RECENT NEWS

NHS Improvement has selected seven Ttrusts to take part in its new three year Lean programme in a bid to deliver a Lean Management system in their organisation.

Innovative image analysis software that creates a 3D model of the heart and could prevent up to 35,000 patients a year undergoing invasive tests are to be fast-tracked into use by the NHS.

Poole Hospital’s oncology research team has banned single-use plastic from its department in an attempt to reduce waste and raise money for the hospital’s charity.

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has announced that on 1 April 2018 Dr John Anson, who has been with the company since 2006 as EVP of R&D, took over as CEO from Dr Mike Evans, who has become a non-executive director of OGT’s board.

Hand hygiene and skin care specialist, Deb, has reaffirmed its ongoing partnership with Skcin, the national skin cancer charity, by stepping up its marketing activity and support.

Patients at risk of the ‘silent killer’ sepsis are being identified and treated quicker at Cambridge University Hospitals thanks to a new alert and action feature in its electronic patient record system.

Synoptics Health, a manufacturer of digital imaging systems for healthcare applications, has announced that its ProReveal test to detect proteins on surgical instruments is being used at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the UK’s largest NHS run Sterile Services Departments (SSDs).

Poole Hospital’s radiology department has implemented several new methods that will make X-ray examinations more comfortable for patients living with dementia.

Dr Cheryl Etches OBE, chief nurse and deputy chief executive at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, has retired as Chief Nurse after 38 years of service.

Those working in healthcare are amongst the most stressed in the UK, according to new research.

The transition of Toshiba Medical Systems to Canon Medical Systems UK is complete with the aim to provide greater access to innovations and an expanding portfolio of imaging systems.

UK-based medical devices company, Sky Medical Technology, has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the use of its innovative medical device, geko, in the treatment of pre- and post-operative oedema (swelling) in the US.

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has selected Ingenica Solutions to implement the inventory management system, Ingenica 360.

Arab Health 2018’s UK Pavilion provided the highest visibility to date for the UK’s HealthTech industry. Managed by ABHI for over a decade, the Pavilion played host to more than 150 British companies, hospital groups, a range of pioneering surgical simulations and visits from international dignitaries.

Staff with a combined millennia of NHS service were recognised this week at Poole Hospital’s annual long service awards.

The Great North Care Record, a pioneering digital health project, is improving the treatment of three million people across the North East and North Cumbria.

A British nanotech company has created a potentially life changing technology that aims to overcome the global crisis of antibiotic resistance.

NHS staff in England could receive pay increases of more than 6% over the next three years, in a deal worth £4 billion.

UK scalp cooling specialist Paxman, has been awarded the BritishAmerican Business TransAtlantic Growth (TAG) Award Small Gold Export Award for its US success.

A Court of Appeal judgment has criticised the fairness and scope of the former Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s procedure for investigating clinical complaints against doctors and other healthcare staff.