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NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Trust boards approve business case for merger

By Lee Peart 10 September 2024

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and the Royal Free London group are planning to come together as one organisation.

TECHNOLOGY

Royal Victoria Infirmary trials technology that predicts how burns will heal

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Royal Victoria Infirmary's Northern Regional Burn Centre, in Newcastle, has become the first in the world to use technology that employs multispectral imaging and artificial intelligence to provide...

COVID

UK entered the pandemic with not enough NHS staff, inquiry hears

By Lee Peart 10 September 2024

The UK entered the Covid pandemic with not enough NHS staff and a healthcare system ‘creaking at the seams’, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.

REGULATION

Calls for scrapping single world CQC ratings following Ofsted ruling

By Lee Peart 10 September 2024

The LGA has called for the scrapping of single word CQC ratings for adult social care services.

PAY DEALS

Wales' first minister unveils NHS pay rises

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan has unveiled above-inflation pay awards for NHS staff in Wales.

TECHNOLOGY

ADHD digital test approved for use by the NHS

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

The NHS is now using a digital test to speed up the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children after successful trials by the NIHR

TECHNOLOGY

Technology aims to reduce falls

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Technology to reduce falls and help people live independently is being rolled out across Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes.

FIRST RESPONDERS

Digital technology offers trauma support for first responders

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Technology designed to support first responders and emergency medical workers facing traumatic experiences at work is under development at the University of Strathclyde

UNISON

Only fairer wages and a national care service can solve social care crisis, says Unison

By Liz Wells 09 September 2024

The recruitment crisis in social care won't be resolved until wages rise in the sector, according to Unison, and achieving this with the government's promised fair pay agreement will be the first s...

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

NHS neurosurgeons introducing mixed reality technology

By Liz Wells 09 September 2024

The neurosurgery team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is introducing mixed reality technology, which enables users to interact with digital content while remaining fully aware of the real-...