RECENT NEWS

Medstor has once again been awarded a place on the prestigious NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) framework. For the next four years, Medstor will be working with the many healthcare Trusts using the framework to deliver on the NHS SBS vision: "Helping the NHS to save money and enhance quality so that the NHS can improve health, innovate to save lives and deliver better outcomes with care and compassion."

InnoScot Health is urging Scottish innovation and science collaborators to take advantage of a £7.5m pot of grant funding available from Innovate UK.

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published a new care bundle for use in adult patients (aged 16+) following an acute asthma attack. Building on the first Asthma Care Bundle produced in 2016, the new “Asthma 4” - Asthma Attack bundle is introducing a set of clinical interventions designed to improve outcomes for patients following an asthma attack.

Cutting-edge technology to optimise diagnostic angiograms for treatment planning for neurosurgery in real-time, will be demonstrated live by a renowned clinician at Arab Health 2024.

A neurologist from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a clinical research investigator award for her exceptional contribution to stroke research.

Temperature, day length and humidity have been found to be linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness, a new study from the University of Surrey reveals. The findings could help predict further outbreaks of the illness, potentially leading to better preparedness within health services.

​Researchers in the School of Population Health, at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, have provided new evidence of the health benefits of weight loss efforts that lead to diabetes remission for type 2 diabetes patients.

The government has published a call for evidence to seek views on a new pay scale for nurses. It will collate feedback from across the health sector on the merits of a separate pay structure for nursing staff in the NHS, considering both the risk and benefits of this approach.

Summit Medical has announced the successful attainment of the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification. Securing the EU MDR 2017/745 certificate, granted by the Notified Body SGS Belgium NV, signifies the company’s ongoing commitment to maintaining pinnacle standards in quality and patient safety.

Nourish’s digital records system has saved Priory, a leading independent provider of mental health services, more than 80000 staff hours, releasing them from admin tasks and allowing more time for direct resident support. As a result, Priory has been nominated at the 2023/4 Health Tech Awards for its use of the system.

In 2023, new-generation medications, in international clinical trials, have demonstrated slowing of the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and its symptoms. The implications of these historic results for the global Alzheimer’s Disease pandemic will be presented at Arab Health 2024.

A new study reported that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, can infect dopamine neurons in the brain and trigger senescence, when a cell loses the ability to grow and divide.

The NIHR has launched the first in a series of annual capital investment calls for NHS Trusts in England following last year’s highly successful NIHR Infrastructure capital competition. Up to £30m is being made available to pay for cutting-edge equipment, associated building refurbishment, and modular buildings to enhance NHS Trusts’ ability to carry out innovative research.

NICE already recommends Paxlovid for people who do not need supplemental oxygen for COVID-19 and who have an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19. This includes people with certain cancers, people who have had haematological stem cell transplant or who have a haematological disease and people with liver or kidney disease. Following a partial review NICE, has published updated final draft guidance which increases the number of people eligible to access Paxlovid to an estimated 5.3 million.

Thousands of people were in hospital with seasonal viruses last week – including rising numbers with norovirus – as NHS staff continue to deal with a range of winter pressures.

The NHS is encouraging retired doctors to return to the health service to help bring down long waits for elective care, with the aim of making it easier and more flexible for staff to return to the NHS as part of the Long Term Workforce Plan.

The Health and Social Care Secretary has named problem periods, women’s health research and support for domestic and sexual abuse victims among the government’s priorities for women’s health in 2024.

An eminent heart surgeon claims the rapid development of transcatheter surgical techniques represent the biggest short and medium-term challenges – and the most exciting innovation, for heart surgeons today. The world's 'most difficult cookbook' has been launched to help heart surgeons address some of these challenges.

A leading microbiologist and infection control expert at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the President of the British Infection Association.

Nanoflex Robotics AG, a remote robotic surgical company based in Switzerland, has received the internationally recognised ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system in designing and manufacturing remote robotic devices for endovascular interventions.