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A free educational webinar is being hosted by CSJ and Arka on Thursday 21st November at 15:00 GMT, on the 'Consensus Guidelines for Best Practices in the Selection and Use of Examination Gloves in Healthcare Settings'. The guidelines have been developed by leading IPC associations in Portugal.

People with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have a stroke could benefit from blood thinning treatments, known as anticoagulants, at an earlier stage than is currently recommended, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a new technology that can hold an entire course of antibiotics in one tiny dose and deliver on demand just the right amount of medication that a particular patient needs to fight an infection.

BioMérieux is extending an invitation to readers of CSJ to attend the online launch of its world-first Centre of Reference Partnership with St James’s Hospital, Dublin.

The first product rebranded by a Shropshire business has hit the sales market and it’s a very special one - named in memory of the sales director of the family-run business who died seven years ago.

New digital tools at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are accelerating ICU admissions processes, saving over 25,000 clinical hours annually and enabling healthcare staff to increase hands-on patient care.

Researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The team led by Adrian Egli, UZH professor at the Institute of Medical Microbiology, is the first to investigate how GPT-4, a powerful AI model developed by OpenAI, can be used to analyse antibiotic resistance.

Doctors should be given protected time to conduct clinical research, says the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

New Nuffield Trust analysis by Sally Gainsbury shows that the NHS in England is heading for an unfunded overspend of £4.8bn this financial year.

Birmingham scientists have shown light therapy delivered transcranially (though the skull) can aid tissue repair after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

The government is launching a major crackdown on waste in the NHS to save millions of pounds a year, helping to divert more resources to frontline care. The Design for Life roadmap has been published to radically cut the number of single-use medical devices in the health service and reduce reliance on foreign imports.

As part of the Veolia's GreenUp strategic plan, the company is opening a new centre to drive water treatment innovation, growth and training in Europe and beyond for the pharmaceutical, science and healthcare markets.

Bender UK, an expert in developing smart, safer, and more sustainable energy solutions, has announced the official opening of Suite 97, a new Customer Experience Zone transforming the way healthcare professionals interact with critical power and medical technology.

Independent healthcare providers are continuing to deliver record levels of care to NHS patients, and have so far removed more than 1 million patients from the NHS waiting list in 2024.

​The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England has raised concerns around the state of children's services and the health and wellbeing of young people.

New figures show the NHS diagnosed over 11,000 more cancers in 2022, reaching a new record high level – with almost 950 people a day getting a diagnosis in England.

The government will fund research into wearable technology, virtual reality and artificial intelligence in a bid to support people with drug addictions.

A new report from Acacium Group warns that 14% of the flexible workforce is expected to leave or retire in the next two years and an additional 18% within the next five to ten years, while 11% of the flexible workforce is considering roles outside health and social care within the next two years.

Patients undergoing bowel cancer treatment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be invited to try out personalised ‘vaccines’ following the launch of a ground-breaking NHS 'matchmaking' service.

The UK HealthTech sector has the potential to generate 50,000 new skilled jobs and double its £13bn economic contribution, according to a new report from the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) and Imperial College London.