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E-zec and ERS Medical merger announced
The merger creates the UK’s largest provider of non-emergency patient transport services A merger has been announced between ReE-zec Medical…
Teledermatology set to provide relief for overstretched services in England
With waiting lists for dermatology currently at over 380,000 people waiting over 18 weeks, the service continues to struggle to…
First ICS rolls out award-winning healthcare communications app
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) has become the first UK care system to make an award-winning communication…
National survey shows decline in positive maternity experiences
Findings from a survey of more than 20,000 women who gave birth in February 2022 show fewer reporting positively about…
Vital psychological support service for NHS staff receives major boost
Barts Charity has awarded a grant of £ to Barts Health NHS Trust to fund a further three years of…
Britain’s bed backlog: are ‘at home’ sensors the solution?
Jayne Rooke, Health and Care Sector Lead at WM5G, writes for Hospital Times. The NHS is currently at crisis point…
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust purchases Mistral-Air® Warming Systems from CMS
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has converted to using the Mistral-Air® Forced Air Warming systems and blankets from Central…
Experts call for renewed focus on patient hygiene to stem tide of healthcare infections
An infection prevention expert panel initiated and funded by medical solution company Mölnlycke have called for a renewed focus on…
Can AI in healthcare meet the expectations?
The NHS recently pledged £36 million for new AI projects to help revolutionise healthcare but the extent to which this…
NHS waiting times rising by 25 per cent annually, new analysis shows
Although the number of patients waiting 18 months or more for treatment has declined slightly, analysis shows that the overall…