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A therapeutic suite aimed at reducing hospital admissions for children and young people with complex mental health needs has opened in Staffordshire. The “peace pod” offers an alternative to ward-based care for patients with eating disorders, learning disabilities or acute emotional dysregulation – a condition where a person has difficulty managing overwhelming emotions. The facility [...]
GP practices in England can now adopt the first new core electronic patient record system since 1999, marking a major shift in the technology available to general practice. Medicus Health’s cloud-based platform is the first system to be fully approved through NHS England’s Tech Innovation Framework. It breaks a 25-year period in which most practices [...]
A genetic study has been launched following hundreds of reported pancreatitis cases linked to weight loss and diabetes jabs, including ten deaths. Researchers will examine whether genetic differences influence the risk of developing pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas — in people taking GLP-1 medicines. These drugs mimic a natural hormone that helps regulate blood [...]
GP surgeries in England start prescribing Mounjaro today, but only patients with severe obesity and multiple health conditions will qualify under strict eligibility rules. The weekly injection, which helps suppress appetite to support weight loss of up to 20 per cent of body weight, is being rolled out in phases by NHS England. The approach [...]
Matt Clifford, artificial intelligence adviser to Sir Keir Starmer, is stepping down from his role after six months for family reasons, Downing Street has confirmed. Clifford, who led development of the government’s AI opportunities action plan, will leave his position at the end of July. He is understood to have a good relationship with Number [...]
Phoenix Hospital Group has launched a new Same Day Memory Clinic within the Harley Street Health District, offering a full cognitive assessment and diagnosis within days. As part of its growing portfolio of health assessments and preventative health screens, this new consultant-led service expands Phoenix Hospital Group's offering. It provides same-day access to memory specialists, [...]
By Sanius Health It began with one patient. One story. One mission. One urgent need to do better. From that single spark, Sanius Health set out to change the way sickle cell disease is understood, treated and supported. What started as a small mission to accelerate research, discover new medicines, and improve health outcomes has [...]
McDermott Will & Emery advised Great Point Partners (“GPP”), a Greenwich-based private investment firm focused on the healthcare industry, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Eutecma, a German-based developer of packaging solutions for pharmaceutical cold chain shipments. With this partnership, Eutecma has also acquired Resolvision, Eutecma’s proprietary re-use machine technology utilized at its [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. UK announces record investment to rebuild NHS The UK has announced £29bn investment to rebuild the NHS. New investment announced at the Spending Review will enable the NHS to deliver on the government’s Plan for Change to cut waiting lists, improve [...]
NHS call handlers are quitting their roles due to the emotional toll of answering 999 calls involving suicides, stabbings, shootings and long ambulance delays. Figures show 27 per cent of control room staff across UK ambulance services have left their jobs in the past three years, with many reporting they feel overwhelmed by traumatic calls, [...]
