RECENT NEWS

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has launched a Postgraduate Certificate in Surgery.

Academics and industry partners in Birmingham are developing a new device that will ensure newborn babies could survive in the event of a crash in an ambulance at up to 40mph.

Eastwood Park has announced the appointment of two new senior managers.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has adopted a resolution on sepsis which makes the condition a global priority for policy makers and healthcare authorities.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Stroke Association have released clinical guidance which is designed to help people spot the signs of childhood stroke.

The Chesterfield Royal Hospital has installed a new CT scanner as part of a completely redesigned CT scanning suite.

A dedicated team of clinical staff at East Kent Hospitals are using social media to help them care for vulnerable patients.

None of the major political parties is pledging to spend enough money on the NHS in England to close its funding gap, the Nuffield Trust has warned.

Almost two thirds (64%) of adults in Britain think that taxes should be increased as a way of funding the NHS, according to a new poll carried out by independent charity the Health Foundation.

The first high energy proton beam therapy system to be installed in the UK has arrived at The Rutherford Cancer Centre, South Wales.

Phil Walmsley has been appointed as the new director of operations for Weston Area Health NHS Trust.

Bowel Cancer UK, in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, has announced £500,000 funding for bowel cancer surgical research.

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has called for a review of safety standards in private hospitals.

Patients living with a poorly understood chronic voice disorder which causes involuntary muscle spasms, impairing speech and swallowing, can now receive treatment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The majority of Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) are failing to take into account the needs of infants, children and young people, according to a review undertaken by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

England’s chief inspector of hospitals has rated the services provided by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as ‘good’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in February.

Dr Martin Easter has been appointed chief scientific officer for Hygiena International.

A specialist physiotherapist at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals has taken up a new role as a Research Fellow to complement the Trust’s clinical research activities and to help develop the next generation of researchers.

Sir Hugh Taylor has been appointed as the new chair of the Health Foundation.

Almost 80% of members of the Royal College of Nursing have voted to pursue a ballot for UK-wide strike action this summer.