RECENT NEWS

Poole Hospital is in the top 10 hospitals nationally for flu vaccination uptake by frontline healthcare workers this winter.

An innovative new service which will benefit thousands of cancer patients every year at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has just been launched.

Poole Hospital staff have decided to donate their prize from a recent local fitness competition to the hospital’s children’s unit.

The NHS long term plan, published today, aims to save almost half a million more lives with practical action on major killer conditions and investment in world class, cutting edge treatments including genomic tests for every child with cancer.

The GMC has published the results of the 2018 National Training Survey (NTS). This includes a case study from the fatigue working group of the Association of Anaesthetists (Association) and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) describing the work the group is doing to improve the culture around fatigue.

A Sheffield eye pathologist who specialises in the microscopic examination of eye diseases has played a key role in contributing to an internationally-renowned reference book which helps clinicians and pathologists diagnose eye tumours.

Hospitals across England are delivering 81 projects to provide improvements this winter using money from a £420 million winter fund.

ERADA Technology Alliance, a specialist in rapid diagnostic solutions for early detection of infectious diseases, has announced the imminent launch of a world first diagnostic saliva test for malaria.

University of Brighton researchers are joining forces with entrepreneurs and community groups to turn Brighton and Hove into a focal point for health interventions.

A Paramedic from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Medal (QAM).

A report on the state of medical education and practice published by the GMC, reveals that complaints about doctors dropped by 8% in 2017.

The Government has announced that Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will receive £36 million to build a new emergency department. This is part of the Government’s £963 m funding boost for health facilities across England.

Staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital have created a video which has taken the internet by storm, going viral across social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.

Scientists and clinicians from the Yorkshire and Humber NHS Genomic Medicine Centre are celebrating after playing a leading role in helping to deliver the world-leading 100,000 Genomes Project, which hit its nationwide goal of sequencing 100,000 genomes earlier this month.

One of Europe’s largest endoscopy centres has opened to its first patients.

University of Brighton researchers are joining forces with entrepreneurs and community groups to turn Brighton and Hove into a focal point for health interventions.

A Buckinghamshire-based ostomy care specialist received the royal seal of approval, when the Duke of Kent presented them with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Innovation, on the 4th December.

Medica Group, a leading provider of teleradiology services, has announced the appointment of Marc O’Brien for the newly created role of chief technical officer (CTO).

Proton Partners International has announced that the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales has been approved by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) to provide high energy proton beam therapy to adult patients referred from the NHS in Wales.

A medical components manufacturer and supplier has secured a £3.5 million finance facility from HSBC UK to build two new extensions to its existing facility, creating multiple new job opportunities for the local economy.