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Fulbourn Medical and Brandon Medical Forge Alliance as part of the Brandon Medical Group

Brandon Group Ltd has acquired Fulbourn Medical, marking a significant milestone in both companies' histories. Fulbourn Medical now joins Brandon Medical Company Limited as a sister company, strengthening its collective services and product offerings.

NHS Staff Survey shows signs of improvement

The experiences of staff working in the NHS in England have improved across a range of important areas, according to the results of the world’s largest workforce survey.

Calls to inspire inclusive, innovative healthcare on International Women’s Day

​A gender health gap undoubtedly remains across the world – but International Women’s Day (8 March) is a key opportunity to empower NHS Scotland innovators to help close that gap, says InnoScot Health.

NHSE says it is 'on target' to expand medical school places

NHS England has confirmed it is on target to deliver the expansion in medical school places promised in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP), following a call from RCP for clarity on the delivery of this commitment.

Call for radical refocusing of health and care system to put primary and community services at its core

The health and care system in England must be radically refocused to put primary and community care at its core if it is to be effective and sustainable, according to a major new report published by The King’s Fund.

Study into compression therapy for skin cancer wounds

A grandmother has been recruited by Walsall researchers as the first participant in the UK to take part in a study to find out if compression therapy speeds up the healing of skin cancer wounds on the lower leg.

DECON UK to provide valuable insights into decontamination

DECON UK is back for 2024 following the success of the 2022 and 2023 events. A joint event by three major NHS Trusts, it provides valuable insights into decontamination and infection prevention – from fundamentals of decontamination to microbiological risks associated with laundry decontamination.

Getting waiting times back down to pre-pandemic levels will take years, warns new report

Getting English NHS waiting lists down to pre-pandemic levels is highly unlikely within the next parliament, according to a new pre-election report.

MHRA grants first approval via the new International Recognition Procedure in 30 days

Launched in January 2024, IRP aims to further help bring life-saving new medicines to UK patients without delay.

Wassenburg to host study day

As part of its commitment to supporting the decontamination sector in delivering high standards of patient safety, Wassenburg is hosting an educational study day.

Milestone reached: 100th Deep Brain Stimulation at The London Clinic

A patient with Parkinson’s disease has successfully undergone The London Clinic’s 100th deep brain stimulation.

Medilink UK appointed exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf

Medilink UK, the largest representative body in the UK for life science companies has been chosen as the exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf for MEDICA 2024 in Germany, one of the biggest medical B2B trade fairs in the world.

More than one billion people living with obesity

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet.

Book your AfPP Roadshow ticket now!

This year, the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) is celebrating 60 years of supporting perioperative practitioners, with a programme of events, including the AfPP Roadshow – taking place at seven locations across the UK.

SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine-induced antibody responses are long-lasting

A long-term analysis conducted by leading microbiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that antibody responses induced by COVID-19 vaccines are long-lasting.

Infection control standards in A&E have ‘worsened’, new report warns

Infection control standards in A&E departments – vital for containing the spread of infectious diseases – have fallen significantly since the pandemic according to new research published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).

Blindness from some inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria

Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher.

Sponge-on-a-string test replaces need for endoscopy for thousands of NHS patients

An innovative test trialled by the NHS to help diagnose a condition which can lead to oesophageal cancer has reduced the need for invasive endoscopy in thousands of low-risk patients.

NHS rolls out ‘wearable’ 24-hour infusion for advanced Parkinson’s

Hundreds of NHS patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease are set to benefit from a portable drug infusion that is gradually released around-the-clock to help better control their symptoms.

MTX marks key milestone on new Endoscopy unit at Oldham

Modern Methods of Construction specialist MTX has completed complex groundworks for the new Endoscopy unit in Phase 2 of the new Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Oldham, one of the largest in the UK.

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