RECENT NEWS

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced it has provisionally decided to fine Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £6.09m, following an initial finding that the provider failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of 82,946 people, including some sensitive personal information.

Taking place on the 1st and 2nd of October, at London’s Excel, Future Surgery is delivered in partnership between CloserStill Media and the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England). The event encourages shared insights and professional development, enabling the entire perioperative team to reflect, and explore how technology and new ways of working are revolutionising patient care and outcomes in the UK and worldwide.

Foresight Group, a FTSE 250 listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has completed a £4.45 million investment into DP Medical Systems.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are calling on researchers and governments to strengthen and accelerate global research to prepare for the next pandemic.

Central Medical Supplies (CMS) has appointed Sarah Guska as a new Neonatal Account Manager, covering London, the South East and Northamptonshire.

CMR Surgical (CMR) – the global surgical robotics business – has announced that it has commenced the first multicentre prospective clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of Versius for use in paediatric surgery.

More than three quarters of NHS staff (76%) support the use of AI to help with patient care, with 81% also in favour of its use for administrative tasks.

A new report published by Patient Safety Learning makes the case that patient safety can, and must, be put firmly at the heart of the design, development and rollout of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems.

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published a report which calls for patient safety to be prioritised as online consultation tools in general practice continue to be implemented.

The BMA has announced that it will put a pay offer to junior doctors in England after negotiations with the new Government. If accepted by members, the total pay uplift across the two years of the dispute will be 22.3% on average.

Over three quarters of a million women are currently waiting for hospital gynaecology services in the UK.

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has announced that Felicity Meyer, Consultant Vascular Surgeon based in Norfolk, has been elected as the next Women in Surgery (WinS) Chair at RCS England.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has become the first organisation in the UK to deploy Altera Digital Health’s patient flow solution. The Trust expects the system to be integral in realising operational efficiencies and improving patient safety and care, including making discharge more streamlined.

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (NTH) has been recognised by the NHS England National Blueprinting programme for its Electronic Observations (eObs) and Early Warning Score (EWS) Sepsis Dashboard, supported by InterSystems TrakCare.

Do-it-yourself human papillomavirus (HPV) tests could enable more than a million more women in England to participate in cervical screening over the next three years.

NICE has published its final guidance recommending tenecteplase (also called Metalyse and made by Boehringer Ingelheim) as an option for treating acute ischaemic stroke in adults.

A public/private taskforce to help people with chronic pain is calling for its approach to be rolled out nationwide, after resounding success in the Tees Valley, which is one of the UK’s most disadvantaged areas.

An independent review of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has identified significant internal failings which is reported to be hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and GP practices.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling for the new government to focus on the unsustainable cost of clinical negligence claims and to prioritise proposals for legal reform following the publication of NHS Resolution's (NHSR) Annual report for 2023/24.

NHS England has announced that Duncan Burton has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer for England. A nurse of more than 25 years, Duncan was most recently Deputy Chief Nursing Officer where he led national work on the maternity and neonatal programme, workforce policies and the children and young people’s transformation programme.