RECENT NEWS

A Midland hospital worker with an intense phobia of blood and needles is suing the NHS for £140,000 over fears he could be exposed to bleeding patients on the ward.

Infection prevention specialist Vernacare is celebrating double success after winning both the overall Supplier of the Year and Patient Experience Award, at the NHS in the North West Excellence in Supply Awards.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead has officially unveiled a new, state-of-the-art theatre, making it one of the most advanced laparoscopic theatres in the North East.

Failures at local and Department level were responsible for the spread of the WannaCry ransomware virus in May this year, a government report has found.

The London Osteoporosis Clinic (LOC) is campaigning to put anatomically accurate model skeletons in every UK school in a bid to raise awareness for osteoporosis, a disease that claims 1,100 lives a month.

Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT) have confirmed the appointment of Nick Alston CBE, DL, as chairman of the trust. Mr Alston will take up office on November 1.

Hospitals have been ordered to take super-size chocolate bars and “grab bags” of sugary snacks off of the shelves in the latest step of the NHS plan to fight obesity, diabetes and tooth-decay.

An innovative nursing application developed by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust has been shortlisted for a third national award.

Ten NHS teams celebrated completion of their improvement projects last week highlighting significant improvements for patients in Cumbria. The teams including palliative care, specialist dentistry, diabetes and physiotherapy took part in 20 week projects using improvement methodologies and came together to share the outcome of their work at a celebration event last week.

The latest national emergency department patient survey published by the Care Quality Commission shows that most people report a good experience of emergency care and describe positive interactions with doctors and nurses.

The Care Quality Commission has improved as an organisation, but now needs to overcome some persistent issues with the timeliness of some of its regulation activities if it is to sustain further improvement, the National Audit Office has found.

NHS England, Public Health England, the Department of Health and NHS Improvement have unveiled a series of measures to manage winter pressures.

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report shows that most people are still getting good care – but the health and care system is ‘straining at the seams’.

NHS Improvement (NHSI) has confirmed the appointment of Vaughan Thomas as the new chair of Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

Olympus has unveiled its latest ENDOALPHA Integrated Theatre at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – the first in the UK to include near infrared imaging technology.

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that the work done to reduce NHS waiting times could be undone unless more help is given to hospitals and social care providers to reduce delayed transfers of care.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced wide-ranging reforms to increase nurse training places and retain staff.

A new report from The King’s Fund has warned that plans to cut hospital beds in some areas are undesirable and unachievable.

A pilot training programme for surgical trainees is to expand to include urology and vascular surgery.

Angela Schofield has been appointed as the new chair at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.