RECENT NEWS

NHS patients could have quicker access to the next generation of cutting-edge treatments thanks to the UK teaming up with other countries to fast-track the approval process.

The first edition of the new Diabetes UK Professional Conference: Online Series will feature eight events taking place from 13 October to 25 November 2020.

A new charity devoted to empowerment, education and advocacy for people with non-tuberculous mycobacteria lung disease (NTM-LD) has been launched.

The three UK professional bodies that represent the doctors, physicists and expert allied health professionals that provide radiology and cancer radiotherapy across the NHS have come together to call for increased investment.

Type 1 diabetes can develop in babies under six months old, and the immune attack behind the condition may begin before they’re born, a new study co-funded by Diabetes UK has suggested for the first time.

The Freedom to Speak Up Guardians report record numbers of cases from NHS workers last year.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

The NHS has adopted a multi-year plan to become the world’s first carbon net zero national health system.

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.

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.

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.

Driven by advances in digital technology, precision medicine and the need for improved patient safety the future of surgery is changing, and fast.

Medica 2020 and Compamed 2020 will take place entirely online from 16 to 19 November.

The FIS / HIS International Conference will now take place online between 9 and 11 November 2020.

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.

NDD Medical Technologies is now offering free, live spirometry training sessions to enhance confidence in lung function testing and ensure the most accurate results.