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The Royal College of Radiologists and the Society of Radiographers warn that current structures stifle innovation and cause unequal access to cancer treatments

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Calls to cut red tape for cancer treatment
The Royal College of Radiologists and the Society of Radiographers warn that current structures stifle innovation and cause unequal access to cancer treatments
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The Association for Perioperative Practice has accredited all 49 hospitals with operating theatres within Circle Health Group and more than 155 operating theatres under its Theatre Accreditation and Audit programme.

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All Circle Health hospitals accredited
The Association for Perioperative Practice has accredited all 49 hospitals with operating theatres within Circle Health Group.
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Rakeeb Chowdhury, the chief executive and founder of Hummingbirds Medical, explains why current recall systems are widely seen as fragmented, admin-led, and clinically unsafe.

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Rakeeb Chowdhury: Treating a lack of alignment
The chief executive and founder of Hummingbirds Medical explains why current recall systems are widely seen as fragmented, admin-led, and clinically unsafe.
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Informed consent has long been a cornerstone of ethical medical practice, but its quieter twin, informed refusal, remains less clearly understood and inconsistently applied.

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When patients say no: Understanding the ethics and risks of informed refusal
Informed consent has long been a cornerstone of ethical medical practice, but its quieter twin, informed refusal, remains less clearly understood and inconsistently applied, says TMLEP’s lead healthca...
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have taken action again against the advertising of prescription-only medicines used for weight management.

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MHRA enforce new rules for weight-loss medicines
The MHRA have taken action again against the advertising of prescription-only medicines used for weight management.
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As the caseload rises by 8%, in its annual review, the Social Care Ombudsman is calling for greater accountability in the adult social care sector.

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Ombudsman calls for reform of adult care complaints
As the caseload rises by 8%, in its annual review, the Social Care Ombudsman is calling for greater accountability in the adult social care sector.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has highlighted a significant jump with long A&E waits before admission in Scotland last year.

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Excess deaths associated to long A&E waits in Scotland
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has highlighted a significant jump with long A&E waits before admission in Scotland last year.
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Richard Marshall, private client legal director at Hill Dickinson, analyses the changes made to pensions in last year’s October Budget and what it means for GPs, their families and their practice.

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Inheritance tax: A safe pension to tax trap?
Richard Marshall, private client legal director at Hill Dickinson, analyses the changes made to pensions in last year’s October Budget and what it means for GPs, their families and their practice.
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A £1.99 million project at The University of Edinburgh and funded by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is developing a portable brain-monitoring tool that can detect seizures much earlier and closer to home

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EPSRC project develops epilepsy scanner
The Edinburgh University project is developing a portable brain-monitoring tool that can detect seizures much earlier and closer to home.
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Beware the billing horror show that comes with missed payments, insurance confusion and endless admin, says Medserv’s Derek Kelly.

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Avoiding billing horror shows this Halloween
October brings pumpkins, costumes, and the occasional scare. But for many private consultants, the real nightmare isn’t Halloween, it’s the billing horror show that comes with missed payments, insuran...
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Global healthtech firm Medtronic has doubled both the size of its London office and grown its London workforce to more than 200, to create a global hub for AI and robotics in surgery.

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Medtronic creates AI and robotics hub
From its expanded base in London, the global healthtech firm wants to drive research and development in software for robotic-assisted surgery in the UK and globally.
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Sweden’s provider of medical products and solutions Asker Healthcare Group has acquired British healthcare software firm Health Net Connections. It has taken 100% of the shares in the company.

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Asker Healthcare acquires Health Net Connections
The acquisition by the Swedish firm both strengthens its position and allows it to expand within ultrasound imaging and reporting software into the UK market.
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A new survey from the British Medical Association of nearly 2,000 GPs finds buildings that are not fit for purpose and were never designed to meet modern health needs.

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BMA blasts GP premises
A new survey from the British Medical Association of nearly 2,000 GPs finds buildings that are not fit for purpose and were never designed to meet modern health needs.
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With the government proposing “unlimited” online GP consultation, Ric Thompson, senior vice-president of health and care at OneAdvanced, explains why technology partners must be in the room.

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Comment: “Safeguarding access in a crisis of confidence”
Ric Thompson, senior vice-president of health and care at OneAdvanced, explains why technology partners must be in the room.
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Wales continues to upgrade the diagnostic equipment at its hospitals. Welsh government funding of £481,000 will upgrade Withybush General Hospital’s gamma camera system to boost diagnostics.

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Diagnostic equipment upgrades for Wales
The almost £5 million upgrades at five hospitals will improve image quality, reduce radiation exposure and reduce waiting times.
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With US funding for future research facing unprecedented uncertainty, Dr. Lara Zibners asks could this be an opportunity for the UK to step in and fill the gap?

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Comment: “Hey Colonists! Time to come home?”
With US funding for future research facing unprecedented uncertainty, Dr. Lara Zibners asks could this be an opportunity for the UK to step in and fill the gap?
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Professional services firm Marsh McLennan argues that tax reforms would incentivise improved employer-funded healthcare and relieve pressure on the NHS.

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Reform tax treatment of employer-funded healthcare
Marsh McLennan argues that tax reforms would incentivise improved employer-funded healthcare and relieve pressure on the NHS.
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Oliver Kent-Braham, co-founder and chief executive of Marshmallow, explores what is required to overcome the hidden financial challenges faced by the workforce that keeps our healthcare system running.

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Comment: “Supporting foreign healthcare workers”
Oliver Kent-Braham, co-founder and chief executive of Marshmallow, explores what is required to overcome the hidden financial challenges faced by the workforce that keeps our healthcare system running...
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Barry Lyons and Mary Donnelly discuss a study funded by the Medical Protection Society Foundation aimed to develop a greater understanding and awareness of defensive medicine and its impact on doctors’ wellbeing

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Research to address untold story of defensive medicine
Barry Lyons and Mary Donnelly discuss a study funded by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) Foundation aimed to develop a greater understanding and awareness of defensive medicine and its impact on d...
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Almost a year on, Al Russell, the chief executive of The London Clinic, talks about how he has negotiated the international collaboration with the US’s Northwestern Medicine.

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Al Russell: Regulation is part of our bloodstream
Almost a year on, the chief executive of The London Clinic talks about how he has negotiated the international collaboration with the US’s Northwestern Medicine.
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