RECENT NEWS

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has appointed Maggie Oldham as its interim chief executive.

A new report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has highlighted a ‘serious shortfall’ in the paediatric workforce which is putting increasing pressure on an already stretched service.

Health care leaders from across Europe will share best practice after being brought together under a new network called Sciana.

Leading doctors at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon have used the latest 3D printing technology to help a patient with a rare hip deformity walk without pain.

Activa Healthcare, a leader in compression hosiery and wound care, will be known as L&R from July this year.

The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) has launched a new five-year strategy and wants to accelerate progress in cancer research through collaboration.

A new dedicated ambulatory emergency care unit (AECU) has opened at Frimley Park Hospital.

The number of babies and young children admitted to hospital in an emergency has grown by almost a third over the past decade, according to a new study by the Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation.

Seventy accident and emergency departments will benefit from additional funding after the Department of Health announced the allocation of almost £56 million.

Technology which can be used to detect different types of bacteria and fungi is being used by East Kent Hospitals.

A study looking into weight loss in patients with incurable lung cancer has started at Royal Surrey County Hospital.

Trials of smart bandages that can detect how a wound is healing could take place within the next year.

GAMA Healthcare, a leader in the manufacture and development of infection prevention products for the healthcare sector, has outlined plans to build a new research and development facility in the Greetland area of Halifax.

The new Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow is using personalised video technology to help parents stay connected with their babies.

A new state-of-the-art static PET/CT scanner that has been installed in Poole Hospital is the first in the country.

Sarah Wilkinson has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of NHS Digital.

Cancer Research UK and the Cancer Research Technology Pioneer Fund (CPF) have committed £2.5 million in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the US to tackle one of the toughest challenges in cancer.

A new device that could help improve bowel cancer detection and treatment has been developed by a consultant at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.

The Royal College of Nursing is consulting its members about the possibility of taking industrial action in protest over pay.

NHS England has outlined plans for new advanced emergency treatment which will benefit an estimated 8,000 stroke patients a year.