RECENT NEWS
‘Your NHS needs you’ call attracts thousands more student nurses
New figures show that there has been a huge increase in the number of new student nurses accepted onto courses in the two weeks since A-Level results.- News
NHS ‘lifeline’ for hundreds of stroke survivors
Hundreds of NHS patients have received personal, specialised care thanks to a new service set up during the coronavirus pandemic.- News
Private hospitals report Never Events for the first time
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has published new information about serious patient safety incidents for private acute care.- News
£1m Innovate UK grant for next-generation tumour ablation treatment
Ablatus Therapeutics has been awarded £1.4m by the UK Government’s Innovate UK to develop its next-generation, minimally-invasive treatment for soft tissue tumours.- News
Saliva test to diagnose heart attack
A saliva test could fast track heart attack diagnosis, according to preliminary research presented at ESC Congress 2020.- News
Landmark NHS deal to open access to life-changing cystic fibrosis drug
From today thousands of NHS cystic fibrosis patients in England can benefit from a ‘transformative’ treatment for cystic fibrosis.- News
Liverpool's homeless engage with blood-borne virus testing
A total of 67 people are now receiving treatment following a HIV and Hepatitis C testing initiative that engages with homeless people during lockdown, led by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.- News
Research grant for project to prevent failure of blood vessel grafts
A project at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) aiming to develop a new method of making grafted blood vessels more resilient has been awarded a grant of over £145,000 by national charity Heart Research UK.- News
Safety alert on sodium nitrite
A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued on the risk of death from unintended administration of sodium nitrite.- News
Prime Minister confirms funding to prepare the NHS for winter
The Prime Minister has promised Trusts, across the UK, a share of £300 million to upgrade their facilities ahead of winter.- News
Government announces new funding to double nursing apprentices
Nursing careers in England will be made more accessible through a new government package worth up to £172 million, which will enable healthcare employers to take on up to 2,000 nursing degree apprentices every year over the next four years.- News
£500m savings could be released by moving hospital appointments online
One in three routine outpatient hospital attendances could be moved online, saving nearly half a billion pounds per year in lost economic activity and wasted NHS time.- News
NHS recruitment drive to help tackle loneliness and improve lives
The NHS is recruiting a growing army of social prescribing link workers to combat loneliness and isolation fuelled by coronavirus.- News
Is surgical site infection guidance always followed? Take our survey!
Surgical site infections (SSIs) continue to cost lives, as well as adding to the financial costs for the NHS. So, what are the key areas in theatre practice that require improvement?- News
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have raised risk of heart disease
Women in their 30s and 40s with a common condition affecting how the ovaries work are more likely to get heart disease.- News
Sponge on a string test to transform oesophageal cancer diagnosis
A ‘sponge on a string’ pill test can identify ten times more people with Barrett’s oesophagus than the usual GP route, according to a new study funded by Cancer Research UK and published in The Lancet.- News
Vaping linked with heart problems
In adolescents the use of e-cigarettes doubles the risk of starting to smoke traditional cigarettes, states a position paper published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).- News
Getinge to become CO₂ neutral by 2025
Getinge has announced its commitment to become CO₂ neutral by 2025.- News
Rising numbers of nurses and doctors boosts NHS workforce
The latest data shows that NHS nurse numbers continue to rise, with 13,502 more than last year, while the number of doctors in the NHS has also risen by 7,890.- News
Remembering the other virus for World Hepatitis Day
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, on 28 July, Prof Steve Ryder, chair of the Hepatitis C Coalition, is calling for action to find the “missing millions”. Worldwide, 290 million people are unaware they are living with viral hepatitis.- News
