Organ harvesting: International Tribunal condemns China’s hidden transplant crimes
Reporting final judgement following worldwide accusations of forced organ harvesting in China, finding and report has thrown a glaring light on a 20 year...
Child safety: personal care products sends children to emergency room
Did you know that every two hours a child is sent to the emergency room due to personal care products? Discover how dangerous products...
Discover the new framework to reduce harmful chemicals like polyfluoroalkyl substances
Human exposure to unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals could be greatly reduced, and now a new framework to reduce chemicals like polyfluoroalkyl substances may...
Research shows public do not support exploitation of NHS patient data
According to YouGov, the UK public expect NHS patient data to be protected as a national asset that primarily benefits UK patients, the health...
Health inequality: NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening
According to research, the impact of outsourcing NHS hip operations to the private sector concludes there is a widening health inequality occurring.
Researchers from Newcastle...
NHS Clinical Commissioners: keeping leadership alive
A new publication from NHS Clinical Commissioners demonstrates the unique perspective brought by clinical commissioners and argues the essential components required to ensure efficiency.
As...
Let’s talk about World Menstrual Hygiene Day
With it being World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019, let’s take the opportunity to highlight the growing contribution to research and global action on menstrual...
With the new Parliament, breast cancer care and prevention must be a top priority
Discover how MEPs Elena Gentile, Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, and Lieve Wierinck, have been working to ensure breast cancer care and prevention remain a significant policy...
One in ten NHS Trusts are fully digitised, despite plans for a paperless NHS
Majority of NHS Trusts are yet to fully embrace digital patient records, as New FoI data reveals there is still progress to be made...
Promoting global health: WHO announces four new goodwill ambassadors
The World Health Organization has appointed four new goodwill ambassadors to further uphold and expand upon the diverse environment of global health.
Geneva, Switzerland: World...
Secondary care leads the way for clinical safety – why GP surgeries need a...
If we are implementing IT changes within the NHS that has a potential clinical effect, then clinical safety is important says Dr Ian Jackson,...
NHS staff productivity estimated to release £12.5 billion of staff time
Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, launches TPA report on automation in health care highlighting that technology will allow NHS staff more time to do the...
NHS technology is about to get revamped with Matthew Gould as new CEO of...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the appointment of Matthew Gould as the new CEO of NHSX – Could this bring a new era of...
Artificial Intelligence – is it fake news for health and social care?
Ian Jackson, Medical Director and Clinical Safety Officer at Refero, makes the case for renaming Artificial Intelligence in health and social care.
The Department of...
ePrescriptions are finally crossing borders in Europe
Did you know that Croatia can now send and receive ePrescriptions across borders? Could this be the catalyst to start the exchange of ePrescriptions...
What do you know about the world of forced organ harvesting?
The second public hearings of the Independent Tribunal into forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China (China Tribunal) is taking place in...
The SCUBY project and the world of hypertension
Discover the SCUBY project, the mission of scaling up integrated care for diabetes and hypertension in Cambodia, Slovenia and Belgium.
The University of Antwerp’s Josefien...
Diabetes Prevention Programme exceeds expectations for patients with type 2
Patients on the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme have between them lost close to 60,000kg, according to new figures.
In total, the 17,000 people...
Enhanced data sharing and continuity of care in Denmark
MedCom’s Anna Seeberg Hansen and Janne Rasmussen present an overview of MedCom’s role in the Danish healthcare system and its priorities in the area...
Is healthcare on the brink of a global workforce crisis?
KPMG Global Chairman for Healthcare Dr Mark Britnell, cautions how healthcare is “on the brink of a global workforce crisis” – how prepared is...
