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Spire Healthcare receives internationally recognised Resuscitation Quality Improvement Excellence Award
Spire Healthcare has been recognised for its commitment to excellence in high-quality CPR training.
FREE webinar to explore current and future trends in TDM for IBD management
CSJ and BIOHIT HealthCare are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar on the Current and future trends in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), which will take place on the 3rd of July at 12:30-1:30pm BST.
Government’s failure to fortify all flour and rice with sufficient folic acid will lead to avoidable birth defects, warns expert
The UK government’s failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid “will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented,” argues Professor Sir Nicholas Wald in The BMJ.
Chemotherapy before surgery benefits some patients with pancreatic cancer
Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy, according to a new study from researchers at Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Yale School of Medicine.
Hospital Trust first in UK to implant novel device to treat acid reflux using robotic surgery
University Hospital Southampton (UHS) has become the first NHS trust in the UK to implant a novel device to treat patients with severe acid reflux disease using robotic surgery.
Next government should commit to halving healthy life expectancy gap
The next government must make halving the 18-year healthy life expectancy gap part of a commitment to improve the health of the nation, the leader of the NHS Confederation has said.
Robot radiotherapy could improve treatments for eye disease
Researchers from King’s, with doctors at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, have successfully used a new robot system to improve treatment for debilitating eye disease.
Report highlights efforts to improve quality and value for money in the NHS
NHS Trusts are determined to do everything they can to help health services to be even more productive but need support from government and national bodies to unlock their full potential for improvement, NHS Providers have said.
RCS calls for significant investment in NHS buildings and surgical facilities
Surgeons are calling on the next Government to commit to a £6.4 billion annual funding increase to upgrade NHS facilities to reduce NHS waiting lists to pre-pandemic level. The call comes as NHS performance data shows the waiting list for consultant-led hospital treatment in England rose to 7,572,563.
NHS continues to face record demand for services, new data shows
NHS staff continue to face significant demand for urgent care, with new figures showing that A&Es in England managed their busiest ever month for attendances in May.
Rapid test for UTI wins £8m Longitude Prize on AMR
Following a decade of developments, and entries from more than 250 teams around the world, the £8m Longitude Prize on AMR has been awarded by Challenge Works (part of innovation agency Nesta) to the PA-100 AST System from Sysmex Astrego.
Study links kidney function with tooth loss in postmenopausal women
Kidneys play a critical role in overall health by removing waste products from the blood. When they fail to sufficiently filter out foreign elements, several serious, life threatening medical conditions can result. A new study suggests that chronic kidney disease may also be linked with tooth loss.
BTS launches its new Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published a Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health, which sets out the Society’s stance on how the impact of climate change and the carbon footprint of respiratory healthcare can be assessed, reduced and mitigated.
NHS identifies over half a million more people at risk of type 2 diabetes
Over half a million (549,000) more people in England have been identified by the NHS as being at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a year, NHS figures show.
Nearly half of cancer centres reported weekly delays in patients accessing treatment
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has published its 2023 clinical radiology and clinical oncology workforce census reports, which reveal dangerous shortages of doctors essential in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and other conditions including stroke.
New Wirral CDC delivered with modern methods of construction
A new community diagnostic centre (CDC) has been completed by MTX at Clatterbridge Hospital on Merseyside using modern methods of construction to deliver the project faster, greener, safer and more cost effectively.
ABHI visit to Florida aims to strengthen HealthTech trade and innovation partnerships
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) is set to welcome several of the UK’s leading HealthTech innovators on a major trade visit to Florida this week, as part of its flagship US Accelerator programme.
MDU doctor members want political parties to pledge support for their health and wellbeing
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 to host symposium on gastric cancer at BSG LIVE'24
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.
O positive and O negative donors asked to urgently give blood following London hospitals IT incident
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.
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