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The successful go-live for the order communications system lays a foundation for further IT developments at the Trust and its pathology network
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has taken a significant step towards a more digital future by rolling out electronic test ordering using Clinisys ICE.
The trust deployed the order communications system to
Continue reading Dartford and Gravesham implements Clinisys ICE for radiology and pathology orders
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
Matrix, a leader in workforce management and pre-employment screening, has appointed Neil Jones as Chief Executive Officer to lead the next stage of the company’s growth.
Neil Jones
The appointment comes as Matrix gains increasing market recognition, including Star Performer status on the 2025 Everest Group VMS Peak Matrix® Assessment, highlighting the company’s strong momentum and
Continue reading Matrix appoints Neil Jones as Chief Executive Officer
Dräger, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, will showcase a range of sophisticated capabilities to further the safety, health and wellbeing of defence and security personnel at DSEI 2025.
Technology in operation with smoke/protective equipment for military and safety forces
Leading Dräger’s lineup is the Breathguard 2500, a
Continue reading Dräger showcases lifesaving safety and medical technologies to the defence sector at DSEI UK 2025
By Georgina Badine
There’s a phrase Johann Hari uses that resonates deeply with me: our schools have become factories of compliance. I see it everywhere. Young people drilled to tick boxes, to pass tests, to fit into standardised categories. What they’re not learning is how to think, how to imagine, or how to adapt.
Continue reading Educating for Compliance, Not Creativity: Time to Rewire Schools for the Future
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
Managing the complexities of council assets and the diverse impact they have on local communities is no mean feat, particularly when funding from central government is only heading in one direction: downwards!
With budget cuts, rising community expectations, environmental responsibilities and evolving legislation – all on top of managing physical assets – it is
Continue reading Delivering Under Pressure: How councils can adapt to shrinking budgets, deteriorating assets and net zero expectations
By Gary Haynes, MD of Voicescape, the UK’s leading provider of resident engagement solutions for housing associations and local authorities
Gary Haynes
We now know that 60% of the 300,000 affordable homes to be delivered in the £39bn housing programme pledged in last month’s Spending Review will be earmarked for social rent.
It marks
Continue reading Digital transformation will be key to embracing the social housing revolution promised by Spending Review
Joseph Rooke, Director Risk Insights (Insikt Group) at Recorded Future
High-profile cyber-attacks have shaken the private sector in recent months, with their devastating consequences dominating headlines. But while commercial businesses have been in the spotlight, organisations across the public sector are now asking a critical question: could we be next?
Joseph Rooke
Unfortunately, and
Continue reading How the public sector can protect itself against cyber threats
A World War naval base and a centuries old Swedish ship have both been named as Scotland’s newest Historic Marine Protected Areas.
The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy Gillian Martin confirmed the designation of the two sites off the coasts of Orkney and Shetland to recognise the national importance of the
Continue reading Protecting Scapa Flow and the Queen of Sweden
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
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
· Former US State Department and military veteran, Richard Donnellan joins mission-critical technology company, Quantum Trilogy in a crucial public sector and private finance relations function
· Appointment comes following decades of business success across energy, finance and defense sectors
Quantum Trilogy, a
Continue reading CORPORATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR VETERAN, RICHARD DONNELLAN NAMED AS QUANTUM TRILOGY’S NEW CHIEF FUNDING OFFICER
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) states ‘schools and colleges should consider carrying out an annual review of their approach to online safety’. To help support schools, edtech charity, LGfL-The National Grid for Learning has developed a free, comprehensive yet easy to use Online Safety Audit, recently updated (Feb 2025) to reflect changes to
Continue reading Calling all DSLs – Have you completed your annual online safety review?
By Mubina Asaria, Safeguarding Consultant at ed-tech charity LGfL-The National Grid for Learning.
Mubina Asaria
Sexual extortion – often referred to in the media as sextortion – is a rapidly growing form of abuse where perpetrators use intimate images or videos of their victims to threaten, blackmail or manipulate them, often demanding money, further
Continue reading ‘Sextortion’: How schools can help safeguard young people from sexual extortion online
Aiden Van Sertima – Global Sales Director, Integritas Property Group
Aiden Van Sertima
The UK housing market is undergoing a significant transformation, driven not just by economic pressures and shifting work patterns, but also by major demographic changes. Increasingly, the spotlight is shifting to the growing demand for high-quality rental homes in city centres
Continue reading The Rising Demand for High-Quality Rental Properties: How Demographic Shifts and Smart Design are Reshaping the Property Sector
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
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