News & Views - Page 17
Theory to reality: targeting health inequality in the North East
Hospital Times speaks to Julie Gillon, Chief Executive of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, on how the local…
New OECD report sheds light on health hazards posed by pharmaceutical waste
A new OECD report proposes methods to reduce and better manage the increasing amount of unused or expired medicines, which…
Mental Health Act reform to tackle detention disparities
The Queen’s Speech yesterday outlined government plans to change the Mental Health Act 1983, empowering the individual to have more…
Exploring photodisinfection in the fight against HAIs
As the NHS readies to tackle the elective care backlog, Jo Shorthouse discusses the efficacy and application of photodisinfection in…
Dame Carrie MacEwan appointed Chair of the GMC
Dame Carrie MacEwen has been appointed by the Privy Council as the new Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC).…
Millions of discarded PPE items to be recycled under new partnership
Millions of items of PPE discarded in hospitals could be recycled into new products for the NHS, under a new…
Work needed to make NHS infrastructure “fit for future”, say MPs
A cross-party group of MPs and peers is seeking views on how the NHS estates and infrastructure can best meet…
Report reveals western complicity in China’s ‘kill to order’ organ trade
Human rights law firm publishes report warning western medical professionals and institutions of complicity in forced organ harvesting and trafficking.…
NHS Trust ramping up initiatives to support staff health and wellbeing
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust are offering a range of initiatives to support the wellbeing of staff who are…
GMC consulting on guidance to improve health service culture
The General Medical Council (GMC) is updating its core ethical guidance to tackle toxic health service cultures threatening patient safety…