RECENT NEWS

Humber NHS Foundation Trust has secured a £700,000 grant to improve its mental health service at Hull and East Riding’s accident and emergency department.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is using new technology which allows it to better manage care for patients at night, improve communication between nurses and doctors, and manage staff workloads.

The Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead has opened a sleep disorder outpatient clinic in Bognor Regis.

Sealed Air’s Diversey Care division has announced it has acquired the UVC disinfection portfolio of Daylight Medical - a manufacturer of innovative medical devices.

The Meadow Birth Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital has been awarded the title of national Birth Centre of the Year at the MaMa Awards 2017.

England could face a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020, according to a new Health Foundation report.

The UK must harmonise with EU regulation on medical devices and address the country’s research funding short-fall post Brexit or risk losing billions of pounds worth of export opportunities and thousands of jobs, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has appointed Maggie Oldham as its interim chief executive.

A new report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has highlighted a ‘serious shortfall’ in the paediatric workforce which is putting increasing pressure on an already stretched service.

Health care leaders from across Europe will share best practice after being brought together under a new network called Sciana.

Leading doctors at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon have used the latest 3D printing technology to help a patient with a rare hip deformity walk without pain.

Activa Healthcare, a leader in compression hosiery and wound care, will be known as L&R from July this year.

The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) has launched a new five-year strategy and wants to accelerate progress in cancer research through collaboration.

A new dedicated ambulatory emergency care unit (AECU) has opened at Frimley Park Hospital.

The number of babies and young children admitted to hospital in an emergency has grown by almost a third over the past decade, according to a new study by the Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation.

Seventy accident and emergency departments will benefit from additional funding after the Department of Health announced the allocation of almost £56 million.

Technology which can be used to detect different types of bacteria and fungi is being used by East Kent Hospitals.

A study looking into weight loss in patients with incurable lung cancer has started at Royal Surrey County Hospital.

Trials of smart bandages that can detect how a wound is healing could take place within the next year.

GAMA Healthcare, a leader in the manufacture and development of infection prevention products for the healthcare sector, has outlined plans to build a new research and development facility in the Greetland area of Halifax.