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Government must restore doctor-patient relationship to the heart of general practice, say MPs
The Health and Social Care Committee has accused the government and NHS leaders of failing to heed the evidence on the importance of continuity of care, hastening the decline of a uniquely important relationship between a GP and their patients, in the midst of an acute and growing shortage of GPs.
Innovative Medical Training Models Showcased on ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2022
UK medical equipment manufacturer Adam,Rouilly will be joining the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2022 (14 – 17 November 2022) to showcase their new innovative range of medical training models to support healthcare professionals perfect all manner of essential clinical and nursing skills.
Last Chance for UK HealthTech Innovators to Apply for ABHI US Accelerator 2023
HealthTech SMEs looking to upscale their US business have a limited time left to apply to the 2023 ABHI US Accelerator. Developed by the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), the programme helps UK companies grow their business in one of the world’s most competitive health technology landscapes.
Radar Healthcare appoints former CEO of NICE
Quality and compliance software experts, Radar Healthcare has appointed the former chief executive officer of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Professor Gillian Leng CBE to its board of non-executive directors.
Remove barriers to help tackle NHS crisis, GMC urges
Barriers preventing thousands of doctors from being deployed to meet areas of high patient demand must be removed if NHS challenges are to be addressed, the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned.
Over £800m to boost innovation, growth and improve patient safety
Patients are set to benefit from innovative new treatments and improved delivery of health and care services following significant funding to support ground-breaking experimental medicine research and advance the UK’s response to patient safety challenges.
Focus on infection prevention education and training
The 14th Annual Infection Prevention Conference is taking place in Bournemouth from the 17-19 October 2022. Organised by the Infection Prevention Society, themes this year are critical to the IPC agenda and include ‘Climate Change and Sustainability’, ‘Out of Hospital Care’ and ‘Communicating IPC messages’.
Children commonly face new, worsening health problems months after critical illness from sepsis
Even months after critical illness for sepsis, children are at risk for new or worsening medical conditions, a study suggests.
FDA clearance for personalised surgery platform
3D LifePrints has announced FDA 510(k) clearance approval for their Cranio-Maxillofacial products and services. This clearance follows on from their ISO 13485 medical certification in 2021.
Future Surgery partners with RCS to deliver their largest accredited speaker sessions
Returning to the ExCeL London on 15-16 November 2022, Future Surgery will deliver over 110 educational sessions – the largest to date – helping surgical teams to stay current with surgical innovation.
Survey highlights concerns within UK MedTech sector
Regulatory uncertainty is threatening to damage growth opportunities for the UK HealthTech sector, a latest industry survey suggests.
Community diagnostic centres may struggle to reduce NHS backlog, warns King’s Fund
New community diagnostic centres may struggle to live up to ministers’ promises to improve access to services and reduce the NHS backlog, warns a new briefing on NHS diagnostics from The King’s Fund.
New chain brings healthcare to the high street
Living Room Health has launched this October with the first of two clinics in Paddington, London and East Street, Brighton with further openings planned throughout 2023.
Over seven million people now waiting for NHS treatment
Responding to the latest publication of the NHS performance statistics and the Estates Returns Information for 2021/22, Tim Gardner, senior policy fellow at the Health Foundation, has issued a warning that the NHS is under severe strain.
Accelerator programme selects innovations to tackle NHS challenges
A digital self-service AI solution that empowers patients to help themselves and an innovative clinical platform that helps reduce health inequalities by matching patients to the right care pathway are some of the innovations selected for Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network’s digital health accelerator programme, Propel@YH.
GIRFT webinar: helping teams to maximise capacity
Breast surgery teams are invited to sign up for a webinar to learn more about using soon-to-be published Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) data on the Model Health System (MHS) to help maximise capacity.
Doctors on mission to reverse a million UK chronic disease cases
Four NHS doctors are on a mission to reverse a million chronic disease cases and save the NHS from record levels of post-pandemic demand and staff burnout.
Parents warned about dangers of children missing vaccines
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging parents and guardians to ensure their children are up to date with all their routine childhood immunisations including polio and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations. This comes as new data shows vaccination coverage for young children fell last year for virtually all programmes.
New targeted lung cancer screening programme on the horizon
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has given a positive recommendation for the introduction of the country’s first targeted national cancer screening programme.
Improving access to medical supplies in low-income countries
Leicester-based procurement services organisation Unimed Procurement Services (Unimed) has joined forces with International Health Partners (IHP) to create a long-lasting partnership dedicated to supplying life-saving medical supplies to countries in need.
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