RECENT NEWS

Radar Healthcare has announced the appointment of Dr Dominique Allwood to its Board of Directors, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey to transform healthcare through data-driven innovation and intelligent systems.

A new study has revealed how NHS waiting lists are pushing patients into risky choices - with some delaying or even avoiding care altogether, despite potential cancer symptoms.

People diagnosed with multiple myeloma – one of the most common forms of blood cancer – are now living nearly twice as long on average as they were in 2005, according to a new study.

The National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA) and Skills for Health have launched the UK’s first career and competence framework for clinical and nursing roles in clinical homecare services. Currently, over 650,000 people in the UK benefit from clinical homecare, which enables patients to live more independently while receiving high-quality care in their own homes.

The NHS is setting up an ‘online hospital’ – NHS Online – in a significant reform to the way healthcare is delivered in England. The new model of care will not have a physical site, instead digitally connecting patients to expert clinicians anywhere in England. The first patients will be able to use the service from 2027.

BD UK&I has announced a new partnership with South West Blood Bikes, a volunteer-led charity providing free, urgent medical courier services across Devon.

PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) has launched its third funding round, supporting innovative projects that tackle resistant bacterial infections posing the greatest threat to global health.

Millions of patients could receive quicker diagnoses and treatment, as pioneering AI tools are tested on an unprecedented scale in NHS screening services, thanks to a ground-breaking new cloud system.

New data shows NHS productivity for acute trusts increased by 2.7% over the past year - between April 2024 and March 2025 - exceeding the government’s 2% year-on-year target set in the 10 Year Health Plan.

UCL scientists have reported that a new Huntington’s disease treatment has shown positive results. The researchers found that patients receiving the treatment experienced 75% less progression of the disease overall, compared to a matched cohort of people with Huntington’s who were not receiving the treatment.

The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) has marked a major milestone in its mission to improve patient safety, with all 49 hospitals with operating theatres within Circle Health Group now fully accredited under AfPP’s Theatre Accreditation and Audit programme.

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have jointly developed an approach to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and metastasis after surgery, by targeting both bulk cancer cells and the elusive cancer stem cells (CSCs) responsible for relapse.

Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a study led by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center shows.

The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has announced that it has commissioned Lord Patrick Carter to lead an independent UK-wide review of pathology services to benchmark today’s services and workforce to guide tomorrow’s decisions.

Formal NHS Scotland partner InnoScot Health insists that the momentum created by Scotland’s inaugural National Innovation Week ‘must translate into meaningful, sustained action’.

Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A) The Heart Rhythm Charity has announced the return of the Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC) for its 21st year, taking place 05 until 07 October 2025 at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Birmingham.

Nursing teams from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, including two cancer teams, have been named as finalists in this year’s Nursing Times Awards.

The Department of Health and Social care has launched a new national vaccination campaign - 'Stay Strong. Get Vaccinated' - to protect newborn babies.

​A single joint executive team will be established at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England as part of the transition to one organisation.

Circle Health Group, the private hospital operator, has appointed Will Rowberry as Chief Commercial Officer. Will joins Circle from Cleveland Clinic London where he served as Chief Commercial Officer from 2018. The new appointment commenced on Monday 22nd September 2025.