RECENT NEWS

As Britain bakes under record-breaking heat, the health service’s chief executive has paid tribute to staff going above and beyond to keep people safe and healthy.

New guidance from the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) on the remote prescription of medication for non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as dermal fillers, has raised some concern from surgeons.

A new White Paper on NHS cyber security warns that the NHS remains vulnerable to cyber-attack, and must take urgent steps to defend against threats which could risk the safety of patients.

A leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals has provided advice in relation to concerns about access to drugs and medical devices, should the UK leave with ‘no deal’.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have announced the appointed of Professor Em Wilkinson-Brice to the role of deputy chief people officer.

The University of Newcastle has partnered with global infection control specialist GAMA Healthcare to help fund new research into preventing and controlling infections in health and care settings.

A consultant who specialises in the treatment of diabetes has been selected as a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, to help transform care for people living with diabetes in the area.

As part of a syndicated project with patient support charity Melanoma UK, digital health company Vitaccess is donating £10,000 towards an Adamo Horus HS800 mole mapper for the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Thousands of people are set to benefit from an innovative new heart procedure to prevent strokes in younger people.

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the first UK hospital to introduce a new kind of scanner, the Philips Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR - the UK’s first MR system to enable helium-free operations.

The Queen formally opened the new Royal Papworth Hospital as part of her day of engagements in Cambridge.

Nine out of 10 patients have “confidence and trust” in their family doctor as well as other general practice staff such as nurses and pharmacists, according to new research.

A woman, who has worked in operating theatres for over 30 years, has launched a petition to protect thousands of healthcare workers who are exposed to a toxic smoke plume produced during surgery.

A scheme that has helped keep more than 1000 nurses, midwives and other clinicians in the NHS will be rolled out to cover staff working in general practice as well as hospitals, according to NHS England.

National charity, Mesothelioma UK, has awarded a grant for £25,000 for research that explores clinical decision-making in treatment pathways for mesothelioma patients at Oxford University Hospitals, Royal Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire NHS Foundation Trusts.

One in three people in England, 21 million, are set to further benefit from improved health and care, as three new areas were announced as ‘integrated care systems‘ (ICS).

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named the national winner of the NHS Future Award at the NHS Parliamentary Awards at the House of Commons on Wednesday 10 July 2019.

Independent multi-disciplinary organisation The Bowel Interest Group is organising a national webinar on Bowel Independence Day (10th July 2019) to communicate clinical best practice and recommended pathways on the taboo issue of bowel dysfunction.

The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has taken another step in supporting UK HealthTech companies do business in the US. Following its 2017 launch, the ABHI US Accelerator will be expanded to support 30 companies drive their operations in the US.

Nurses who are helping patients at the end of life that arrive at the emergency department get home for a dignified death were crowned winners of the Emergency Nursing award at a prestigious UK nursing ceremony.