RECENT NEWS

Virtual sessions “are one of the great healthcare successes of the last 18 months” but they can also exclude patients and create problems, an expert panel has concluded.

The Health Foundation has called for a new approach to improving health, which will require coordinated and sustained action across the whole of government.

The UK health technology industry is looking forward to reuniting at MEDICA 2021 – the first live edition to take place since the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ​Kent Trust has elevated its ambitions for digital maturity, deploying Allscripts' Sunrise EPR to facilitate joined up care.

The pandemic has created many problems but it has also driven innovation and invention as clinical innovators find new ways to help their patients.

Your needs are at the heart of how SC Johnson Professional formulate their healthcare skin care solutions.

​Approximately 10% of new coronary heart disease cases occurring within a decade of middle age could be avoided by preventing iron deficiency, according to a new study.

A new study has found that a direct-to-consumer machine learning model for detecting skin cancers incorrectly classified rare and aggressive cancers as low-risk.

Six out of 10 patients in England with ‘red flag’ symptoms indicative of possible cancer didn’t receive an urgent referral for specialist assessment within 2 weeks, as recommended in clinical guidelines.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of the drug selpercatinib (Retevmo) for some people in England with a type of advanced thyroid cancer.

The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) has offered an insight into the results of its 'Burden of Skin Disease in Europe survey' during its 30th Annual Congress.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the nation’s new public health body focused on health protection and security, has today become fully operational.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has been launched today to tackle health disparities across the UK.

Millions of patients will benefit from earlier diagnostic tests closer to home thanks to 40 new Community Diagnostic Centres set to open across England in a range of settings from local shopping centres to football stadiums.

UK HealthTech innovators looking to strengthen and grow their US activities are encouraged to apply now for the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) US Accelerator 2022 cohort as spaces fill up fast.

King’s consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS) Kathy Fan, and British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) Council Member, has been appointed Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by King’s College London (KCL).

Vernacare has announced investment in its flagship manufacturing facility in Chorley. The £1.3 million pound investment into the additional state-of-the-art wet wipes machine will significantly increase manufacturing capacity at the facility.

​Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has completed the acquisition of five hospitals from Aspen Healthcare Limited (30 September 2021).

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has submitted a spending review representation to the Treasury, urging Government to invest in a robust and sustainable future for NHS imaging and cancer care.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the lack of basic facilities available to Scotland’s healthcare workforce.