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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has selected Idox’s iAssets asset tracking solution to improve patient safety, clinical staff productivity, and overall efficiency. The solution will use GS1-compliant passive RFID tags to enable real-time tracking of all equipment that moves around the hospital.

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has given a cautious welcome to figures released by NHS England showing an increase in the number of midwives working in the NHS.

Experts will be gathering at the OneTogether UK Expert Conference 2024 with the aim of sharing their insights into how to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs). The conference and exhibition will take place on the 7 March 2024, at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham.

HSSIB’s latest report shows improvement is needed at a national level in the communication, preparation and planning for patients who may have ‘a difficult airway’ – that is the anatomy of their mouth, throat or windpipe – which makes it difficult for healthcare professionals to manage their airway.

The Central Sterilisation Club (CSC) is hosting its Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 on the 15-16 April 2024, at the Crowne Plaza at Gerrard’s Cross.

Thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access a world-first ‘blood matching’ genetic test on the NHS to better match their blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects and offering more personalised care.

A new digital tool developed by NES Technology Service (NTS) in collaboration with NES Nursing and Midwifery pre-registration and practice education team, has been piloted by nursing students at the University of Dundee. The team have created e-Pad (Electronic Placement Assessment Documents) - a digital app which allows nursing students to electronically record practice learning progress and achievement of learning outcomes throughout their placements.

A ground breaking vaccine to treat early bowel cancer will go on trial for patients thanks to a worldwide collaboration between scientists and doctors at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and in Australia.

Medstor has once again been awarded a place on the prestigious NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) framework. For the next four years, Medstor will be working with the many healthcare Trusts using the framework to deliver on the NHS SBS vision: "Helping the NHS to save money and enhance quality so that the NHS can improve health, innovate to save lives and deliver better outcomes with care and compassion."

InnoScot Health is urging Scottish innovation and science collaborators to take advantage of a £7.5m pot of grant funding available from Innovate UK.

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published a new care bundle for use in adult patients (aged 16+) following an acute asthma attack. Building on the first Asthma Care Bundle produced in 2016, the new “Asthma 4” - Asthma Attack bundle is introducing a set of clinical interventions designed to improve outcomes for patients following an asthma attack.

Cutting-edge technology to optimise diagnostic angiograms for treatment planning for neurosurgery in real-time, will be demonstrated live by a renowned clinician at Arab Health 2024.

Temperature, day length and humidity have been found to be linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness, a new study from the University of Surrey reveals. The findings could help predict further outbreaks of the illness, potentially leading to better preparedness within health services.

​Researchers in the School of Population Health, at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, have provided new evidence of the health benefits of weight loss efforts that lead to diabetes remission for type 2 diabetes patients.

The government has published a call for evidence to seek views on a new pay scale for nurses. It will collate feedback from across the health sector on the merits of a separate pay structure for nursing staff in the NHS, considering both the risk and benefits of this approach.

Summit Medical has announced the successful attainment of the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification. Securing the EU MDR 2017/745 certificate, granted by the Notified Body SGS Belgium NV, signifies the company’s ongoing commitment to maintaining pinnacle standards in quality and patient safety.

Nourish’s digital records system has saved Priory, a leading independent provider of mental health services, more than 80000 staff hours, releasing them from admin tasks and allowing more time for direct resident support. As a result, Priory has been nominated at the 2023/4 Health Tech Awards for its use of the system.

In 2023, new-generation medications, in international clinical trials, have demonstrated slowing of the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and its symptoms. The implications of these historic results for the global Alzheimer’s Disease pandemic will be presented at Arab Health 2024.

A new study reported that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, can infect dopamine neurons in the brain and trigger senescence, when a cell loses the ability to grow and divide.

The NIHR has launched the first in a series of annual capital investment calls for NHS Trusts in England following last year’s highly successful NIHR Infrastructure capital competition. Up to £30m is being made available to pay for cutting-edge equipment, associated building refurbishment, and modular buildings to enhance NHS Trusts’ ability to carry out innovative research.