RECENT NEWS

Global leaders have approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), committing to a clear set of targets and actions, including reducing the estimated 4.95 million human deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) annually by 10% by 2030.

Around one in eight children aged between two and 10 in England are obese, an NHS survey has found.

A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety team, endorsed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Anaesthetists, instructing all relevant NHS funded maternity care providers to cease pre-preparing oxytocin infusions at ward level in all clinical areas.

Diagnostic firm Cepheid has announced a new partnership with the Fleming Initiative, a global collaboration established by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

People aged 16 and over who receive routine blood tests when they attend Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital A&E department are to be tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, regardless of symptoms, as part of a new Government scheme, unless they choose to opt out.

New resources including support for victims and survivors of sexual misconduct by doctors have been published by the General Medical Council (GMC).

NHS Western Isles (which is part of NHS Scotland) has collaborated with long-standing partner, Canon Medical Systems UK, to help ‘reduce the need for travel’ under the ‘Sustainable Travel’ initiative – one of five main drivers in NHS Scotland’s net-zero ambitions, as set out in the Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy (2022-2026).

Ondine Biomedical and Mölnlycke Health Care have announced a strategic partnership to bring Ondine’s Steriwave nasal decolonisation technology to the United Kingdom, EU, and Middle East markets.

A 6-bed discharge lounge and 5-bed palliative care ward have been created in a new facility at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn by MTX Contracts, using modern methods of construction (MMC) to deliver the build within timescales supporting RAAC recovery work at the hospital.

A BBC report has highlighted that failure to offer patients local or general anaesthesia while undergoing hysteroscopy, is resulting in experiences of extreme pain and trauma.

A Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) report urges the NHS to commission a community pharmacy diabetes screening service which would save the NHS £50m in recurring costs each year.

A new survey from Abbott shows that leading infectious disease experts around the world believe significant gaps remain in building surveillance programmes to identify emerging pathogens, public health funding and having adequate testing infrastructure capabilities.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has partnered with Better and Alcidion to successfully roll out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management (EPMA) system, and integrate it into the trust’s EPR system provided by Alcidion.

The Clinical Services Journal will be hosting a panel discussion on 'De-risking Investment in Healthcare Tracking Technology', featuring leading experts from two NHS Trusts, as well as leading technology specialists from Blyott and Idox.

New Alzheimer’s studies have revealed insights into the disease biology, risk for progression, and the potential for a novel blood test.

A new Research Letter, published in Palliative Medicine, estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be much higher by 2040 than previous projections have indicated.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and HealthTrust Europe (‘HTE’) have announced an agreement to collaborate on an ICS delivery partnership, following a detailed partner review process.

A programme of inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found continued concerns about the quality of NHS hospital maternity services with common issues impacting on safety at services across the country.

A study has revealed significant therapeutic inertia in the treatment of women with multiple sclerosis (MS), highlighting gender disparities that could impact long-term health outcomes for women of childbearing age.

A fifth of family doctors (GPs) seem to have readily incorporated AI into their clinical practice, despite a lack of any formal guidance or clear work policies on the use of these tools, suggest the findings of an online UK-wide snapshot survey.