RECENT NEWS

GE Healthcare has acquired Finnamore, a dedicated health and social care consultancy.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced that EYLEA (aflibercept solution for intravitreal injection, known in the scientific literature as VEGF Trap-Eye).

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has introduced new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of people with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC).

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has recently purchased an X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system from FUJIFILM SONOSITE to extend its ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia capabilities for orthopaedic surgery.

Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s director for improving the quality of life for people with long term conditions, has called for radical change to the way we care for our ageing population.

A year after after the publication of his influential report, Robert Francis QC has reasserted the need for professionalism among NHS staff.

The G8 dementia summit concluded with the publication of a declaration and communique that sets out the agreements reached.

Early results, published in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy are promising for use of the first off-the-shelf multibranched stent in aneurysm patients.

New five year planning guidance from Monitor, the health sector regulator, estimates that all NHS providers will need to make real efficiency savings of at least 2% every year as part of their contribution to the wider financial challenge facing the NHS.

A cutting-edge health facility being installed at a North East hospital as a result of a project that formed part of a workbased degree in Leadership and Management at Teesside University.

Around 27 million patients in England will have to wait for a week or more to see their GP in 2014, as a result of a dramatic diversion of doctor posts from general practice to hospitals, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

UNISON has stated that rising concerns over the number of visits to A&E and pressure on ambulance services need to be dealt with ‘head-on by the Government as a cold snap could see them reaching breaking point’.

The most recent Care Quality Commisison (CQC) survey into women’s experiences of maternity care has shown that improvements have been made over the last three years, but that further progress is needed in some areas.

More than 1 in 5 (22%) of hospitals are set to be in deficit by the end of this financial year, according to a survey of NHS Trust finance directors conducted for The King’s Fund’s latest quarterly monitoring report. The finding – an increase on previous surveys – highlights the growing financial pressures on hospitals.

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Spring Meeting will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Birmingham, 8 April 2014.

With the right treatment, over 65s can survive for many years after cancer – yet UK survival rates in older people are among worst in Europe. More than 130,000 people in the UK have survived for at least 10 years after being diagnosed with cancer at 65 or over, according to new research by Macmillan Cancer Support and the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN).

A report published by The Point of Care Foundation shows that the way healthcare staff feel about their work has a direct impact on the quality of patient care as well as on an organisation’s efficiency and financial performance.

An event aimed at driving improvement in patient safety is being hosted by the Clinical Human Factors Group at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 12 March 2014.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed its four 'deputy chief inspectors of hospitals', who will support the chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, in championing the interests of patients and ensuring that health services are safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive to people’s needs.

Women who do not have cervical screening over the age of 50 are six times more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer in later life, compared to women who had normal screening results during this time, according to new research.