RECENT NEWS

A project empowering patients to get involved in the ongoing care of their burns injuries whilst reducing the number of follow-up outpatient appointments they need has won researchers at Queen Victoria Hospital a prize.

The HealthTech sector continues to be the UK’s largest life sciences employer, latest government figures have revealed. In the annual Strength and Opportunity report, published by the Office for Life Sciences, HealthTech employment has grown at 4.4%, with overall turnover also increasing at a rate of 3.9%.

A 70-year-old woman who was able to return home just three days after complex major surgery to cure her bladder cancer has thanked the NHS for saving her life.

Mary Hickey has been appointed senior PR Officer at Medilink’s Sheffield HQ at Smithy Wood Business Park office.

Therapy and nursing staff from across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have swapped their uniforms for pyjamas in support of a national 70 day challenge aimed at raising awareness of the importance of supporting hospital patients to get up, dressed, moving and back in their own clothes while still in a hospital environment.

A surgical speciality unit within women’s services at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has been recognised as the best in the UK.

A device designed to identify infection in dialysis patients has completed a successful pilot clinical investigation following a funding award from Health Innovation Manchester.

Researchers in Sheffield are to lead a first of its kind study investigating a new way of combating pre-operative anxiety in children who would not otherwise tolerate a general anaesthetic when undergoing planned ear, nose and throat (ENT) and dental surgeries.

Abcam, a specialist in the supply of life science research tools, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shuwen Biotech, a leading player in the development and commercialisation of companion diagnostics (CDx).

Health Innovation Manchester has strengthened its Utilisation Management Unit with the appointment of Dr Paula Bennett as the new strategic lead.

RCP president Professor Jane Dacre has written to the Prime Minister asking for clarification of the reason behind the veto on the relaxation of rules allowing overseas doctors to work in the NHS, and recommends excluding applications for shortage occupations from the tier 2 allocation process to help ease pressure on the NHS.

A Cardiff man, who founded The Red Sock Campaign to help raise awareness of prostate cancer, is using a pioneering treatment to help keep his hair during chemotherapy.

A Cambridge based SME that specialises in delivering lifestyle insights and behavioural data analysis for healthcare professionals has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.

As a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Private Organizations for Patient Safety group, GOJO Industries-Europe is encouraging the healthcare industry to get involved in the annual ‘Save Lives: Clean Your Hands’ campaign.

To support World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5, Kimberly-Clark Professional is sharing Five Ways to improve hand hygiene standards within a healthcare environment, in recognition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) call to action for better hand hygiene to control infections.

An event celebrating a unique archive project, which included preserving clinical notes from pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe, had a special guest – his daughter Adonia Montfort Bebb.

Creavo Medical Technologies, a UK-based medical device company, has announced that electrophysiology expert Dr Faizel Osman has accepted an invitation to join its medical advisory board.

NHS funding levels are failing to keep pace with growth in NHS spending on medicines, potentially compromising patients’ access to drugs, according to a new report from The King's Fund.

An RFID tracking systems provider has completed a successful pilot project to test read rates of PervasID’s Space Ranger 9200 RFID reader at NHS Forth Valley.

GAMA Healthcare, a supplier of disinfectant wipes and infection prevention products to the NHS, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in recognition of its rapid growth in overseas sales.