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The Future of Hospitals Event 2021
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untilThe Prime Minister recently announced a funding package worth £3.7 billion to build 40 hospitals by 2030 in the biggest hospital building programme in a generation. The Health Infrastructure Plan will also provide capital to modernise diagnostics and technology and help eradicate critical safety issues in the NHS. The scale of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused big shifts in the way hospitals deliver services. The NHS has had to mobilise to respond to the acute needs of people infected with the virus whilst at the same time scaling back non-COVID-19 healthcare. Servic -
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News ArticleA firm which reviews healthcare apps for several NHS trusts says 80% of them do not meet its standards. Failings include poor information, lack of security updates and insufficient awareness of regulatory requirements, said Orcha chief executive Liz Ashall-Payne. The firm's reviews help determine whether an app should be recommended to patients by NHS staff. There are about 370,000 health-related apps available online, Orcha said. App developers can categorise their apps themselves and the ones reviewed by the firm include those tagged health, fitness and medical. So far, t
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The NHS will not pay to improve patient safety You may think that I am saying this to be contentious, but sadly I am not. As an independent business consultant who supports new businesses and entrepreneurs in the health and care sector, this is a conversation which I have on almost a weekly basis. The reason for this is that most innovations are in response to a perceived problem, and there is no problem more obvious than harm caused to patient during medical treatment. The British are by nature innovative (36,558 Patent Applications were made by UK citizens in 2019, ranking in the to- Posted
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EventuntilThis Westminster Health Forum policy conference will examine next steps for maternity services in England. Areas for discussion include: the Ockenden Review and the NHS Long Term Plan - progress and outstanding issues in meeting recommendations and ambitions relating to maternity care care during COVID-19 - adjustments in delivery, lessons learned, and possible directions for post-pandemic maternal care and recovery of services health inequalities - looking at priorities for how they can be address and improving support key issues for innovation, safety and regulat
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Content ArticleThe Green Paper project is a nine-month programme of consultation and research about how to advance the perioperative care agenda. It aims to draw CPOC’s diverse community of partners together around a shared set of priorities for change and a vision for the future. The project will draw on a wide evidence base, building on work already happening within CPOC, our partner organisations and across the entire health and care sector. We will also reach out to our community of thousands of health professionals and patients to generate new evidence that will enable us to develop future policy
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Digital Health Rewired
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untilDigital Health Rewired is where digital health leaders and their teams connect with the biggest health tech brands and brightest start-ups. Join our 2021 edition for a unique, CPD-accredited virtual experience curated across a week-long festival. Register to gain exclusive access to inspirational keynotes, lively panel debates, video case studies, lightning talks, tech showcases and networking opportunities. Register -
News ArticleOne of the mysteries of COVID-19 is why oxygen levels in the blood can drop to dangerously low levels without the patient noticing. It is known as "silent hypoxia" and as a result, patients have been arriving in hospital in far worse health than they realised and, in some cases, too late to treat effectively. But a potentially life-saving solution, in the form of a pulse oximeter, allows patients to monitor their oxygen levels at home, and costs about £20. They are being rolled out for high-risk Covid patients in the UK, and the doctor leading the scheme thinks everyone should c
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The Beryl Institute: New Existence Webinar Series
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The New Existence Webinar Series will take an in-depth look at The New Existence framework from The Beryl Institute. Helping to link core ideas and apply practices, each session in the series will focus on a key aim and corresponding actions of The New Existence. This webinar series will help to explore how lead together into the future of healthcare. The full webinar series is listed below. Webinars are scheduled from 2:00-3:00pm ET/1:00-2:00pm CT. Participants are not required to attend each webinar in the series. Click on a title below to register for the individual webinars in the se -
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News ArticleThe year 2020 has been extraordinary. It would have been inconceivable 12 months ago that the process of developing and testing medicines would be a topic of intense political and public interest. The UK pharmaceutical sector has taken centre stage, with more support than ever before for Britain’s gold-standard regulatory framework. After a difficult year, this winter has seen a steady drumbeat of positive news about COVID-19 vaccines, demonstrating that the pharmaceutical industry can deliver world-leading clinical research at pace and at scale within the UK’s regulatory system. As
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News ArticleNiamh McKenna, Chief Information Officer at NHS Resolution, hosted the recent digital focussed event, ‘2020: A Catalyst for Rapid NHS Digital Transformation’. Panellists from NHS England & Improvement, Health Education England, and Microsoft, looked to dissect the rapid acceleration of digitalisation in our NHS over the last twelve months, and what this means for our sector and our workforce. The two hour event hosted over 100 attendees and live-streamed on YouTube, allowing delegates to hear about the key considerations for the impact of a new digital-first way of working. Looki
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Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2020 - virtual ceremony
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untilThe Nursing Times awards are free to attend and will give you the chance to highlight and reward innovation in workforce planning and management that will contribute to sustaining a workforce fit for the future. The summit will take place over two days, connecting nurses responsible for the recruitment, retention and development of the workforce to meet with solution providers and workforce experts. Book tickets -
Content ArticleFrom: Learner-Centered Innovation: Spark Curiosity, Ignite Passion and Unleash, Katie Martin. Join the Patient Safety Learning community and sign up to the hub for free. As a member, you’ll be able to join the conversation, get early access to events and receive regular news and updates about patient and staff safety. Further reading and resources: Culture: Good practice Safety culture programmes
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Keeping staff safe during COVID-19: Risk assessments
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Content ArticleIn this article, Pritesh Mistry examines eight technologies most likely to change health and care over the next few years. Smartphones and wearables. At-home or portable diagnostics. Smart or implantable drug delivery mechanisms. Digital therapeutics and immersive technologies. Genome sequencing. Artificial intelligence. Robotics and automation. The connected community.
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The Beryl Institute
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