RECENT NEWS

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.

A pioneering website that helps private patients find the right clinician and improves transparency within private healthcare has been launched by two senior Birmingham doctors.

The University of Glasgow will lead an innovative Pan-European research training programme targeting incurable prostate cancer.

Healthcare scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be giving members of the public an insight into the key role they play in helping to bring innovative and safe care to millions of patients who use Sheffield’s adult hospitals every day.

The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) has partnered with Southern California’s leading business accelerator OCTANe and the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce in a strategic three-way collaboration, to provide trade support for HealthTech companies.