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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Global Healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson MedTech have revealed a new strategic collaboration to drive forward health innovation plans in West Yorkshire.

Careology and Nuffield Health have extended their partnership to provide people undergoing cancer treatment access to advanced digital cancer care technology at 12 Nuffield Health hospitals across the UK.

A new report conducted by the office of Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle has gone live shedding light on the issue of under delivery of antibiotics when administered via an IV administration set and the role this plays in the global AMR crisis. The findings demonstrate how residual volume of antibiotic that remains in the line of the IV administration set can result in patients receiving an under delivery of up to 30% of the prescribed dose, leading to possible resistance within patients owing to the accumulative effect.

The NHS is to expand the use of a research platform behind the roll-out of new COVID-19 treatments to help drive life-saving advances for other major diseases.

Thousands of men’s lives could be saved, as a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get under way in the UK, backed by £42 million from the government and Prostate Cancer UK.

Brandon Medical, a UK-based medical technology company, and Device Technologies, a medical solutions provider across Asia Pacific, have announced their collaborative venture to introduce cutting-edge medical equipment to Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia.

The Institute of Decontamination Sciences conference and exhibition will take place on 28-29 November 2023 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel - a must attend event for all healthcare professionals that have day-to-day operational responsibilities for medical device decontamination.

The NHS has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. Speaking at NHS Providers’ annual conference, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard outlined how the health service can achieve the goal by making it as easy as possible for people to get the lifesaving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and increasing cervical screening uptake. England is among the first countries in the world to set this elimination ambition within the next two decades.

The loss of a dedicated National Cancer Control Plan in England and Wales has been a “major misstep” at a time when the NHS is facing massive workforce shortages and cancer services have struggled to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, caution leading cancer experts in a Policy Review published in The Lancet Oncology.

New analysis from the Royal College of Nursing warns that the government’s target to recruit 50,000 nurses to the workforce to tackle the crisis facing the NHS is 'inadequate'.

Health services across the UK must adapt to rapid changes in how doctors are choosing to progress their careers, the General Medical Council (GMC) has commented in a new report.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being rolled out to help identify patients at risk of needing to go to hospital, so that community NHS teams can get to them first and reduce pressures on A&Es.

A new treatment for sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for patients aged 12 and over after a rigorous assessment of its safety, quality and effectiveness.

The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection in 2022 – a rise of 4% since 2021 (55,792). Deaths due to severe antibiotic resistant infections also increased from 2021 to 2022 (from 2,110 to 2,202).

A landmark report has presented the first detailed account of how to reduce the environmental impact of surgical care while maintaining high quality patient care and potentially saving the NHS money.

The ‘UK Healthcare Pavilion’ magazine showcasing the best of UK HealthTech - and comprising a dedicated UK show guide for this year’s MEDICA trade fair - is now available.

Thousands of people with type 1 diabetes could be offered wearable technology to help them manage their condition following the publication of final draft guidance by NICE.

Surgeons are warning that the NHS backlog will not be cleared without more staff, operating theatres and surgical beds.

Eligible healthcare staff at non-NHS organisations such as charities, local authorities or social enterprises will benefit from government funding to cover the cost of their one-off payments as part of the NHS pay award, worth at least £1,655.

British manufacturer Medezine – who develop high quality medical equipment, primarily focused on medical saws, scissors and instruments – will be exhibiting at MEDICA 2023 (13-16 November 2023) to launch their innovative new range of medical saws.