RECENT NEWS

The second and third modules of the Safe Foundations education programme that puts patient safety at the heart of training for junior doctors have been launched by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).

Research presented by BAPEN (The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) demonstrates that screening for malnutrition can pick up patients who are at risk but who are currently missed. It can also be used to predict hospital admissions and mortality.

OrthoView plans to extend its range of clinical functionality by working with True Life Anatomy (TLA) to provide 3D visualisation with trauma fracture reduction and 3D templating for specialised orthopaedic procedures.

Patients in hospices in the UK and the Republic of Ireland may not be receiving appropriate psychiatric services, according to a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Amid the increasing incidence of syphilis in the UK, Oxoid is offering clinical laboratories convenient tools for the reliable diagnosis of syphilis infection.

New coating technology being developed by Glasgow University could have implications both for implant wearers and for drug development pipelines, researchers are hoping.

The Royal Free Hospital in North West London has used funds from the NHS Innovation Fund to implement an out-of-hours automated booking service.

Siemens Medical Solutions is now offering a smaller, powerful tool to visualise the entire heart during diagnostic procedures: the Acuson AcuNav 8F ultrasound catheter.

Canterbury Christ Church University is the first university in the UK to pilot MRSA-protected uniforms.

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have suggested that a variation in the gene that processes folate could be a cause of clubfoot.