FEATURE ARTICLES

Infection prevention experts recently discussed the initial recommendations of the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, and considered what action needs to be taken.

A preview of the Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams (QIST) conference and exhibition, which examines best practice and improvement initiatives, to optimise outcomes for patients.

The Serious Hazards of Transfusion scheme report for 2014 was published recently and is available on the SHOT website. A summary of the report is reproduced below by kind permission.

An insight into a new, state-of-the-art sterile services facility, established at Benenden Hospital, which is bucking the trend for outsourcing of services.

High on the agenda at the Health and Innovation Expo 2015 was the need to harness the power of integrated data and technology, to improve the delivery of effective health and care services.

An insight into a new, state-of-the-art sterile services facility, established at Benenden Hospital, which is bucking the trend for outsourcing of services.

KATE WOODHEAD RGN DMS provides an insight into the latest revisions to the NHS Constitution and highlights the need to raise awareness of its strengths.

Dr Scott Brown discusses the importance of effective medical devices management and structured equipment replacement processes.

An examination of the different testing methods that can identify Group B Streptococcus carriage in pregnant women and the latest advances.

A recent study undertaken at Morriston Hospital has shown how higher levels of compliance with best practice can be achieved.

Pennine Healthcare’s chief executive, Luke Fryer discusses the rising demand for customised procedure packs.

The medical technology trade fair, MEDICA, will provide a showcase for international innovation in medical equipment and the latest developments in healthcare.

SUZANNE CALLANDER reports on a simple, singleuse patient warming solution that can help maintain normothermia in a range of settings.

Patients are experiencing unsafe, delayed or untimely discharge due to lack of co-ordination between health, social care and community services.

The latest data highlights some of the key areas where the UK lags behind other countries in terms of unnecessary hospital admissions and disease survival.

A recent report produced by the NHS Partners Network says that boundaries need to be pushed to allow the independent sector to help redesign.

UK radiology services continue to come under pressure and, in recent months, various reports have outlined key areas where there is a need for improvement.

There are calls for improvement in end of life care as a number of reports have highlighted variation in the quality of care that patients receive. Cases have been highlighted where patients have suffered unnecessary pain and died without dignity.

CSJ reports on a case study which demonstrates how asset tracking, through radio frequency identification, can help improve efficiency and maximise utlisation of medical equipment.

A recent report looking at the possible advantages of mass screening for coeliac disease found that screening of people in high-risk groups could offer benefits. SUZANNE CALLANDER reports.