RECENT NEWS

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV acquisition and should be used more widely by eligible groups, a landmark new study into PrEP’s real-world effectiveness has confirmed.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest evaluation report into the government’s progress towards reducing HIV transmission. The report shows that there has been a continued decline in HIV transmission but progress has slowed particularly among women and ethnic minorities.

More needs to be done to support and empower general practice staff and patients themselves to address the safety risks that can arise from phone, video and online consultations, according to a new UK-wide study of remote consulting in general practice.

VentriJect, a Danish MedTech start-up seeking to revolutionise the way cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is measured, won the 2nd place award at the 'Healthcare Innovation World Cup' earlier this month for its innovation that enables CRF to be estimated without the need for exercise and in less than three minutes.

The number of patients in hospital with norovirus last week was almost triple the number during the same period last winter, new NHS figures show.

Local health and care systems lack a shared understanding of the causes of hospital discharge delays in their area and of the best ways of tackling them, says a report from The King’s Fund.

A panel of leading experts has welcomed the guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommending the use of hybrid closed loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in the management of type 1 diabetes in England & Wales.

Making continuity of care an ‘essential requirement’ for GP practices could reduce the risk of a delay in diagnosing serious health conditions, and ease significant pressure on GP’s workload and welfare, says HSSIB’s latest report.

NHS Supply Chain has announced that Michelle Johnson has been appointed as Clinical Executive Director and will be joining the organisation on 4 December 2023.

Surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ opened their operating theatre to health professionals from across the country when they beamed live surgical cases to a prestigious conference.

Taking place at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, the IDSc annual conference provided an update on training and competency within the decontamination sector. As part of the commitment to driving improvement and ensuring patient safety, the IDSc has been working hard to address the recommendations of a recent report by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) on the decontamination of surgical instruments.

Circle Health Group has entered into a new partnership with biotechnical company Contura International. The partnership will see the Arthrosamid injection become available to patients across the UK.

A FREE webinar on the methods used by leading Medical Engineering teams to improve cybersecurity in NHS Trusts is taking place on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT.

CMR Surgical (CMR) – the global surgical robotics business – has announced it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Ledidi, a Norwegian software company, to develop a state-of-the-art platform to host CMR's clinical registry, further strengthening CMR’s focus on data-driven clinical practice.

The Radiography Team at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is celebrating winning two categories at the Radiology Awards 2023. The team won the Radiology Fellowship of the Year category and the Best NHS Trust for Delivering Radiology Services.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Global Healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson MedTech have revealed a new strategic collaboration to drive forward health innovation plans in West Yorkshire.

Careology and Nuffield Health have extended their partnership to provide people undergoing cancer treatment access to advanced digital cancer care technology at 12 Nuffield Health hospitals across the UK.

A new report conducted by the office of Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle has gone live shedding light on the issue of under delivery of antibiotics when administered via an IV administration set and the role this plays in the global AMR crisis. The findings demonstrate how residual volume of antibiotic that remains in the line of the IV administration set can result in patients receiving an under delivery of up to 30% of the prescribed dose, leading to possible resistance within patients owing to the accumulative effect.

The NHS is to expand the use of a research platform behind the roll-out of new COVID-19 treatments to help drive life-saving advances for other major diseases.

Thousands of men’s lives could be saved, as a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get under way in the UK, backed by £42 million from the government and Prostate Cancer UK.