Patient Care

12th August 2020

NICE Recommends BAVENCIO® (Avelumab) in combination with Axitinib

…for first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (aRCC) This is the first combination of an immunotherapy with a targeted antiangiogenic therapy to […]
12th August 2020

Innovative research centre launches to improve children’s care  

Children with lifelong neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and cerebral palsy will soon benefit from ground-breaking studies carried out closer to home after East Suffolk and […]
12th August 2020

Supporting the mental health of critical care patients

Extra psychological help is being provided to critical care patients in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. A pilot project has been launched between the Critical […]
5th August 2020

Work begins to transform a hospital garden to aid patients’ recovery

Intensive care staff are asking for support to help brighten up a small garden that will be used by patients, their families and staff. The team […]
18th July 2020

Biofilm early detection findings will advance chronic wound care

Biofilms, microscopic entities not visible by the naked eye, go undetected by health professionals damaging healing tissue and causing delays in wound healing by reducing the […]
15th July 2020

Making HIV treatment more affordable

Ambitious annual target on HIV treatment could be achieved for equivalent of just one month of global spend on HIV drugs The Make Medicines Affordable campaign […]
14th July 2020

Gynesonics introduces the Sonata® System to the UK

…a clinically proven, minimally invasive, day-case treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids Women with uterine fibroids wait for 3.6 years on average before seeking treatment, 79 per […]
14th July 2020

Dietitians begin research into the link between poor nutrition and post-stroke falls

A research study has been launched by dietitians at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and University of East Anglia that aims to help reduce the […]
14th July 2020

Golfers raise over £5,000 for ICU in mammoth challenge

Golfers who took part in a 72 hole challenge in one day have raised over £5,000 for Scunthorpe hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The event took […]