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BAME patients less likely to attend A&E in first lockdown
A study of attendances at A&E departments across England revealed a drop by half following the introduction of the first UK lockdown in…
New partnership aims to improve Greater Manchester population health
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and Siemens Healthineers have today announced a 15-year technology partnership, of an approximate value…
Frontline charities launch national wellness campaign
A new initiative has been announced to boost wellbeing for frontline healthcare and emergency service staff. This January four charities,…
Trusts must do more to protect BAME emergency clinicians
Nearly one in five emergency clinicians from a BAME background had not been risk assessed by their trust during the…
Antibody testing in a vaccination setting
In our drive to vaccinate the nation, we must not overlook the importance of antibody testing to help prioritise vaccine…
Pennine NHS launches new patient diagnostic imaging initiative
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first of eight NHS trusts to deploy a state-of-the-art imaging IT solution from Sectra that…
Hello? Are you listening?
Driving continuous quality improvements is vital in optimising healthcare services, but how do we better listen and respond to patients’…
New antigen test launched in UK for rapid detection of Covid
The CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test from Siemens Healthineers helps identify infected individuals in 15 minutes so they can isolate…
The knock-on effect of sharps injuries
When we think of the impact of sharps injuries, we usually think about the immediate effect of the injury on…
Urgent action needed to drive down surgical site infection rates – new report
Urgent action is required to reduce the devastating impact of surgical site infections in the UK, a report published today…