Patient Safety Learning urges new approach by health and social care sector to stop thousands of avoidable deaths each year
2 October 2019
Charity launches new online hub for vital sharing of knowledge and experience by health and social care providers and bodies, and patients and families, to transform services Patient Safety Learning [...]
Archived: News
1 in 15 people in the UK are affected by seasonal affective disorder
25 September 2019
According to the Mental Health Foundation, 1 in 15 people in the UK are affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD) between the months of September and April. Although it can affect people [...]
Archived: Public Health
Health tech marketing and PR agency increases life science knowledge with new hire
25 September 2019
Highland Marketing, a full service agency for health tech marketing, PR and communications, has appointed Tia Dissanayake to a new account executive role, in which she will support the team [...]
Archived: News
Running with a dog is a top remedy for bad moods
18 September 2019
Brits feel more energised after exercising with their four-legged friend, study finds Grain-free pet food brand, Canagan, and the University of Chichester, partnered on research to examine whether runners had [...]
Archived: Public Health
The Lions Barber Collective raising awareness for male depression and suicide
18 September 2019
The Lions Barber Collective is a group of passionate individuals raising awareness for men’s mental health and training barbers to recognise the signs within their clients. This enables them [...]
Archived: Mental Illness
Static Systems completes site wide upgrade on ‘live’ nurse call system ahead of schedule at Queen’s Hospital Burton
18 September 2019
On behalf of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust, Static Systems Group has successfully completed a ‘live’ site-wide upgrade to the nurse call system at Queen’s [...]
Archived: Nurse Call Systems
Why diabetes education isn’t one-size-fits-all
2 September 2019
Structured diabetes education works. Evidence increasingly shows that timely, relevant and accessible educational programmes can play a significant role in helping type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients manage their condition more [...]
Archived: Diabetes
What are the major challenges facing health tech at the moment, and how can they be overcome?
20 August 2019
“One of the major challenges we face at the moment is securing investment for healthcare technology. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced recently that £1.8 million is going to be spent on [...]
Archived: News
IMS MAXIMS secures place on lot one of the Health Systems Support Framework
8 August 2019
NHS organisations can now access the company’s modern, integrated electronic patient record via the framework contract let by NHS England to support its transformation and integration agendas IMS MAXIMS [...]
Archived: Technology
David Hancock elected vendor co-chair at INTEROPen
8 August 2019
The healthcare executive advisor at founder-member InterSystems wants the standards organisation to persist with collaboration and focus on adoption David Hancock has been elected to the new role of vendor [...]
Archived: News