Hospital Hub

18th October 2018

New mechanical sequential mixer for healthcare

DELABIE launched its new sequential mechanical mixer at the Healthcare Estates show in October. The new Securitouch mixer provides a mechanical alternative to the successful SECURITHERM […]
18th October 2018

Women not warned of breast implant cancer risks, claim top surgeons

A cancer associated with breast implants, that has led to deaths, must be better diagnosed and reported to regulators, warn global experts at the London Breast […]
17th October 2018

Beta-Glucan gel demonstrates healing rates double that of standard care in slow-to-heal wounds

Newly published research comparing healing rates of long term, slow-to-heal wounds in a community care setting, has demonstrated the use of bioactive beta-glucan gel (Woulgan) doubles […]
17th October 2018

Maternity Service re-accredited with Unicef Award

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust’s maternity services has been re-accredited with the Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative Award for the third time since 2013. And […]
17th October 2018

Four factors to deal with the problem of long-term health conditions

The negative impact of poorly managed long-term conditions is huge. Care of some 15 million people with long-term conditions consumes 70 per cent of the NHS […]
17th October 2018

RESTART A HEART Day: The butcher who saved my life

Paramedics from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are reminding people of the importance of stepping in and helping when someone’s heart has stopped. […]
17th October 2018

NHS managers need to take back seat for much-needed innovations to spread

Managers need to be a ‘back seat driver’ and share leadership if much-needed and promising innovations are going to spread across the NHS, new research suggests. […]
17th October 2018

WWL supports TV’s Ambulance Series

Earlier this year, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) was delighted to support crews from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) as they filmed for […]
16th October 2018

Weight Loss Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk for Postmenopausal Women

In a study of postmenopausal women, participants who lost weight had a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than those who maintained or gained weight. […]