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CMS provides Kanmed BabyBeds to Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit
Above: Sophie Theed with her twins in a Kanmed BabyBed on the Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital.…
More than 400,000 patients avoided unnecessary hospital visits in 2023 thanks to tech
Telemedicine provider Consultant Connect has helped more than 400,000 patients avoid unnecessary trips to hospital in 2023 through calls and…
‘World-first’ non-surgical gastric balloon becomes available on NHS
Procedure takes 15 minutes and is the first and only treatment of its kind to not require surgery, endoscopy or…
da Vinci Single-Port Surgical system receives CE mark approval for use in Europe
The da Vinci SP system offers surgeons the ability to perform more complex operations, across more patient types, in a…
NHS to begin roll-out of federated data platform in spring 2024
The supply contract has been awarded to software company Palantir Technologies UK and will see up to £330 million in…
NHS trusts meet national target for EPR ahead of schedule
Government's 2023 mandate for NHS England set target for 90 per cent of trusts to have an electronic patient records…
NHS braces for “toughest winter” – NHS Providers report
New 'State of the provider sector' report finds trust leaders anticipating “toughest winter”, with low morale and high levels of…
GMC says greater doctor career flexibility can benefit NHS
Health services across the UK must adapt to rapid changes in how doctors are choosing to progress their careers, according…
NHS launches new waste management framework to boost net zero ambitions
Sustainability is now a key tenet of NHS strategy in its ambition to reach net zero carbon by 2040. The…
Cardiff University and Siemens Healthineers annouce strategic partnership
Partnership will seek to harness innovations in MR hardware and biophysical modelling to enhance understanding of treatment of a range…