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Worldwide surgical and trauma wound care market to reach $7bn in sales by 2011

The worldwide surgical and trauma wound treatment market is expected to post a compound annual growth rate of 5.5 percent and grow to $7 billion by 2011, according to a new report by Kalorama Information.

06 December 2007: Kalorama Information

 

Medical sector promises growth potential for food ingredient companies

Kalorama Information believes that growing price competition from low-cost manufacturers is forcing ingredient companies to search for new ways to sustain profitable growth and the market research company predicts growth is likely to come from the sale of products or byproducts to pharmaceutical, medical foods, or biomedical device companies.

05 December 2007: Kalorama Information

 

Care homes spur on searchers for specialist healthcare jobs

Jobs4Medical.co.uk says that the web site’s new 'Care Home' section has become one of the most active areas of its specialist jobs website.

29 November 2007: Jobs4Medical.co.uk

 

Liverpool PCT looks to younger generation to help promote its Active Ageing Service

Liverpool PCT’s Active Ageing Service has organised a special competition to celebrate and commemorate National Grandaparents Day.

27 November 2007: Liverpool Primary Care Trust

 

World burn treatment market to be spurred on by bio-advancements

A new report by Kalorama Information indicates that the worldwide burn treatment market experienced growth of 7.6 percent from 2001 to 2006, reaching $1.9 billion.

27 November 2007: Kalorama Information

 

New advice for GPs and pathologists aims to improve out-of-hours reporting of abnormal tests

The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has developed advice for GPs and pathologists to improve the reporting of abnormal test results out-of-hours.

27 November 2007: RCGP (The Royal College of General Practitioners)

 

RCGP urges UK GPs to apply the DoH’s National Flu Pandemic Framework

The RCGP has responded positively to the Department of Health’s National Flu Pandemic Framework proposals and is recommending GPs to update their service continuity plans.

22 November 2007: RCGP (The Royal College of General Practitioners)

 

Requests for British Sign Language training show rapid growth

Language services specialist Prestige Network has seen requests for British Sign Language training reach an all-time high of 50 a month.

19 November 2007: Prestige Network

 

UK medical equipment sector to feel the squeeze in 2008

Escalating economic worries, higher prices and tighter spending will combine to make 2008 a much tougher year in the medical equipment market, according to leading business analysts Plimsoll Publishing.

15 November 2007: Plimsoll Publishing

 

First regional Sector Skills Agreement for the East of England is brokered by Skills for Health

The East of England is to benefit from a £21.2million three-year investment in healthcare skills brokered by Skills for Health (SfH).

07 November 2007: Skills for Health

 

RCGP launches new guidance for diagnosing psychosis in young people

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have published guidance to help front line practitioners achieve earlier diagnosis of psychosis in young people.

02 November 2007: RCGP (The Royal College of General Practitioners)

 

SearchMedica extends search engine to cover nurses, pharmacists and medical students

SearchMedica.co.uk, the medical search engine, has improved the functionality of the GP-focused search engine as it celebrates its first birthday.

30 October 2007: SearchMedica.co.uk

 

Language company launches diversity service during One World Week

Prestige Network a language services company based in Thatcham, UK, has launched a new diversity training service as part of One World Week.

25 October 2007: Prestige Network

 

RCGP releases new GP training DVD

The RCGP has released a new DVD to help GP trainers prepare trainees for the Case-based discussion component of the Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA).

24 October 2007: RCGP (The Royal College of General Practitioners)

 

New public health qualification is introduced

The first workplace health trainer in England has been presented with her Royal Institute of Public Health qualification in 'Understanding Health Improvement'.

22 October 2007: Royal Institute of Public Health

 

Virtual reality to see fast growth in US medical sector

The 2010 US market for virtual reality in surgery, medical education, therapy and other areas will grow to $290 million according to a new report from life science research firm Kalorama Information.

22 October 2007: Kalorama Information

 

Healthcare Commission looks into concerns at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

The Healthcare Commission is to look into concerns at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

18 October 2007: Healthcare Commission

 

Healthcare watchdog pledges to take tough action over infection control failures

The Healthcare Commission has pledged to continue tough action in NHS trusts that are failing to put adequate systems in place to tackle healthcare-associated infections.

18 October 2007: Healthcare Commission

 

Healthcare Commission declares NHS performance is improving

The Healthcare Commission has published performance ratings for all NHS trusts in England, showing overall improvement in quality of services and use of resources.

18 October 2007: Healthcare Commission

 

UK slowdown could cost medical equipment industry jobs

As many as 2500 jobs in the medical equipment industry could be at risk as the result of the slowdown in the UK economy according to leading business analysts Plimsoll Publishing.

17 October 2007: Plimsoll Publishing

 

Healthcare watchdog urges NHS do more to act on patient complaints

The Healthcare Commission has told the NHS that it needs to ensure that the organization consistently acts on and learns from complaints by patients.

09 October 2007: Healthcare Commission

 

Healthcare Commission requested to carry out annual inspections on infection control

The Healthcare Commission has welcomed a request by the UK Government to carry out annual inspections on infection control at all NHS acute trusts in England.

05 October 2007: Healthcare Commission

 

Healthcare watchdog encourages NHS staff to participate in world's biggest staff survey

NHS employees have been urged by the Healthcare Commission to provide feedback on their experiences at work by participating in one of the largest surveys of staff in the world.

03 October 2007: Healthcare Commission

 

Nursing recruitment is in high demand

Jobs4Medical.co.uk has revealed that that nursing positions are becoming increasingly in-demand and now make up 40 per cent of its entire medical jobs database.

27 June 2007: Jobs4Medical.co.uk

 

Home care products market looks set to continue growth in the USA

According to a new report from market analysts, Kalorama Information, 'The US Market for Home Care Products' will see overall sales grow to more than $10 billion by 2011.

25 June 2007: Kalorama Information

 
 
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