Gloucestershire hospital opens new rehab unit to benefit stroke patients
Credit: The Gazette Launched on the 4th of February, a new specialist stroke rehabilitation is now open at the Vale Community Hospital in Dursley, Gloucestershire.…
Sensyne Health signs research agreement with NHS Trust to improve patient care and discover new treatments
Clinical artificial intelligence technology company Sensyne Health has announced that it has signed a Strategic Research Agreement (SRA) with George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. The…
New statistics reveal thousands of bed blocking incidences occur due to unavailable residential home placement
Published by NHS England, new figures have shown the number of reported delayed transfer of care (DTOC) incidences across NHS trust from November 2017 -…
Wirral ranked as one of the best hospitals for using technology to improve patient care
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) has been named among the ‘Most Wired’ hospitals in the world for 2018, in a ranking published…
CCGs call on wheelchair patients to take part in survey to shape the future of long-term wheelchair provision
Three NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport, and South Eastern Hampshire areas are undertaking a review process to improve wheelchair…
Pioneering tech leads to impressive results in reducing pressure ulcers
Medical device specialist BBI has revealed that its SEM Scanner has been proven to result in an 86 percent reduction in hospital acquired pressure ulcers.…
Charity responds to NHS 10-year plan, welcoming the opportunity to make the NHS the most “carer-friendly” health service in the world
Carers UK has responded to the NHS Long Term Plan, welcoming the NHS’ plans to better recognise and support unpaid carers. The Long Term Plan…
10-year NHS plan promises better carer recognition and greater dementia support
Published on the 7th January 2019, a document entitled ‘The NHS Long Term Plan’ has set out the ways in which the Health Service is…
Adult social care receives £240 million funding boost to help reduce pressure off NHS over winter
As part of an overall £420 million winter fund, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that social care services across England…
NHS spends over £14 million a year unnecessarily on walking aids, new investigation finds
From data obtained by the Press Association, new statistics show that hospitals spend millions every year replacing unreturned, unusable or missing crutches. Under the Freedom…