AI to be used in preventative care for patients in North East London

NHS North East London, in collaboration with Health Navigator and UCLPartners, have launched a new three-year programme, providing preventative care for patients with long-term conditions. Health Navigator says this ‘comes at a time when urgent and emergency care services in North East London are facing unprecedented pressure and demand is at an all-time high’.  Through … Read more

St Austell surgical hub will boost accessible care in Cornwall

Delivered in collaboration with the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the new facility – at St Austell Community Hospital, will support the delivery of approximately 5,000 elective day surgery procedures annually, enhancing the hospital’s capabilities, which have traditionally centred on outpatient clinics, minor injury care, diagnostics, and rehabilitation. Now, with two advanced operating theatre suites, … Read more

Improving security on UK construction sites

According to VPS Group – which has over 30 years’ experience in safeguarding customers’ assets – the construction industry loses over £800 million annually due to plant theft, vandalism, water loss and fire. With its focus on ‘comprehensive, technology-enabled solutions for construction sites’, Davis Site Security ‘proved a perfect fit’ for VPS and its existing … Read more

Medical gas specialist’s key appointment

The company said: “Ben, originally a BEng (Hons), graduate from Durham University, has capably managed SHJ’s Plant Department for many years now, focusing on production, installation, and development of the SHJ Plant product line. With his detailed technical knowledge and hands-on leadership approach, he has now been promoted to also manage our Service Department.” Ben … Read more

Predicting dementia risk from routine eye tests

The NeurEYE research team, led by the University of Edinburgh, with Glasgow Caledonian University, has collected almost a million eye scans from opticians across Scotland, forming the world’s largest dataset of its kind. The scientists will then use artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse the image data, linked to relevant patient data on demographics, … Read more

SPARK TSL appoints David Hawkins as new Sales director

The move underlines the company’s commitment to its SPARK Fusion platform, which delivers ‘productivity-enhancing apps’ to the bedside, alongside communication, entertainment, and information. SPARK Fusion is described as ‘a state-of-the-art platform that can be integrated with core IT systems using HL7 messaging to deliver efficiency-enhancing apps alongside communication, entertainment, and information services to staff and … Read more

Wandsworth Council approves plans to build one of UK’s largest kidney units

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says the plans will bring together specialist inpatient kidney care from across St Helier Hospital in Sutton and St George’s Hospital in Tooting in one place, while strengthening outpatient services in local hospitals, clinics, and at home, where 95% of patients will continue to receive care and treatment. Building the … Read more

Willmott Dixon secures place on new NHS SBS estates decarbonisation framework

NHS SBS says the framework presents an opportunity for successfully appointed businesses to tender for works that will help NHS Trusts and other public sector organisations  improve the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of their buildings and estates. Willmott Dixon says that due to its extensive experience –  including the successful completion of over 50 … Read more

‘Breaking down silos’ in the fight against AMR

Bringing together all stakeholders in healthcare design and construction ‘to foster collaboration and create actionable solutions’, the workshop will aim to: Investigate recurring issues and their root causes. Encourage open dialogue under Chatham House rules to share experiences. Develop a roadmap with practical recommendations for improving infection prevention in healthcare construction. HIS said: “The global … Read more

NRC facility will aim to ‘transform rehabilitation in the UK’

The 70-bed purpose-built rehabilitation centre near Loughborough, which will be staffed and run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, aims to transform rehabilitation in the UK. The latest progress photos reveal the bespoke wooden bedheads being installed in patient and visitor bedrooms, and underfloor heating being fitted throughout the ground floor – including the main … Read more

Scotmas secures £2.2 m investment to ‘drive innovation in water disinfection technology’

A second-generation family-owned water treatment and disinfection firm based in Kelso, the 50-strong business specialises in the application of Chlorine Dioxide (ClO₂) technology –  currently treating over two billion litres of water per day, serving markets as far-reaching as New Zealand, Dubai, and Chile, and, as it puts it, ‘demonstrating a global commitment to sustainability … Read more