RECENT NEWS

Two of the leading specialist hospitals in the UK and internationally have formally entered into a strategic alliance designed to improve orthopaedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) services for patients across the UK.

Circle Health Group, the UK’s largest private hospital operator, a subsidiary of PureHealth, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Paul Manning as its new Chief Executive Officer. Paul assumed his role on Monday 14th July 2025.

​Hundreds of children and adults with rare forms of cystic fibrosis in England will be able to access “life-changing” new ‘triple-combination’ therapy for the very first time, the NHS has announced.

The government has accepted all the recommendations of an independent review into physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The review chaired by Professor Gillian Leng CBE made 18 recommendations.

The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) has announced that it will be welcoming Paula McGowan OBE as a speaker at its Annual National Conference at the University of Warwick on Friday 8 August 2025. A passionate and fearless campaigner for people with learning disabilities and autism, Paula will share her deeply personal story and the legacy of her son, Oliver McGowan, a legacy that continues to reshape training, awareness, and practice across the UK healthcare system.

People living in the most deprived communities across the country are set to benefit from new neighbourhood health services as the government takes the first steps in the roll-out, this week, making care more convenient and reducing health inequalities.

At EBME Expo 2025, Traka’s Healthcare Specialist Ben Farrar spoke with Clinical Services Journal (CSJ) about the challenges EBME managers face and how smarter equipment management improves availability, compliance and patient care. Traka showcased how its solutions are transforming healthcare environments – from smarter key control to secure storage of critical equipment.

A formal NHS Scotland partner believes that a new online hub for young people exploring a career in medicine could help to encourage the healthcare innovators of tomorrow.

People with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered an innovative ‘sponge on a string’ test in high-street pharmacies for the first time, as part of a new NHS pilot to help prevent oesophageal cancer.

Groundbreaking new research has revealed a promising and novel method to aid the scalp cooling process in the prevention of hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy offering hope to hundreds of thousands of people around the world affected by the distressing side effect of treatment every year.

The Perioperative Care Collaborative (PCC) has been formally re-established, with the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) leading the renewed effort to shape and support the future of perioperative care across the UK.

Dr Penny Dash's review of patient safety has concluded that there has been: “a shift towards safety over the last 5 to 10 years, with considerable resources deployed, but relatively small improvements have been seen”.

One in eight senior managers in the NHS are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, according to the latest figures.

New analysis from the Health Foundation, using data and modelling from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), has revealed stark inequalities in premature deaths across England and Wales.

The EBME Expo is the UK’s only independent exhibition, and conferences, dedicated to healthcare technology. Taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena, the EBME Expo provided a showcase for the latest technologies and innovations designed to improve patient outcomes, drive efficiency, and effectively manage medical devices. This year’s event featured solutions from over 165 exhibitors.

At EBME Expo, a leading expert in clinical engineering, Richard Scott spoke to CSJ’s editor, Louise Frampton, about the vital role that EBME professionals have in ensuring medical technologies are safe and available for use. He highlighted the importance of developing the EBME role to address the changing healthcare landscape. In this video, he explains how upskilling the EBME workforce is vital, moving forward.

An ‘Essential guide to medical equipment principles’ has been launched at EBME Expo to help new clinical engineers, junior nurses, medics and operating department practitioners (ODPs) understand the fundamentals of many of the standard medical devices they will encounter in a hospital environment.

Surgical Holdings, a family run business, has been acquired by Stille AB. Stille is a business with longstanding heritage in surgical instrumentation, established in 1841, and has also recently acquired Fehling Instruments and S&T. The Stille group prioritises the same core quality values as Surgical Holdings.

Researchers are hoping to find new ways to predict when an early form of breast cancer is likely to progress and develop new treatments for those at risk, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

The long-awaited NHS 10-year plan has finally been unveiled by the Government. Under the new plans, millions of patients will be treated closer to home with a new network of neighbourhood health hubs. The aim will be to shift care out of hospitals and into the community.