RECENT NEWS

94% of doctors responding to a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey say they want political parties to include plans in their manifestos to support the health and wellbeing of the NHS workforce.

BIOHIT HealthCare is attending BSG LIVE'24 at ICC Birmingham from the 17th to the 20th of June, where it will be showcasing its broad range of gastrointestinal diagnostic solutions, as well as hosting an educational symposium.

England’s top doctor has backed calls from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) for O Positive and O Negative blood donors to urgently book appointments to donate in one of the 25 town and city centre NHS Blood Donor Centres in England, to boost stocks of O type blood following a cyber incident in London.

Three quarters of family doctors are experiencing debilitating moral distress because they cannot access medicines they know their patients need, a new survey has found.

Surgitrac has unveiled its new and improved website, redesigned to provide a more dynamic, informative, and responsive online platform – where customers can learn more about the manufacturer of single-use and reusable, ophthalmic surgical instruments and procedure packs.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), together with public health agencies in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, are investigating an increase in the number of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) cases in the UK in recent weeks.

An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.

IHSS has announced its pivotal role in the establishment of a cutting-edge Sterile Services Unit (SSU) at Adanac Park, Southampton University Hospital.

Researchers funded by the NIHR have developed a new, standardised tool to help identify and respond to signs of deterioration in the health of pregnant women.

Student nurse numbers are declining to the extent that the official NHS workforce plan for England will be over 10,000 off target by 2025, new analysis by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shows as it calls for renewed investment and action.

A new type of blood test can predict the recurrence of breast cancer in high-risk patients, months or even years before they relapse, research has shown.

Budding Scottish healthcare innovators are being urged to apply to the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) as its new series of preparatory webinars gets underway.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and Edwards Lifesciences have announced a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire Edwards' Critical Care product group, enhancing BD's portfolio of smart connected care solutions.

Thousands of cancer patients in England are set to gain fast-tracked access to trials of personalised cancer vaccines following the launch of a world-leading NHS trial “matchmaking” service to help find new life-saving treatments.

Following several tender wins through NHS England’s AI Diagnostic Fund (AIDF), Annalise.ai’s chest X-ray solution will be used on 2.5 million chest X-rays annually across six imaging networks throughout England to support early lung cancer diagnosis. This represents 34.7% of all chest X-rays performed in the country each year.

Pauline Cranmer has been appointed as chief paramedic at London Ambulance Service after a distinguished career spanning 30 years in the capital, marking the first time a woman has held the title anywhere in the country.

NHS patients in England will benefit from faster access to the most innovative and cutting-edge medical technologies under new plans.

The NHS has announced the 143 hospital sites that will test and roll out Martha’s Rule in its first year.

The latest edition of the World Health Statistics, released by the World Health Organization (WHO), reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trend of steady gain in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth (HALE).

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritisation.