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Patients receiving care at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust are benefiting from a modern patient entertainment system that is providing important comfort during long hospital stays and helping to inform people about their care, whilst alleviating pressure on busy wards. The trust has worked with Airwave Healthcare to deploy the MyCareTV service, Continue reading Tech keeps cancer patients informed and entertained following Clatterbridge go-live with Airwave Healthcare
By Dr Eugene Bojé The UK dental sector is facing an unprecedented staffing challenge. NHS dentistry, already under pressure from underfunding and recruitment shortages, is now contending with volatile workforce availability and surging patient demand. The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned of an “existential crisis” for NHS provision, while a 2023 General Dental Continue reading Could the ‘Uberisation’ of Locum Cover in Dental Practices, Be A Blueprint for Recruitment Process Across the Entire NHS?
Cancer patients will benefit from the potential for faster diagnosis and better access to specialist opinions, following the go-live of a digital pathology solution across five NHS sites in Devon and Cornwall. Technical and clinical deployment of the pathology module of Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution has now taken place at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Continue reading Devon and Cornwall hospitals initiate digital pathology with Sectra
The government’s plan for the NHS is a huge document. Jane Stephenson, chief executive of SPARK TSL, argues the key to unlocking its digital ambitions is to consider what it has to say about the shift from CDs to digital music. Jane Stephenson How can trusts and health boards make the same shift from Continue reading Unlocking the 10 Year Health Plan
Dr Paul Deffley Alcidion has announced the addition of three new appointments to their UK-based team, with one internal promotion and two external recruits. Dr Paul Deffley has been announced as the UK Managing Director, with Tracy McClelland and Darren Ransley joining as global Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and Chief Revenue Officer (UK), Continue reading Alcidion grows top talent in the UK, with new MD, CCIO and CRO appointments
By Kagan Seymenoglu, Founder and CEO of Longevita Kagan Seymenoglu Since the early 2000s, the global medical tourism industry has grown at a remarkable pace. Once accessed by the wealthy seeking luxury treatments abroad, it is now a mainstream option for many UK citizens – particularly in the field of elective cosmetic procedures such Continue reading A Call for Action on Unregulated Medical Tourism: Protecting UK Patients and the NHS
By Dr Ramoo, Medical Director, Bramacare The UK is witnessing a sharp and largely unchecked rise in the use of weight loss injections such as Ozempic and Wegovy. While these drugs have proven clinical value when prescribed appropriately, their growing availability online, often without medical oversight, is creating a new and urgent public health Continue reading Why We Need Stronger Regulation For Online Weight Loss Drug Access
The government’s big plan for the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS laid out a big role for delivery. However, the Highland Marketing advisory board felt the missing implementation plan will have some big issues to address, from addressing the state of NHS IT today, to finding the time and money to deliver Continue reading Great plan: now we need to get real about digital delivery
Integrated care, digital access, and frontline innovation reshape health services for thousands of families and adults across BSW and Surrey. After the Government recently launched its 10-Year Health Plan to modernise the NHS and bring care closer to communities, HCRG Care Group – the UK’s largest specialist community services provider – is today celebrating Continue reading HCRG Care Group Marks 100 Days of Community Health Transformation Across BSW and Surrey
New Anglia University (NAU) has announced a significant expansion to its UK Clinical Rotation Network by partnering with 10 additional NHS hospitals. This initiative provides NAU medical students with enhanced opportunities for real-world clinical training across a broad range of NHS facilities in London, Shropshire, and the West Midlands. The Newly Partnered NHS Hospitals Continue reading New Anglia University Expands Clinical Rotation Network Through Ten New NHS Partnerships
Where healthcare environments are increasingly complex and diverse, operational effectiveness is not just a goal; it is a necessity. From acute primary care to major trauma services, the daily functioning of thousands of clinical and microbiological assets underpins patient care and safety. Yet, a challenge remains: performance data for these critical assets is often Continue reading Delivering efficiency and consistency in critical hospital assets
By Simon Pamlin, CTO, Certes Simon Pamlin Cyber threats to the UK public sector are escalating. From local councils and NHS trusts to education providers and policing bodies, public services are being stretched not just by limited budgets and ageing infrastructure but also by a rising tide of cyberattacks that exploit those weaknesses. While Continue reading The public sector’s cybersecurity blind spot: Why data exposure is the real threat
By Tamara Leslie, Medical Student at New Anglia University, Anguilla The NHS is amid a long-anticipated workforce crisis, and few areas are feeling the strain more acutely than general practice. A shortfall of over 4,200 GPs in England is just the start. Despite ministerial pledges and long-term workforce plans, the supply of newly qualified Continue reading Worlds Apart. Could Rethinking Medical Education Help Solve the UK’s GP Shortage?
Professor Glenda Cook, Director of the Better Living in Later Life Research Group at Northumbria University and spokesperson for Stiltz Homelifts, issues a stark warning: “Ignoring the housing needs of our ageing population is no longer an option. Change is not only overdue—it is critical.” Britain faces a demographic time bomb that demands immediate Continue reading The Ageing Population Crisis: Why Housing Reform Cannot Wait
Hospitals have been using technology to stimulate patients in new ways. Innovative approaches to engaging and informing patients could soon rapidly scale. Dean Moody, healthcare services director at Airwave Healthcare, explains how. In NHS trusts across the country, a momentum has been building to engage patients in innovative ways. Patient Engagement – engage patients Continue reading Three ways NHS patient engagement could get a big tech boost
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has marked an important milestone in connecting busy radiologists across large parts of South East England, following the successful go live of Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution. The trust is the sixth NHS organisation in the South East 2 Imaging Network to deploy Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution. Commonality of Continue reading Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust goes live with Sectra
Stepping Hill Hospital, part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, has replaced its bedside units with state-of-the art devices running a full range of information, engagement, communications and productivity apps, to demonstrate the potential of digital technology in the NHS Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport has gone live with the first lighthouse deployment of SPARK Continue reading Stepping Hill Hospital announced as SPARK TSL lighthouse
Innovation in UK MedTech, and policy issues including regulation, integration, sustainability, and collaboration, will take centre stage at a new conference in May. Hosted by trade associations AXREM and the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), ‘The Future of MedTech – Innovating for Tomorrow’, will allow delegates to engage with speakers from the government, NICE, Continue reading AXREM and BHTA name Highland as ‘Future of MedTech’ headline sponsor
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