RECENT NEWS

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has developed a new five-tier model that will help consultants better counsel and treat the rising tide of prostate cancer patients.

WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other unauthorised instant messaging (IM) apps are being used by approximately 500,000 NHS staff at work, as a growing number turn to consumer tools to communicate with colleagues and even patients, a new report has revealed.

A donation of three new fans by the James Dyson Foundation will help make cancer patients more comfortable at Poole Hospital’s Dorset Cancer Centre.

A new initiative to improve safety for women and babies during childbirth has inspired East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) to invest in a state-of-the-art simulator doll at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling on patients to write to their Member of Parliament asking for action to address the serious challenges facing Emergency Departments across the country.

The King’s Fund is calling on the NHS to ensure that the way waiting time targets are implemented prevents increasing numbers of patients from facing long waits for hospital treatment.

Queen Victoria Hospital, known for its specialist expertise, has expanded its sleep disorder outpatient clinic, enabling it to see more patients in West Sussex.

Healthcare professionals, patients, policy-makers and other experts gathered in the European Parliament on 6 March 2018 to shine a light on how the needs of quality cancer care can be met across Europe.

A small specialist British engineering company called Priorclave is celebrating 30 years in the design, manufacture and global supply of laboratory and research grade autoclaves.

A survey of more than 2000 UK adults has uncovered a number of issues that are rife in the health and care space.

2018 has seen several landmark announcements for Bristol-based P3 Medical with the acquisition of Stericom, its first US product development deal, and the news that the company will be entering the ABHI Innovation Hub in Texas.

Salisbury District Hospital declared a “major incident” on Monday 5 March, after two patients were exposed to what is believed to be an opioid. The fire service was called to decontaminate the hospital’s Accident & Emergency unit, as paramedics treated the casualties.

Brexit negotiators have been urged to ‘put patients first’ following warnings children could miss out on lifesaving clinical trials when the UK leaves the EU.

Amyloid beta pathology - protein deposits in the brain - might have been transmitted by contaminated neurosurgical instruments, according to a new University College London (UCL)-led study.

A rehabilitation service which provides vital support for children with brain tumours has been given another major boost. The Brainbow service at Cambridge University Hospitals has just welcomed Joshua Tarrant Trust as its fourth official fundraising charity partner.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is prioritising urgent care for its local community as the adverse weather causes pressure on roads and transport links in the area.

Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound is helping to improve the quality of life for metastatic breast cancer patients in the West Midlands thanks to the fundraising efforts of Breast Friends Solihull and the University Hospitals Birmingham Charity.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is looking for volunteers to take on an important role in helping shape its future.

Cambridge University Hospitals, which runs Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie, is urging the public to stay away due to increased cases of norovirus and flu in the hospital.

NHS Improvement has reported that NHS Trusts have 100,000 vacancies and are more than £1.2 billion in debt.