Home Tags Healthcare

Healthcare Related News

A new measure in the fight against choking deaths with LifeVac

A new measure in the fight against choking deaths with LifeVac

Have you ever said “It went down the wrong way” or “It went down the wrong hole” when eating or drinking? You would not...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 15

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 15

Welcome to the 15th issue of Health Europa Quarterly, which focuses on the prevention and control of the spread of infection and disease as...
Protective and preventive healthcare with DynaHEALTH

Protective and preventive healthcare with DynaHEALTH

Professor Marjo-Riitta Järvelin of DynaHEALTH-PREcisE highlights the importance of lifestyle factors and early years intervention for healthy ageing. Professor Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, MD, MSc, PhD, FFPH...
Reduce the risks of infection when using ultrasound

Reduce the risks of infection when using ultrasound

Ultrasound infection prevention includes properly covering the transducer, eliminating the risks posed by ultrasound gel, and disinfecting the probe post-procedure. Medical facilities exist to care...
1.2m patients to benefit from improved NHS space in England

1.2m patients to benefit from improved NHS space in England

In England, 1.2 million patients are to benefit from the improvement to spaces across the NHS estate over the next three years. The initiative will...
musculoskeletal

Campaign to raise awareness of work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Marking the start of a programme of events and actions aimed at raising awareness of and tackling work-related musculoskeletal disorders – which affect millions...
Protecting healthcare workers: preventing needlestick injuries

Protecting healthcare workers: preventing needlestick injuries

In this article, Mölnlycke Health Care’s Medical Director John Timmons discusses the vital importance of protecting healthcare workers from needlestick injuries in the operating...
Global agreement to make COVID-19 antigen tests available for all

Global agreement to make COVID-19 antigen tests available for all

The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator has announced a set of agreements to make COVID-19 rapid antigen tests available to low- and middle-income...
Investigating bacterial infection outbreak in mid and west Essex

Investigating bacterial infection outbreak in mid and west Essex

An independent investigation report into the outbreak of bacterial infection in mid and west Essex. In the first months of 2019 a number of people...
WHO calls on governments to address safety threats to health workers

WHO calls on governments to address safety threats to health workers

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health...
Four factors outlining healthcare information technology market trends

Four factors outlining healthcare information technology market trends

The adoption of information technology (IT) in the healthcare market has achieved a tipping point, the impact of which has been felt across the...
Moving to a smart era of hospital infrastructure with Saga University

Moving to a smart era of hospital infrastructure with Saga University

The Department of Information Science at Saga University is focusing on the construction of hospital infrastructure information systems related to medical, welfare, and nursing...
Reimagining blockchain for healthcare solutions with the MAXathon

Reimagining blockchain for healthcare solutions with the MAXathon

Blockchain experts and developers will be participating in a hackathon to reimagine blockchain for healthcare solutions. Blockchain technology company Maxonrow is hosting its first ever...
Streamlining patient data and internal training with video content

Streamlining patient data and internal training with video content

For those in healthcare, video is becoming an increasingly essential tool, not just for training and internal communications, but to continue to pro­­vide telehealth...
Raising the standard: the next step in infection prevention and control

New infection control service launched for Canadian healthcare facilities

A national infection prevention and control service has been launched in Canada to help stop the spread of infections in healthcare facilities. QM Environmental, a...
Welsh NHS receives £800m in preparation for second COVID-19 wave

Welsh NHS receives £800m in preparation for second COVID-19 wave

Welsh Ministers have announced a new stabilisation package of £800m that will help support preparations for a second wave of COVID-19. The new fund will...
Scotland secures an extra £50m social care funding for COVID-19

Scotland secures an extra £50m social care funding for COVID-19

The Scottish social care sector has secured an extra £50m in funding to help with COVID-19 related costs. An agreement between Convention of Scottish Local...
Ensuring wellbeing and productivity in a healthcare workforce

Ensuring wellbeing and productivity in a healthcare workforce

Levell helps the healthcare workforce and leaders communicate about how they are feeling and what drives them, in order to increase wellbeing, protect quality,...
Ensuring high quality PPE for proper infection control

Ensuring high quality PPE for proper infection control

In this article, Stephane Gobron, engineering consultant and freelance medical writer at Kolabtree, the freelance platform for scientists, explores three ways freelancers can help...
COVID-19 and the protection of frontline nurses

EFN: COVID-19 and the protection of frontline nurses

What can the implementation of the 2010 EU Directive on Sharp Injuries teach us about preventing COVID-19 infection in nurses in clinical settings? Florence Nightingale’s...

Pin It on Pinterest