortality rate.

Nobel Prize winner makes inspirational address at major surgeons’ event

The world-famous Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai opened this year’s British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) conference in Birmingham with an address aimed at inspiring women maxillofacial surgeons.

Norfolk girl is youngest patient to receive life-saving stroke treatment in east of England

A 10-year-old girl who suffered a stroke is the youngest person to receive life-saving surgery using a newly installed state-of-the-art imaging system in the Interventional Radiology suite at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

Medical device company boss joins Camstent as CEO

Camstent, the company applying proprietary bacteria-phobic polymer coatings to medical devices, has announced the appointment of Mark Harwood as CEO. Mark is a respected figure with an exceptional track record in the medical device sector.

ABHI leadership team to share industry knowledge at Medica

The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced it will be taking key members of its senior leadership team to Medica 2019, in a bid to offer knowledge, expertise and support to all of its UK exhibitors.

Wood-based innovation for wound care receives regulatory approval and CE mark

A new wound care product is said to be the first wound dressing created from wood-based nanofibrillar cellulose to receive regulatory approval and be awarded a CE mark.

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