MHRA issues alert over airway device

The MHRA has issued a medical device alert for an airway device that could break, interrupting patient ventilation until replaced.

E-prescription system up and running in Scotland

The UK’s first national e-prescription system has gone live across Scotland.

Study casts doubt on on five-a-day cancer theory

A European study of cancer and nutrition has found only a “modest” link between the claim that five portions of fruit and vegetables a day can stave off cancer.

Motion moves to protect nursing diploma

UNISON will fight to protect nurse training following a motion carried unanimously at its health conference in Harrogate.

Staff given 'wrong protective masks' for swine flu - Chartered Management Institute

Staff given 'wrong protective masks' for swine flu Chartered Management Institute One NHS worker from Swansea, who asked not to be named, said: "We were all given masks but then they sent out a letter to everyone to say they were the ...

School nurse numbers decrease

The number of school nurses and health visitors in England has fallen in the past six months, figures from the NHS Information Centre show.

'Bulldog clip' that can fix a leaky heart: new procedure that saved cardiac ... - Daily Mail

Daily Mail

'Bulldog clip' that can fix a leaky heart: new procedure that saved cardiac ... Daily Mail On March 16, she visited A&E at Charing Cross Hospital, in Hammersmith, West London, now part of the Imperial College NHS Trust where she had once worked, ...

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New anaesthetic medication safety tray

Vernacare has developed a single-use anaesthetic safety tray to reduce operating theatre error and advance standards of infection prevention.