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New scheme to combat AMR will pay pharmaceutical companies upfront
A scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this…
How Covid-19 has reshaped digital healthcare for the vulnerable
Paul Landau, CEO of Careology, discusses how the decisions made during the Covid-19 pandemic will have a rippling effect for patient…
UK’s largest NHS trust harnessing BT technology for remote care
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), is trialling new technology in the form of an always connected Remote Diagnostic…
Uniting clinical and social care through IoT transformation
Peter Glover, Clinical Lead for Proactive Care, Farnham Integrated care in NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, outlines how…
“We are not ready”: Colombia prepares for its battle with Covid-19
Hospital Times Junior Editor Francesco Tamilia speaks to several Colombian doctors, each of them fear that the country is ill-prepared…
Oncologist shortages compounded by coronavirus backlogs
A new report shows that cancer waiting times will rise unless urgent action is taken address specialist shortages. The NHS…
£5.00 wonder drug found to cut coronavirus deaths by a third
UK scientists have discovered that a cheap and readily available drug, known as dexamethasone, that has the ability to drastically reduce…
Ensuring that evidence survives the pandemic
Truth may be the first casualty of war and, in Professor Nick Bosanquet’s mind, evidence seems to be the first…
Healthcare workers’ mental health deteriorating under pandemic demands
A new survey confirms that long hours, low pay and high expectations brought about by the coronavirus pandemic are contributing…
We must continue to drive innovation in our health service
Dr Ahmed Shahrabani, Co-Founder of Locum’s Nest, draws from his own experience to examine the adoption of technology during the…