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By David Gibbs, pathology network director at Peninsula Pathology Network The ongoing transformation of the pathology sector is driven by rising demand for faster and more accurate diagnosis, workforce pressures and policy reform. It is continually being reshaped by rapid advancements in technology and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) promises next level accuracy and [...]
The Blood Transfusion service at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has gone live with Clinisys WinPath in a first of type deployment in Wales. The service is a long-standing user of Clinisys Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), but its LabCentre LIMS had reached end of life. Clinisys worked with ABUHB to make sure the latest [...]
As sustainability targets and financial pressures continue to reshape operating theatres and sterile services, Surgical Holdings Academy is hosting a free webinar that will critically examine the true cost of sterilisation containers. The online session, titled “Containers: Circular Economy or False Economy?”, will take place on Thursday 29 January 2026, from 12:00–13:00 GMT. Designed to [...]
A finger-prick test is being trialled in the UK, US and Canada to see if it can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in people aged over 60. The study involves 1,000 volunteers and will look for biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s by analysing blood from a simple finger-prick. Biomarkers are measurable signs in the body, and researchers [...]
By Kyle Hill, CTO at digital transformation company, ANS Artificial intelligence (AI) is shifting from a promising tool to a central pillar of modern healthcare. With the NHS now trialling technologies like Microsoft Copilot and accelerating digital transformation, AI is set to reshape how clinicians manage information, support diagnosis and streamline patient pathways. But as [...]
Mark Hutchinson, executive vice president, Altera Digital Health (UK & EMEA) With the NHS 10 Year Plan front and centre and improving NHS productivity a central focus of the current health policy, the need to accelerate impactful digital change has never been greater. While the pressure for digital transformation builds, so does the fundamental requirement [...]
NHS-backed AI notetaking tools could give doctors up to 25 per cent more time with patients, NHS England has said. NHS organisations across England are being urged to use a new national registry of 19 suppliers for the technology, which records clinician-patient conversations and uses AI to generate real-time transcripts and clinical summaries. Known as [...]
When the health secretary Wes Streeting warned that parts of the NHS had “over-steered” towards financial control and were now under-delivering on elective activity, he named the problem precisely. The system has been managing by hindsight. Reports arrive late. Decisions follow later. Capacity leaks quietly in between. Across Northwest London, a different model is running live. Less [...]
North Lincolnshire Council has joined with leading local government software provider, System C, to implement its Liquidlogic Education Case Management, Adults Case Management and Children’s Case Management as an integrated all-in-one single platform solution. Following the successful rollout of the Adults and Children’s Case Management platforms in early 2025, the Education Case Management system went [...]
By Sanius Health For much of modern medicine, sickle cell disorder has been managed rather than transformed. Care pathways have focused on crisis response, symptom control, and complication prevention, while curative approaches remained largely theoretical. That balance is now beginning to change. Advances in clinical research, long-term data generation, and translational science are expanding what [...]
