RECENT NEWS

The Purewick™ Female external catheter from BD has been awarded first prize for the ‘Pitch in Five’ session held at the recent IPS meeting in Liverpool.

A project at Ulster University aiming to develop a better way of powering mechanical heart pumps used to treat heart failure has received a grant of almost £250,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.

In the operating theatre, everything that comes into contact with the wound site has been sterilised except the air, which comes into contact with everything.

Children in England with a rare condition which leads to early death are set to receive treatment on the NHS, after the health service struck a deal with manufacturers.

The search is on for nurses and other health professionals across England to become the face of the NHS App on social media and in their communities, helping people to take back control of their own health.

Lumened instruments must be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed after each surgical procedure. The Q-Rinse system from Altomed is designed to provide an efficient, consistent and validated prewash rinse protocol for lumened instruments. The system has been developed to be used post-operatively, to provide a validated alternative to typical rinsing practices.

Mobile medical unit provider EMS Healthcare has broadened its endoscopy offer with the launch of Trilogy+, a mobile endoscopy facility which will provide Trusts with additional scoping capacity, in light of recent changes to bowel cancer screening recommendations.

Following the success of an initial contract, a UK medical technology company is set to continue to help an NHS hospital Trust deliver orthopaedic procedures during a refurbishment project.

Greater Manchester’s NHS and Councils are working together to develop and test new advanced technologies that will join up vital information across public services and empower people to live well, integrate care and save lives.

November’s Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams (QIST) event will focus on anaemia.

Skin and surface hygiene specialist, GOJO Industries-Europe is advocating making hand hygiene second nature to everyone on Global Handwashing Day (Tuesday 15 October 2019).

A platform to help find new treatments for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis has smashed researchers’ recruitment target, two years ahead of schedule.

Staff at Leek-based Central Medical Supplies celebrated their 30th Anniversary at the end of September 2019 with the whole company coming together to recognise the business’s achievements over the past three decades.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has launched a hospital building programme as part of a major push by the Conservatives to ensure the NHS is delivering for patients across the country.

Politicians, healthcare bodies and medical royal colleges from across the UK are backing the national Fight Fatigue Campaign to help raise awareness of the impact of fatigue and shift work on the NHS workforce.

The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock has hinted that the Government is seeking legal advice on the introduction of compulsory vaccinations for school aged children.

Cumbria Health on Call (CHoC) has launched an innovative recruitment effort aimed at attracting clinicians around the UK and overseas to the county. CHoC hopes that by launching the engaging campaign, it will encourage an influx of top medical talent to the area.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group and Hitachi Consulting has announced a partnership to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated digital transformation of care processes.

An AI-based nursing service from health technology company, Health Navigator, has been introduced across Vale of York to identify patients at risk of unplanned care attendances and admissions and coach them back to better health.

Infection prevention specialist, GAMA Healthcare, has appointed industry leader and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) veteran, Dr Teresa Layer, as science and innovation director.