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Fighting airborne threats: The role of air sampling and bioaerosols in the post-pandemic era

David Zaborowski, Group Marketing Manager at laboratory equipment supplier, Scientific Laboratory Supplies, explores what bioaerosols are and the methods being used to sample the air for potential pathogens

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BREAKING NEWS: Meet our 2024 speaker

For the very first time in the history of the Building Better Healthcare Awards, we’re thrilled to introduce a keynote speaker.
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Southampton Children's Hospital first in the UK to use pioneering robot for kidney surgery

Southampton Children’s Hospital (SCH) has become the first NHS site in the UK to use a pioneering robotic platform that uses a unique ‘wrist rotation’ for easy manipulation of the tip of the instrument

£3.6m earmarked for new gamma unit at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust has secured £3.6m to build a new gamma unit at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

UV Smart launches UV-C disinfection tech in UK hospitals

UV Smart is in advanced talks with several NHS Trusts to launch its UV-C disinfection tech in UK hospitals following successful trials

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust performs the first robotic-assisted hysterectomy

The Trust has performed the first robotic-assisted hysterectomy in Kent and Medway using the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system

Forth Valley Royal Hospital installs new interventional imaging equipment in a Scotland first

Forth Valley Royal Hospital has installed Canon Medical's Alphenix Sky+, making it the first hospital in Scotland to benefit from Canon Medical’s most advanced ceiling-mounted imaging system

Siemens Healthineers to make MRIs "lighter and easier to install" with new £250m facility

The MRI expert has announced a new facility that will design components for lighter and more sustainable MRI machines that need no quench pipe and reduce the requirement for rooms to be opened or converted

Geko device for wound healing is now available through the NHS Supply Chain

Medical device manufacturer Firstkind produces the clinically proven device to double the rate of healing in chronic wounds

Treating brain tumours: Amethyst Radiotherapy upgrades its Gamma Knife machine

The Queen Square centre has successfully installed the upgraded Gamma Knife machine critical for targeting and treating brain tumours

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St Vincent's Consulting explores the landscape of the New Hospital Programme

Larry Murphy, Chief Digital and Information Officer at St Vincent's Consulting, shares his views on the landscape of the New Hospital Programme and its potential to reshape healthcare infrastructure

Cardiac robotic surgery: Barts Health is first in south England thanks to £7.6m funding

The surgical robot fleet at St Bartholomew (Barts Health) has been expanded thanks to funding from Barts Charity

Phonak expands its range of Lumity hearing aids

Switzerland-based hearing aid expert Phonak has extended its range of Lumity hearing aids to include models for all ages and hearing loss levels

3M finalises launch date for healthcare spinout Solventum

First proposed in 2022, 3M has announced Solventum will begin operations in April 2024

Sickle cell patients to benefit from national £1.5m technology investment

NHS England Specialised Commissioning has invested £1.5m in 25 red cell exchange devices

Philips develops Europe’s first mobile MRI system with helium-free operations

Health technology expert Philips has developed the first BlueSeal MR mobile unit in Europe

Remote monitoring of ventilators: Getinge launches virtual twin

Getinge has launched Servo TwinView, a digital solution that enables the viewing of ventilator data remotely

Edinburgh University and Tunstall Healthcare Group partner to drive digital innovation

The two have signed an MOU to accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions in digital care, by facilitating the collaborative exchange of academic and industry expertise to harness the growing potential of data- and AI-led innovations

Partnership to revolutionise development of innovative medical technologies

Cardiff University and Siemens Healthineers forge strategic alliance

The London Clinic celebrates opening of £4m blood sciences pathology lab

Ground-breaking technology will enable faster cancer diagnoses

Patients to get faster access to innovative medical technologies

New £10m pathway will support medtech innovators and manufacturers

Robo-docs at Guy’s and St Thomas’ complete 10,000 cases

20 years of robotic surgery leads to milestone event

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Medstor supports Welsh government imaging initiative

When the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board received additional funding from the Welsh government to upgrade its imaging equipment, Medstor was appointed as...

The Medstor sepsis module cart - When every second counts

The Medstor sepsis cart was developed by Medstor’s in-house design team to support the ‘Sepsis Six’, a set of six tasks developed by the UK Sepsis Trust to be...

New adjustable height patient trolley from Wardray Premise

Wardray Premise launched their new MR Adjustable Height Patient Trolley (product code: MR5502) at the Medica exhibition in Dusseldorf in November 2023 - currently on offer...

Innovative Partnership between Brandon Medical, UK, and Device Technologies, Australia, Set to Transform Healthcare in the Asia Pacific Region

This strategic partnership, commencing in November 2023, marks a significant step towards revolutionising patient care environments and empowering healthcare professionals...

Aberdeen surgeons partner with digital hospital to enhance patient support

Private MSK specialist joins forces with Medbelle to offer personalised support to patients

Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital treats first patients with da Vinci Xi surgical system

London hospital uses robot-assisted surgical innovation that provides consultant surgeons with improved visibility and range of motion

New tool gives hope to people with MS

Leeds medics develop motion detector to drive improvements in care for patients with neurodegenerative conditions

Sheffield trust becomes first lab in the country to predict future kidney failure risk

Test provides vital information to GPs about which patients are most likely to need kidney transplantation or dialysis

GPs lead nationwide launch of AI-driven assessment technology for COPD

Healthtech company, TidalSense, launches new AI technology for assessing COPD using the N-Tidal device: a novel high-resolution carbon dioxide sensor

Potential to lighten radiologists’ burden through radiographer reporting

Early findings of AI study at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust show 99.7% accuracy in triaging chest X-rays as normal

Robotics training programme to support the next generation of surgeons

Intuitive and Newcastle Surgical Training Centre collaborate on UK’s first robotic-assisted surgery training course

Genomics England deploys Sectra imaging technology

Rollout is part of ground-breaking cancer data programme

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