RECENT NEWS

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the latest NHS England performance data, saying that tackling both the outdated model of outpatient care and the social determinants of health are key to bringing down waiting lists.

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden published in the European Heart Journal. The condition is more common in women and younger patients with valve disorder and can, in the worst case, lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has partnered with Maternity Action to publish joint guidance for obstetricians in England on NHS maternity care charging.

The NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen for the sixth consecutive month, with 7.4 million patient pathways recorded at the end of February 2025, down 26,161 from January 2025. However, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that the state of hospitals is hampering efforts to tackle waiting lists.

A major study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has revealed that adults with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection (RSV-ARI) face a 2.7-fold higher risk of death within one year compared to the general population.

A pioneering study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a powerful diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of sepsis in high-risk patient groups, including neonates, children and pregnant women.

Environmental factors, such changing temperatures and rainfall, are the main drivers associated with the spread of Oropouche virus (OROV) in Latin America, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal and presented at the ESCMID conference.

A delegation of pioneering UK HealthTech companies will visit the global headquarters of leading medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, later this month, as part of the ABHI US Accelerator programme – a flagship initiative that is a launchpad for UK innovation in the United States.

Salt Medical, a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of minimally invasive medical devices, has announced the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Claregalway Corporate Park.

Nicholas Penney, Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon and Robotics Specialist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), will be a featured speaker at the upcoming AfPP Robotics Symposium being held at NNUH on Wednesday, 11 June 2025.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a new digital campaign to help keep antibiotics working and tackle the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Three third-year Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) students from Sheffield Hallam University have just completed a three-week work placement with The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP), and have found the experience “rewarding”, “transformative”, and “a great learning journey”.

The Health Secretary has announced steps to help protect NHS staff from abuse. These include new measures to encourage staff to report incidents to help ensure information is collected at a national level.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has submitted its response to Professor Gillian Leng’s independent review of the physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) professions in England.

The Central Sterilising Club (CSC) is holding its Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) within the historic city of Chester on 14-15 April 2025. The theme for this year's ASM is 'Risk and Revolution,' and considers whether improvements we have traditionally made, need to be revolutionised.

Almost 700 medical students across the UK have no idea where they will have their first job as a doctor this summer, according to the latest figures.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) and the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery (WPSMS) are calling for urgent reforms to better support targets of sexual misconduct in healthcare.

Care leaders will be trained to use the latest cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time and help people live independently in their own homes for longer. In a bid to shift adult social care from analogue to digital as part of the Plan for Change, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has announced a new qualification that will equip care leaders with the skills to use and rapidly deploy technology across care homes and other settings.

The Prime Minister has announced action to accelerate the discovery of life-saving drugs, improve patient care and make Britain 'the best place in the world for medical research'.

​London Bridge Hospital, part of leading private healthcare provider HCA Healthcare UK, is the first provider in the UK - and among the first hospitals in Europe - to offer an advanced robotic-assisted method to thoracic patients using the da Vinci SP (Single Port) system, making complex surgery possible through a single 5cm incision.