RECENT NEWS

UK-based medical devices company, Sky Medical Technology, has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the use of its innovative medical device, geko, in the treatment of pre- and post-operative oedema (swelling) in the US.

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has selected Ingenica Solutions to implement the inventory management system, Ingenica 360.

Arab Health 2018’s UK Pavilion provided the highest visibility to date for the UK’s HealthTech industry. Managed by ABHI for over a decade, the Pavilion played host to more than 150 British companies, hospital groups, a range of pioneering surgical simulations and visits from international dignitaries.

Staff with a combined millennia of NHS service were recognised this week at Poole Hospital’s annual long service awards.

The Great North Care Record, a pioneering digital health project, is improving the treatment of three million people across the North East and North Cumbria.

A British nanotech company has created a potentially life changing technology that aims to overcome the global crisis of antibiotic resistance.

NHS staff in England could receive pay increases of more than 6% over the next three years, in a deal worth £4 billion.

UK scalp cooling specialist Paxman, has been awarded the BritishAmerican Business TransAtlantic Growth (TAG) Award Small Gold Export Award for its US success.

A Court of Appeal judgment has criticised the fairness and scope of the former Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s procedure for investigating clinical complaints against doctors and other healthcare staff.

A pioneering website that helps private patients find the right clinician and improves transparency within private healthcare has been launched by two senior Birmingham doctors.

The University of Glasgow will lead an innovative Pan-European research training programme targeting incurable prostate cancer.

Healthcare scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be giving members of the public an insight into the key role they play in helping to bring innovative and safe care to millions of patients who use Sheffield’s adult hospitals every day.

The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) has partnered with Southern California’s leading business accelerator OCTANe and the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce in a strategic three-way collaboration, to provide trade support for HealthTech companies.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has developed a new five-tier model that will help consultants better counsel and treat the rising tide of prostate cancer patients.

WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other unauthorised instant messaging (IM) apps are being used by approximately 500,000 NHS staff at work, as a growing number turn to consumer tools to communicate with colleagues and even patients, a new report has revealed.

A donation of three new fans by the James Dyson Foundation will help make cancer patients more comfortable at Poole Hospital’s Dorset Cancer Centre.

A new initiative to improve safety for women and babies during childbirth has inspired East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) to invest in a state-of-the-art simulator doll at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling on patients to write to their Member of Parliament asking for action to address the serious challenges facing Emergency Departments across the country.

The King’s Fund is calling on the NHS to ensure that the way waiting time targets are implemented prevents increasing numbers of patients from facing long waits for hospital treatment.

Queen Victoria Hospital, known for its specialist expertise, has expanded its sleep disorder outpatient clinic, enabling it to see more patients in West Sussex.