FEATURE ARTICLES

Accredited by NHS Digital, InterSystems has been working with NHS Trusts to enable streamlined adoption of Child Protection Information Sharing.

A comprehensive database will track and record patient experience of scalp cooling,inaneffort toreduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss.

Around six million people in the UK experience continence issues to some degree, making it an important factor for quality of life and a significant health issue for the NHS.

Dr Andrew Kemp PhD (Bio), Dr Vanessa Hodgkinson MBBS, BSc, FRCA, FFPMRCA and Miss A Bugg MSc (Microbiology) take a retrospective and prospective view of the use of alcohol gels as hand sanitisers in healthcare.

Hygiene and cleaning protocols will always be the first line of defence in healthcare environments. However, Addmaster’s Karl Shaw believes in an ever-changing system, it is important to look at the whole picture and identify what other cost effective options can be put in place to reduce the risk of surface contamination.

The Central Sterilising Club’s Annual Scientific Meeting provided delegates with a unique opportunity to view a discussion on endoscopy decontamination – and whether there is a ‘chemistry cartel’. The Clinical Services Journal now offers you the opportunity to read both sides of the argument and to take part in this debate.

There are a number of ways to monitor the sterilisation process to ensure that it is successful. The two principal methods used are biological and parametric monitoring. Richard Bancroft, science & technical director at STERIS Corporation explores the pros and cons of each method.

Dipak Duggal, MRPharms, MBA, director global solutions & marketing at BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Dispensing Hospital International, shares his unique insights into solutions to reduce medication errors.

The water quality demanded by the HTM standards is ever more demanding and staff at Southampton General Hospital decided it was time to replace their aging water treatment systems. Bradley Unwin, MIDSc EngTech, business development manager at water treatment specialist Lubron Water, explains how this was achieved.

On 26 April, medical equipment healthcare professionals assembled at the Milton Keynes DoubleTree Hilton Hotel for the ninth EBME Innovations Seminar. A lively series of talks highlighted the importance of sensible healthcare technology management by using technology to improve patient outcomes.

Kate Woodhead RGN, DMS and CSJ editor Chris Shaw explore why extra vigilance is required to ensure Trusts are not making simple medication errors.

Rebecca Flint, Devices patient safety manager at The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, provides an overview of the medical device directives and regulations, as well as insight into the role of MHRA.

Raj Purewal, business development and partnerships director at NHS innovation specialist, Trustech, shares his insight into how three clinical psychologists – turned entrepreneurs –are making an impact on the world of autism.

A new ‘nanotech’ could provide a unique solution to the global antimicrobial resistance crisis. The Clinical Services Journal speaks to AGA Nanotech, to find outmore.

Steven Peak, delivery and development director and Steve Clayton, clinical contracts manager and authorised person (D) at Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, discuss delivering endoscopy services to meet the demands of today and the challenges of tomorrow.

At this year’s Sepsis Unplugged conference Rhiannon Follett, quality improvement manager, quality and safety team at Great Ormond Street Hospital, discussed a specialist programme designed to address the treatment of sepsis in children.

NHS England is implementing stringent standards in a bid to ensure patients with congenital heart disease receive the best possible care. What impact will this have on specialist care for children with heart disease?

A new diagnostic FeNO breath test, which is the subject of new NICE guidelines, could support diagnosis and monitoring of asthma from the comfort of a patient’s home.

The BSG Annual meeting 2018 will take place at the Liverpool ACC from 5-8 June 2018. Building on the successes of previous years, the event will showcase the best of British gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, with hundreds of abstracts being presented orally or as posters. With 49 different symposia, the meeting will cover all aspects of GI and liver care.

A growing body of evidence is adding to our understanding of patient warming and the important contribution this has for patients undergoing surgery. It is widely recognised that best practice is not being implemented with any consistency. However, the availability of a new checklist could help ensure improved compliance.