RECENT NEWS

A pioneering study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a powerful diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of sepsis in high-risk patient groups, including neonates, children and pregnant women.

Environmental factors, such changing temperatures and rainfall, are the main drivers associated with the spread of Oropouche virus (OROV) in Latin America, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal and presented at the ESCMID conference.

A delegation of pioneering UK HealthTech companies will visit the global headquarters of leading medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, later this month, as part of the ABHI US Accelerator programme – a flagship initiative that is a launchpad for UK innovation in the United States.

Salt Medical, a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of minimally invasive medical devices, has announced the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Claregalway Corporate Park.

Nicholas Penney, Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon and Robotics Specialist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), will be a featured speaker at the upcoming AfPP Robotics Symposium being held at NNUH on Wednesday, 11 June 2025.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a new digital campaign to help keep antibiotics working and tackle the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Three third-year Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) students from Sheffield Hallam University have just completed a three-week work placement with The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP), and have found the experience “rewarding”, “transformative”, and “a great learning journey”.

The Health Secretary has announced steps to help protect NHS staff from abuse. These include new measures to encourage staff to report incidents to help ensure information is collected at a national level.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has submitted its response to Professor Gillian Leng’s independent review of the physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) professions in England.

The Central Sterilising Club (CSC) is holding its Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) within the historic city of Chester on 14-15 April 2025. The theme for this year's ASM is 'Risk and Revolution,' and considers whether improvements we have traditionally made, need to be revolutionised.

Almost 700 medical students across the UK have no idea where they will have their first job as a doctor this summer, according to the latest figures.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) and the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery (WPSMS) are calling for urgent reforms to better support targets of sexual misconduct in healthcare.

Care leaders will be trained to use the latest cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time and help people live independently in their own homes for longer. In a bid to shift adult social care from analogue to digital as part of the Plan for Change, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has announced a new qualification that will equip care leaders with the skills to use and rapidly deploy technology across care homes and other settings.

The Prime Minister has announced action to accelerate the discovery of life-saving drugs, improve patient care and make Britain 'the best place in the world for medical research'.

​London Bridge Hospital, part of leading private healthcare provider HCA Healthcare UK, is the first provider in the UK - and among the first hospitals in Europe - to offer an advanced robotic-assisted method to thoracic patients using the da Vinci SP (Single Port) system, making complex surgery possible through a single 5cm incision.

The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced the eighth cohort of its flagship US Accelerator programme, with 21 medical device, diagnostics, and digital health companies ready to access the US healthcare market.

A major study aiming to improve outcomes for people living with inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) has significantly improved patients’ experience of care.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called on the UK government to set out how its health mission will tackle avoidable illness, as new data reveals widespread concern among doctors about the growing impact of health inequalities.

New analysis has highlighted a dramatic rise in the number of emergency hospital admissions for children with autism in England. The new analysis of the latest NHS figures shows that the number of autistic children needing emergency care has increased by 86% since 2019. In 2023/24 alone, 20,839 autistic children were admitted to hospital in crisis, compared to just 11,197 in 2019/20.

New research, published in The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, shows a decrease, in the hundreds, of children needing operations to remove objects they’ve swallowed or stuck up their noses.