CQC highlights urgent need to tackle community services

The health and social care system remains fragmented and under severe strain as it prepares for a major shift from hospital to community care, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned in its annual State of Care report.

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Surgeons trained using gaming hardware
Surgeons trained using gaming hardware

A UK-developed programme that uses gaming headsets to train surgeons in complex reconstructive procedures is set for global success, while also being considered as a tool to help frontline medics in Gaza and Ukraine.

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Four top national awards for city’s acute pain team put Sheffield excellence on the map
Four top national awards for city’s acute pain team put Sheffield excellence on the map

A hospital team providing specialist support, advice and relief for patients who have complex pain needs have scooped four out of a possible six awards at the National Acute Pain Symposium in recognition of the exceptional care they provide to...

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Ground-breaking ceremony marks start of £17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre
Ground-breaking ceremony marks start of £17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre

Ergéa UK joined clinical leaders from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Actiform at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Bridgwater Community Diagnostic Centre - a milestone moment in its long-term partnership with the Trust.

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Newcastle Hospital performs first procedure with pioneering dissolving stent
Newcastle Hospital performs first procedure with pioneering dissolving stent

The Freeman Hospital in Newcastle has successfully implanted Esprit BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System, a breakthrough innovation for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) below the knee (BTK).

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Features

Advancing wound debridement practice
Advancing wound debridement practice

Tissue viability experts Elizabeth Williams, Andrew Kerr and Sarah Waller examine the evolution of debridement, highlighting its clinical significance, the growing need for a patient-centred approach, and the latest advances.

The need for zero tolerance for sharps injury risk
The need for zero tolerance for sharps injury risk

David Laffar argues that managing risk can be changed to a culture of “no neccessary risk” if safety-engineered devices are properly evaluated and adopted.

How financial pressures are driving innovation
How financial pressures are driving innovation

A webinar series has looked at how bold thinking, patient focus, and data-driven insights are reshaping the future of the NHS. An expert panel of healthcare leaders came together to outline a blueprint for a more agile, efficient and patient-focused NHS.

The faulty funding model in orthopaedics
The faulty funding model in orthopaedics

Dr. Eduardo Gonzalez-Hernandez argues that a skewed vision of value, where short-term cost-cutting has replaced analysis of overall medical costs is damaging the healthcare system, making it impossible for surgeons to operate to the best of their abilities because they are lacking basic tools.

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Mop eliminates the risk of cross-contamination
Mop eliminates the risk of cross-contamination

As winter approaches, hospitals prepare for the seasonal spike in illness – making infection control more critical than ever. In high-risk zones like barrier rooms and isolation wards, the r-MicroOne Premium CombiSpeed Pro mop from Vileda...

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Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural kit now available in the UK
Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural kit now available in the UK

Backed by 30 years of research, the Arrow FlexTip Plus Epidural Kit is now available in the UK. The FlexTip Plus is reported to be a highly sought after and reliable product, backed by clinical data and peer to peer reviews.

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Medneo acquires MRI and CT fleet from Fairford Medical to strengthen NHS diagnostic support
Medneo acquires MRI and CT fleet from Fairford Medical to strengthen NHS diagnostic support

Medneo UK has announced the acquisition of Fairford Medical's fleet of MRI and CT scanners, a move that strengthens its ability to support the NHS in addressing rising demand for diagnostic imaging services.

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ElectronRx launches pDx App for remote chronic respiratory disease management
ElectronRx launches pDx App for remote chronic respiratory disease management

ElectronRx, a leading digital medicine and biomarker company driving healthcare through pulmonary innovation, has launched pDx. The new app offers chronic respiratory disease (CRD) patients a cardiopulmonary assessment device, engineered to medical...

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