RECENT NEWS

Decision makers and professional experts from the international healthcare industry will soon be gathering at MEDICA and COMPAMED.

Surgeons at Guy’s Hospital used cutting-edge technology to perform robotic partial nephrectomy live on the ABHI Surgical Simulation at Future Surgery Show 2021.

A novel non-fusion surgical technique that aims to create a straight spine in children diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has been demonstrated on the ABHI Surgical Simulation Theatre at Future Surgery Show 2021.

The NHS will receive £248 million over the next year to invest in technology that will deliver more diagnostic tests, checks and scans to help provide faster diagnosis of a health condition, earlier treatment and reduce waiting lists.

NHS maternity staff will benefit from a further £3 million to improve the safety of the women and babies they care for, the Patient Safety Minister has announced.

Future Surgery 2021 has announced its top 10 ‘not to be missed’ highlights for this year’s show.

Hundreds of thousands of people will be able to test their blood pressure at home, thanks to lifesaving monitors on the NHS.

Medicines and medical goods which are at risk of shortage will be transported to the UK within days through a new international transport system, the government has announced.

A programme to enhance patient diagnoses, speed up turnaround times and modernise pathology services has begun at Barts Health NHS Trust.

Medovate has announced the launch of a new Innovation Voucher Competition in partnership with Medipex to support the development of promising new medical device innovations arising from within the NHS.

UK patients will now have access to an innovative treatment for joint pain associated with knee osteoarthritis.

NICE is advising doctors, nurses and pharmacists to discuss with patients the risks of prescribing them medicines including opioids, sleeping pills and antidepressants.

Experts are calling for a fundamental new approach to digital technology that promotes equitable, affordable and universal improvements to health.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has recently installed a series of new C-arms, interventional imaging, mobile X-ray and ultrasound equipment.

The Federation of Infection Societies Conference 2021 will bring together delegates involved in all aspects of infection from basic science, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship and clinical practice.

A new report has highlighted the enormous pressures being faced by the health and social sector.

Care homes and home care providers will benefit from a new £162.5 million workforce retention and recruitment fund to bolster the dedicated care workforce.

Disabled doctors are more likely to experience bullying and abuse in the workplace, according to recent data published by the health service.

Virtual sessions “are one of the great healthcare successes of the last 18 months” but they can also exclude patients and create problems, an expert panel has concluded.

The Health Foundation has called for a new approach to improving health, which will require coordinated and sustained action across the whole of government.