Wales continues to upgrade the diagnostic equipment at its hospitals. Welsh government funding of £481,000 will upgrade Withybush General Hospital’s gamma camera system to boost diagnostics. healthcaretoday.com/article/diag... #healthcare #investment #diagnosticequipment #patientsafety

With US funding for future research facing unprecedented uncertainty, Dr. Lara Zibners asks could this be an opportunity for the UK to step in and fill the gap? healthcaretoday.com/article/comm... #healthcare #reasearch #funding #innovation #cdc

The latest innovations in healthcare, including tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, allergies, cancer support and drop-free cataract treatment. healthcaretoday.com/article/inno... #healthcare #technology #innovation #patientsafety

A Care Quality Commission inspection at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has rated leadership as “requires improvement” following an inspection in June. healthcaretoday.com/article/cqc-... #healthcare #publichealth #nhs #inspection

Gerard Hanratty head of health and life sciences at law firm Browne Jacobson, explains how to make UK healthcare more attractive to overseas investors. healthcaretoday.com/article/comm... #healthcare #publichealth #investment #innovation

Professional services firm Marsh McLennan argues that tax reforms would incentivise improved employer-funded healthcare and relieve pressure on the NHS. healthcaretoday.com/article/refo... #healthcare #nhs #taxreforms #publichealth

The Royal College of Physicians has launched a manifesto for the Senedd elections as figures show a rise in the wait for consultant-led hospital treatment in Wales. healthcaretoday.com/article/call... #healthcare #wales #nhs #medicalworkforce #crisis

Oliver Kent-Braham, co-founder and chief executive of Marshmallow, explores what is required to overcome the hidden financial challenges faced by the workforce that keeps our healthcare system running. healthcaretoday.com/article/comm... #healthcare #staffshortages #budget #patientsafety

Barry Lyons and Mary Donnelly discuss a study funded by the Medical Protection Society Foundation aimed to develop a greater understanding and awareness of defensive medicine and its impact on doctors’ wellbeing healthcaretoday.com/article/rese... #healthcare #defensivemedicine #doctors #wellbeing

Almost a year on, Al Russell, the chief executive of The London Clinic, talks about how he has negotiated the international collaboration with the US’s Northwestern Medicine. healthcaretoday.com/article/al-r... #healthcare #privatehealth #collaboration #regulation #innovation

As part of the government’s 10 Year Health Plan to shift from analogue to digital, in 2027 the NHS plans to change the delivery of healthcare in England with the launch of a fully digital hospital model, NHS Online. healthcaretoday.com/article/gove... #healthcare #publichealth #nhs #digitalhealth

[email protected] talks to @healthcaretoday.bsky.social about safeguarding the vulnerable, the importance of making genuine choices and the need for a balance between choice, dignity and safety healthcaretoday.com/article/kim-... #healthcare #endoflifebill #assisteddying #patientsafety

Alex Fairweather looks at trending applications of emerging technologies in private practice. healthcaretoday.com/article/augm... #healthcare #privatehealth #technology #innovation #ai

Thomas Whicher, chief executive and co-founder of DrDoctor, looks at the legacy of the NHS Covid app in driving digital healthcare transformation. healthcaretoday.com/article/the-... #healthcare #publichealth #nhs #covid #nhsapp

In a Healthcare Today exclusive, @doctify.bsky.social finds that only 20% of patients have chosen their provider and selected their consultant under the NHS Choice Framework. healthcaretoday.com/article/publ... #healthcare #publichealth #nhs #doctify #patientchoice

According to a survey coordinated by Picker for the Care Quality Commission, while there are modest improvements in patients’ overall experiences, gaps in involvement and around transitions in care remain. healthcaretoday.com/article/nhs-... #healthcare #publichealth #cqc #survey #patientsafety

The Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator has launched to kickstart new and emerging enterprises in health and wellbeing. healthcaretoday.com/article/heal... #healthcare #enterprise #incubator #patientsafety

Eleanor Wicks, cardiologist and clinical lead at Lifeyear, explains why we need to redesign digital first, remote patient management and heart care around people’s lives. healthcaretoday.com/article/comm... #healthcare #digitalhealth #patientmanagement #heartcare #patientsafety

Latest NHS England figures show that black people are significantly more likely to be detained than other people under mental health laws healthcaretoday.com/article/ment... #healthcare #publichealth #mentalhealth #ethnicdisparity #patientsafety

The MBRRACE-UK collaboration has reported that 257 women died during or shortly after pregnancy in 2021-23, a rate of 12.8 per 100,000 women giving birth. healthcaretoday.com/article/disp... #healthcare #maternitycare #pregnancy #patientsafety

Imane Motaib, professor of endocrinology, diabetology and metabolic diseases at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, examines the evolving role of AI in reshaping diabetes care. healthcaretoday.com/article/how-... #healthcare #ai #diabetescare #patientsafety

A turning point in Alzheimer's treatment, advances in cancer care, a boom in private healthcare and much more in September's Healthcare Today Digest. issuu.com/healthcareto... #publichealth #privatehealth #patientsafety #litigation #inquests #government #policy #regulation #innovation #pharma

Newcastle is leading a British trial to explore whether a shorter course of antibiotics could safely and effectively treat sepsis. healthcaretoday.com/article/newc... #healthcare #sepsis #medicaltrial #patientsafety

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Medtronic intend to co-develop new health technology for robotic surgery and artificial intelligence. healthcaretoday.com/article/manc... #healthcare #healthtechnology #medicaltrial #roboticsurgery #AI

A new trial, led by UCL and the University of Birmingham and funded by the John Black Charitable Foundation and Prostate Cancer UK, has confirmed that a two-part MRI scan is effective at diagnosing prostate cancer. healthcaretoday.com/article/fast... #healthcare #prostatecancer #medicaltrial

