RECENT NEWS
Record numbers of HCWs speak up about safety concerns
The Freedom to Speak Up Guardians report record numbers of cases from NHS workers last year.- News
Special COVID-19 Report Available Now!
The Joint Biosecurity Centre recently recommended that the COVID-19 alert level should move from level 3 (COVID epidemic is in general circulation) to level 4 (COVID epidemic is in general circulation, transmission is high or rising exponentially).- News
NEW Completing the Picture Digital Festival
Completing the Picture is a much-respected, well-loved event that has provided best practice and educational insight for the medical device industry for the past 18 years.- News
NHS to introduce one-stop shops in the community for lifesaving checks
The NHS is set to radically overhaul the way MRI, CT and other diagnostic services are delivered for patients, a major report to NHS England recommends today.- News
Surge in people checking their risk of type 2 diabetes
Almost 300,000 people have accessed the tool to check their risk of type 2 diabetes online less than two months after the NHS fast tracked access to its world leading Healthier You Diabetes Prevention Programme.- News
Calls for major expansion of diagnostic imaging capacity
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has welcomed a new report from the NHS’ top cancer and screening advisor, which urges “major expansion and reform” of diagnostic services.- News
NHS commits to become ‘carbon net zero’
The NHS has adopted a multi-year plan to become the world’s first carbon net zero national health system.- News
Almost half of people with diabetes need to correct insulin doses
A survey conducted by Quin, a pioneering, female-founded, digital health start-up, finds that nearly half (46%) of people with type 1 diabetes need to correct their insulin doses under existing medical guidance.- News
Early treatment for leg ulcers leads to better outcomes for patients
Early surgical treatment of leg ulcers caused by varicose veins improves healing and reduces the risk of the condition coming back, according to a new study.- News
IDSc Annual Conference Postponed
The Institute of Decontamination Sciences (IDSc) has announced the postponement of their Annual Conference, which was due to take place in November at Celtic Manor.- News
Future Surgery Virtual to highlight innovation in surgery
Driven by advances in digital technology, precision medicine and the need for improved patient safety the future of surgery is changing, and fast.- News
Medica 2020 to become digital event, in wake of COVID-19
Medica 2020 and Compamed 2020 will take place entirely online from 16 to 19 November.- News
Register for FIS / HIS International online conference
The FIS / HIS International Conference will now take place online between 9 and 11 November 2020.- News
One third of surgeons and nurses experience harmful allergic reactions
With clinical staff working hard to clear the elective backlog created by Coronavirus, a new global survey has revealed that a high proportion of surgeons and nurses are suffering from harmful allergic reactions, including blisters and rashes.- News
New spirometry training webinars
NDD Medical Technologies is now offering free, live spirometry training sessions to enhance confidence in lung function testing and ensure the most accurate results.- News
NICE announces programme of virtual events
NICE has announced that it will be hosting a series of free virtual events this autumn including the Shared Learning Awards 2020.- News
Healthcare workers urged to have flu jab
The health and social care service’s most senior clinicians and leaders have urged their frontline colleagues to get their annual flu jab as soon as possible, as the first vaccine deliveries start to reach local employers.- News
CE approval secured for SAFIRA anaesthesia device
Medovate has announced it has received CE Mark Approval for its medical device SAFIRA (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia).- News
RLDatix acquires oneSource solution for medical devices management
RLDatix has announced that it has acquired the medical equipment SaaS database, oneSource, extending its portfolio of patient safety and risk management solutions.- News
Important lessons from COVID-19 battle for war on AMR, says think tank
If unchecked, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) will “have the same impact on people’s lives and the economy that COVID-19 is having,” according to former Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, in a new report by the independent think tank, Reform.- News
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