Patient Care

27th October 2020

Hospital introduces portable chest drainage as part of COVID-19 prevention measures

Blackpool Victoria Hospital has introduced Medela Healthcare’s pioneering portable Thopaz+ chest drainage system into three of its respiratory wards, minimising the risk of COVID-19 cross contamination. […]
22nd October 2020

Remembering Sue Paxman, the inspiration behind the life-changing Paxman scalp cooler

Breast Cancer Awareness Month marks 20th anniversary of the loss of Sue Paxman – the inspiration behind the life-changing Paxman scalp cooler October marks Breast Cancer […]
21st October 2020

Extra support for people living with cancer

Patients receiving cancer treatment at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) will be offered extra help and practical support from diagnosis through to […]
21st October 2020

One of world’s largest spine study highlights risk factors of prolapsed disc post-surgery

Data from one of the world’s largest spine study, which analysed the reoccurrence and risk factors of prolapsed disc post-surgery, has been presented at this year’s EUROSPINE conference […]
19th October 2020

Medovate signs exclusive agreement with Vygon to distribute regional anaesthesia device

SAFIRA® device transforms Peripheral Nerve Blockade into one-person procedure, produced in conjunction with UK NHS clinicians Medovate, a dynamic medical device company dedicated to the development […]
19th October 2020

LanguageLine Solutions develops new interpreting solution for virtual health and virtual meeting platforms

For over 35 years, LanguageLine Solutions (LLS) has developed and provided trusted interpreting and translation services to thousands of organisations worldwide. As part of this continued […]
16th October 2020

Wearable device research to help orthopaedic patients

Patients who have hip or knee replacements are set to get more support with their recovery following the launch of a new research study that uses […]
16th October 2020

Heart Valve Voice calls for annual stethoscope checks for all over 65s

Survey results show UK lags behind Europe in stethoscope use, a simple step to the early detection of common heart condition – Heart valve disease is […]
9th October 2020

Cancer charity launches new patient information booklets

A pancreatic cancer diagnosis can be a frightening and uncertain time. Each stage in a patient’s journey can throw up new questions and concerns and it […]