RECENT NEWS

Spire Healthcare Group, a leading independent healthcare group in the UK, has announced that, having completed over 10 years of service, Professor Dame Janet Husband has decided to step down from the Board at the Company’s annual general meeting on 14 May 2025 and will not seek re-election by shareholders.

Rob Evans, who was instrumental in writing and launching the BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice degree at Wrexham University, is proud to be the newly-appointed Regional Lead for North Wales for the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP).

More doctors are reporting that their ability to treat patients is being affected by feeling sleep deprived at work, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found.

In a survey of more than 1,400 family doctors, one in five GPs in England have told the BMA they plan to change their career because they can’t find any or enough work as a doctor.

​Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador, to champion the charity’s campaign for the introduction of a national screening programme for high-risk men.

1 in 3 people worldwide will develop a potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder in their lifetime, yet awareness remains critically low. With cases rising rapidly, cardiologists from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) is urging communities and healthcare systems to “Feel the Pulse” and take simple steps to raise awareness of these serious but often overlooked conditions.

The mission to reduce the incidence of surgical site infection continues to gain momentum, with a high impact programme of expert insights at this year’s OneTogether conference.

Doctors across the NHS have confirmed that treating patients in corridors, waiting rooms, and other unsuitable spaces has become routine, with nearly 4 in 5 (78%) forced to provide care in these conditions in the past month.

Norovirus continues to grip the NHS with the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus nearly 150% higher than last year, new figures show.

The Government has pledged that families across England will start to see improved end-of-life care as major upgrades to hospice services nationwide will be implemented.

Oliver Tierney has been announced as the new President of The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP), the UK’s leading membership organisation dedicated to hospital theatre practitioners and improving perioperative care. Oliver has stepped into the role with a clear vision: to influence positive change in healthcare and safety in hospital operating theatres for staff and patients.

A new peer-reviewed, open access paper by Picker, published in the BMJ Open, provides an approach to understanding and tackling under-representation in patient experience research.

A delegation of over 10 leading UK HealthTech innovators and a Commercial Director from Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT, Jay Mistry, will travel to Texas this week as part of a key trade visit organised by the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) through its US Accelerator programme.

The World Healthcare Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2030, the global healthcare workforce shortfall will be equal to 11 million health workers, predominantly in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The shortage spans almost all roles in the workforce, including nursing professionals, general practitioners, healthcare assistants, home-based care workers and more. So, could AI provide the answers?

Millions of patients across London will now receive improved, personalised healthcare as part of a major expansion of the Universal Care Plan (UCP), a shared care planning solution powered by Better.

Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they could also protect against serious infections and life-threatening sepsis.

Amanda Pritchard has formally notified the NHS England Board of her decision to stand down as chief executive at the end of this financial year. Amanda has been Chief Executive since August 2021 and chief operating officer since 2019, leading the NHS through the most challenging period in its 76-year history.

Scotland should be “immensely proud” of being named sole UK collaborator on a major pan-European programme aimed at transforming healthcare through digital innovation, says a formal NHS partner.

A study performed at Michigan Medicine reveals that the use of less polluting inhaled anaesthetic agents reduced harmful emissions by 50% in one year without impacting patient safety or outcomes.

Two of England’s leading doctors are to oversee a significant review into postgraduate training for newly qualified medics.