Tag "NHS"
Study reveals the three most important aspects of care for hip fractures
Older patients with hip fractures recover better if they receive treatment under the supervision of both a surgeon and a specialist in elderly care; are checked to avoid future falls;
Hospital trust reinvesting millions in savings in frontline staff, education and patient care
A hospital trustās savings on orthopaedic trauma products through NHS Supply Chain has allowed it to reinvest in frontline staff, education and patient care.Ā Ā Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust went
Perfect Week restores health and mobility to 250 NHS patients
Practice Plus Group Hospital Ilford and the Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital Trust (BHRUHT) have carried out 250 orthopaedic procedures in one week in a programme designed to reduce
Same day discharge for NHS Golden Jubileeās hip replacement patients
Orthopaedic specialists at NHS Golden Jubilee have launched a new hip replacement service which sees patients leaving hospital just 11 hours after admission. The Golden Jubilee National Hospital, which routinely
Perfect Week set to reduce patient waiting times in London boroughs
Care UK is working with Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust to radically reduce orthopaedic waiting lists in the boroughs by running a Perfect Week at the end
Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter
The first analysis of a new point-of-care ānucleic acid testā for SARS-CoV-2 in a UK hospital setting shows these machines dramatically reduce time spent on COVID-19 āholdingā wards ā allowing
17,000 doctors and nurses training during COVID-19 using virtual simulation technology
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals worldwide have an urgent need for doctors and nurses. Huge numbers of retired doctors and nurses have been called up – 20,000 in the
NHS Digital to be handed more powers to help counter Covid-19 spread
New powers have been given to NHS Digital as part of measures to help counter the spread of Covid-19. This includes collecting and analysing data to help doctors, nurses and
Existing pressure on the NHS canāt be ignored during coronavirus outbreak
With the coronavrius outbreak being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Barney Gilbert, NHS doctor and CEO of Pando Health explores why existing pressures on the NHS
The impact of private sector contracts on NHS provision and treatment inequalities
Patient choice and the use of the private sector for hip surgery in Scotland was found to be associated with a decrease in NHS provision and may have contributed to
