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An ‘Essential guide to medical equipment principles’ has been launched at EBME Expo to help new clinical engineers, junior nurses, medics and operating department practitioners (ODPs) understand the fundamentals of many of the standard medical devices they will encounter in a hospital environment.

Surgical Holdings, a family run business, has been acquired by Stille AB. Stille is a business with longstanding heritage in surgical instrumentation, established in 1841, and has also recently acquired Fehling Instruments and S&T. The Stille group prioritises the same core quality values as Surgical Holdings.

Researchers are hoping to find new ways to predict when an early form of breast cancer is likely to progress and develop new treatments for those at risk, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

The long-awaited NHS 10-year plan has finally been unveiled by the Government. Under the new plans, millions of patients will be treated closer to home with a new network of neighbourhood health hubs. The aim will be to shift care out of hospitals and into the community.

At EBME Expo 2025, CSJ caught up with Iain Threlkeld, Head of Clinical Engineering at the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust to discuss the latest EBME thought leadership workshop, which brought together clinical engineering department heads, from across the UK, to discuss the key challenges currently facing the sector.

At EBME Expo, the role of Authorising Engineer (Medical Devices) was announced - a strategic imperative that aims to enhance patient safety and organisational resilience within NHS Trusts.

NHS patients across the country will get accelerated access to cutting edge technology through a new digital system that will cut red tape and boost life science.

Scotland’s first total-body scanner is now operational at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. It is co-managed by the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, delivered by the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP), and run by UKRI’s Medical Research Council, Innovate UK and Medicines Discovery Catapult. NPIP is funded by a £32m investment from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund.

​Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a long-term contract with TeleTracking UK to implement a state-of-the-art Care Co-ordination Centre, powered by TeleTracking’s integrated healthcare Operations Platform, Operations IQ and Location IQ patient tracking. The technology will work alongside existing IT systems to provide more granular operational capability.

A cancer specialist at Weston Park Cancer Centre has won a national award following a public vote for her outstanding contribution to UK cancer vaccine research.

Women across England who haven’t come forward for vital health checks will be offered home testing kits as part of the cervical screening programme under the 10-Year Health Plan.

Reinsberg Group, the medical technology holding owned by investment firm BHM group, has completed the acquisition of PROTEC, a German developer and manufacturer of X-ray systems. This strategic move strengthens Reinsberg Group's position as a leading European healthcare technology holding while expanding its portfolio with advanced imaging solutions.

The government says that people living in working-class communities and areas where medical resources are desperately needed will benefit from a huge boost in support, with billions of pounds diverted to deprived areas, as part of its 10 Year Health Plan.

A leading med-tech expert has issued a stark warning about the risks posed to patient safety and data privacy by widespread AI tools used by GPs in NHS consultations, which were the subject of NHS guidance shared this week.

Despite extensive national work and awareness campaigns, the recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk, according to three reports published by HSSIB today.

Innovative thinking in healthcare can offer ‘the green shoots of transformation’ in tackling climate change and better nurturing our interconnected ecosystem, an NHS Scotland partner insists.

The newly released 2025 report by the European Environment Agency (EEA ) delivers a powerful wake-up call: chronic exposure to transport noise is responsible for 66,000 premature deaths, 50,000 new cardiovascular cases, and 22,000 newly attributed cases of type 2 diabetes each year across Europe. For cardiologists and public health experts, the message is clear: noise is no longer a mere nuisance — it is a major modifiable cardiovascular and metabolic risk factor.

Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.

A Cochrane review has found that virtual reality (VR), when used in addition to standard therapy, can help stroke survivors regain arm movement.

New research, presented at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025, has uncovered a powerful link between night time heart rhythm and future health conditions, even in people with no obvious sleep problems.