FEATURE ARTICLES

Chris Whitehouse, chairman of the Urology Trade Association, discusses the impact of the availability of medical devices on management of continence issues affecting millions of patients across the UK; and how the NHS, when contemplating serious financial pressures, faces demands to reduce costs that reduce availability of medical devices and impact of quality of care.

Updates and progress around medical devices and IT connectivity issues will be discussed at this year’s National Performance Advisory Group’s (NPAG) annual conference, which is taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 12 September.

A review by Interface Clinical Services of 135,000 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at more than a 1,000 GP practices led to over 25,000 medical interventions, which is believed to have prevented hundreds of strokes and saved the NHS millions of pounds

Technical editor Kate Woodhead RGN DMSprovides an in-depth analysis of Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) – a programme designed to improve clinical quality and efficiency within the NHS.

Prioritising staff health and wellbeing is crucial to the performance of NHS Trusts and it is now being incentivised. So have lessons been learned from high profile reviews or are staff now becoming the ‘shock absorbers’ of a system under pressure? The Clinical Services Journal reports.

The application of a new technology could see a reduction in surface contamination on switches and control panels that are used to operate hospital equipment. This article looks at the rise of antimicrobial resistance and how a range of additives could help combat the problem.

Richard Bancroft, registered authorising engineer (decontamination) and science & technical director for STERIS Corporation, looks at the area of reusable medical devices and the types of detergents that can be used to clean them.

A bundled approach is the best way of ensuring hospitals stay clean and remain infection-free. That’s the view of Peter Teska, global healthcare sector expert at Diversey Care, which is part of Sealed Air. During a trip over from the US he took time out to speak to The Clinical Services Journal editor Alec Peachey.

Organised by the Infection Prevention Society (IPS), Infection Prevention 2017 will bring together infection prevention and control professionals from around the UK and further afield to share and debate best practice, research and discuss issues from across the infection prevention speciality. The event is taking place at Manchester Central from 18-20 September. Here, The Clinical Services Journal takes a look at what to expect.

UV light shows promise as an effective weapon against pathogens in the hospital setting, with the latest studies indicating that the technology could cut transmission of superbugs by almost a third. The Clinical Services Journal looks at some recent UK experiences of implementing UV-C and the latest research.

UV light shows promise as an effective weapon against pathogens in the hospital setting, with the latest studies indicating that the technology could cut transmission of superbugs by almost a third. The Clinical Services Journal looks at some recent UK experiences of implementing UV-C and the latest research.

Dr Heather Duncan, intensive care consultant and lead of the RAPID (Real-Time Adaptive and Predictive Indicator of Deterioration) project at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, discusses the benefits of wireless monitoring.

Dr Caz Sayer, Camden Clinical Commissioning Group chair and Dr Lance Saker, Camden Clinical Commissioning Group vice chair, outline how local health, social care and third party partners worked together to create a diabetes integrated practice unit that is improving patient outcomes, preventing hospital admissions and reducing unnecessary system costs.

A specialised clinical trials unit of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has been working closely with patients to identify new ways of treating blood and lymphatic cancers. The Clinical Services Journal reports.

The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) marked its 80th year with its biggest annual meeting at the Manchester Central Convention Complex in June. The Clinical Services Journal editor Alec Peachey reports.

An NHS-wide cloud for sharing diagnostic images and intelligence across the health service could mean huge economies of scale, stronger collaboration, and rapid digitisation. Sectra’s UK managing director Jane Rendall and chief technology officer Fredrik Gustavsson explore.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Stroke Association have issued new clinical guidance to help healthcare professionals and parents spot the signs of stroke in children.

Dr Craig Buckley, head of research and collaborations at Siemens Healthineers, discusses how MRI and artificial intelligence (AI) may change the future of radiology together.

For the first time in the UK, the London Endocrine Centre (LEC) in Harley Street has installed echotherapy - a non-invasive ultrasound-based treatment for two pathologies (mainly affecting women): thyroid nodules and breast fibroadenoma.

This year marked the 50th occasion of the annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), and their biggest congress yet.