In case you missed it, check out the entirety of Healthcare Today and Designated Medical's free webinar asking Can AI improve CQC compliance and patient safety monitoring? Watch here: youtu.be/IjMSQBoZqvA?... #healthcare #ai #compliance #policy #patientsafety #webinar

As the number of GP practices falls by more than 1,000 in eight years, the Royal College of General Practitioners worries about travelling implications for patients and increased pressure on remaining practices. healthcaretoday.com/article/the-... #healthcare #publichealth #nhs #patientsafety

While the benefits of AI and technology are understood, two new reports highlight the challenges of convincing staff of the benefits. healthcaretoday.com/article/the-... #healthcare #ai #artificialintelligence #challenges

Jess’s Rule is being rolled out to prevent avoidable deaths, and GPs across England are to take a “three strikes and rethink approach” after three appointments. healthcaretoday.com/article/jess... #healthcare #publichealth #initiative #patientsafety

Rob Lorenz, the president of Cleveland Clinic London, talks about the group’s long heritage and why patients are the biggest winners in value-based healthcare deals. healthcaretoday.com/article/rob-... #healthcare #privatehealth #therapeutics #patientsafety @clevelandclinic.bsky.social

Patients in Northern Ireland who have been waiting one year or more for hospital treatment will be able to reclaim the cost of approved procedures carried out in the European Union, in addition to the Republic of Ireland. healthcaretoday.com/article/nort... #healthcare #publichealth #patientsafety

Nargiz Noimann-Zander, founder of X-Technology, explains why recovery is the metric that healthcare can no longer ignore. healthcaretoday.com/article/comm... #healthcare #recovery #burnout #patientsafety

The Scottish government has launched a new strategy to improve palliative care across Scotland, which has been broadly welcomed by the sector. healthcaretoday.com/article/pall... #healthcare #publichealth #palliativecare #strategy

Danielle Delaney-Anderson, principal technical consultant at Answer Digital, examines what NHS programmes can learn from the National Document Repository approach to data sharing. healthcaretoday.com/article/how-... #healthcare #publichealth #nhs #NationalDocumentRepository

Although one in three of us is likely to develop dementia, research has lagged. Two new studies are focused on the early diagnosis of the disease. healthcaretoday.com/article/earl... #healthcare #dementia #earlydiagnosis #research

** 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 ** Asmita Gurung, principal associate at THEMIS Clinical Defence, explains why indemnity cover isn’t one-size-fits-all. healthcaretoday.com/article/is-y... #healthcare #privatehealth #indemnitycover #insurance

Italian multinational company Fidia Pharma has acquired all of the share capital of British specialist ophthalmology company Altacor. healthcaretoday.com/article/fidi... #healthcare #acquisition #ophthalmology #eyecare

Independent specialist cancer care provider GenesisCare UK has been granted planning permission for its new oncology and haematology centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire. healthcaretoday.com/article/gene... #healthcare #cancercare #oncology #haematology #patientsafety

A white paper from Acacium Group and Cavell has found that almost two-thirds of agency staff believe that staffing issues are the main patient safety concern. healthcaretoday.com/article/nhs-... #healthcare #agencystaff #staffing #nhs #patientsafety

The latest innovations in healthcare, including the expansion of Bupa’s remote skin assessment service with Skin Analytics, a custom video rehab tool that helps knee osteoarthritis patients and much more. healthcaretoday.com/article/inno... #healthcare #technology #innovation #investment

As US pharmaceutical giant Merck Group scraps plans for a £1 billion research centre in London, Britain continues to tumble down global rankings for pharma investment and research. healthcaretoday.com/article/brit... #healthcare #biotech #pharma #investment

Garry Nolan, a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, talks about the extraordinary potential of AI and why the human-machine partnership is where the real power lies. healthcaretoday.com/article/garr... #healthcare #ai #artificialintelligence #cancercare

Regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager Foresight Group has invested £3 million in MyWay Digital Health, a digital healthcare provider that helps manage chronic diseases, specifically diabetes. healthcaretoday.com/article/mywa... #healthcare #investment #digitalhealth

The UK RNA Biofoundry, a £29.6 million facility to develop new RNA therapies to tackle cancer, heart conditions and other diseases, will be established in Darlington. healthcaretoday.com/article/new-... #healthcare #biotech #innovation #rna #technology

Headed by Valerie Amos, the government’s investigation into the maternity care scandal will focus on 14 Trusts. healthcaretoday.com/article/nati... #healthcare #maternitycare #scandal #investigation #patientsafety

Steven Hurst, director of corporate partnerships at Arden University, looks at the benefits of Level 7 apprenticeships for the healthcare industry. healthcaretoday.com/article/heal... #healthcare #apprenticeships #recruitment #patientsafety

Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham, explains why we need to move beyond early detection and novel therapies. healthcaretoday.com/article/ai-i... #healthcare #oncology #AI #earlydetection #patientsafety

Danielle Brightman and Luke Pratsides from digital health company Numan talk about developing an effective AI assistant to help ensure long-term weight loss. healthcaretoday.com/article/glp-... #healthcare #glp1 #weightloss #aiassistant #digitalhealth

The Oxford University, through its partnership with the Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, has received £118 million research funding to launch a programme of vaccine research into infections. healthcaretoday.com/article/oxfo... #healthcare #vaccineresearch #partnership #funding #infections

Figures show that ambulance services across the country have reported more than 20,000 staff injuries while on duty, as services have paid out over £4.5 million to injury claims since 2022. healthcaretoday.com/article/4-5-... #healthcare #publichealth #ambulance #injuryclaims #patientsafety