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RCGP creates new centre for commissioning |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 19 October, 2010 |
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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is creating a new centre for commissioning, in partnership with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. |
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SLaM training course helps resolve self-harm issues |
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| Business development services
: 18 October, 2010 |
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A one-day training course for mental health professionals working with people who self-harm is to be run on 28 October 2010 by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s (SLaM) Self-Harm Service. |
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SLaM provides new 24-hour specialist community-based mental health service |
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| Business development services
: 14 October, 2010 |
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NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent, NHS West Kent and NHS Medway commissions South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) to provide the inpatient facility plus a new 24-hour specialist community-based service for a muIti-million pound state-of-the-art centre to help children and teenagers in Kent and Medway with severe mental health problems will be open early next year. |
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Naidex South attracts crowds and plans new event for 2011 |
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| Events organisations
: 05 October, 2010 |
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Naidex South, the southeast's new event for those looking for the latest independent living solutions, which was held at ExCeL London (29 to 30 September 2010), attracted 3,312 people (subject to ABC Audit). |
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Abiomed offers advanced training programme for haemodynamic support |
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| Training equipment and services
: 04 October, 2010 |
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Abiomed is launching a specialised partner programme that enables select top healthcare institutions to provide advanced training in haemodynamic support and complex patient management to better facilitate heart muscle recovery. |
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Plans to ring fence the NHS budget are questioned by experts |
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| Business development services
: 24 September, 2010 |
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Ring fencing the NHS budget makes political, not business sense, argued Dr Alan Davies, Chief Medical Officer of General Electric Healthcare, Europe, Middle East and Africa, at the inaugural Innovative Healthcare Meeting held recently at the Birmingham Conservatoire which brought together NHS executives, business leaders, scientists, policy makers and financial advisors looking to build new partnerships to support innovation and improve the economics of healthcare. |
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Cook Medical unveils Leg Therapies microsite for surgeons and physicians |
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| Training equipment and services
: 24 September, 2010 |
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Surgeons and physicians can now explore cutting-edge treatment options and best practices on Cook Medical’s new ′Leg Therapies’ microsite, an online destination to advance the treatment of leg diseases like peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and the more advanced stage critical limb ischemia (CLI). |
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HPA develops new immunotherapeutic treatment for C difficile infection (CDI) |
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| Government agencies and authorities
: 15 September, 2010 |
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The Health Protection Agency's annual conference, Health Protection 2010, is presenting new research which shows how an alternative approach for treating and preventing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is being developed by the agency's scientists. |
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KideQuip zone to provide focal point at Naidex South |
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| Events organisations
: 06 September, 2010 |
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The new homecare, disability and rehabilitation event targeting London and the Southeast, Naidex South (ExCeL London, 29-30th September 2010), is bringing with it the popular KideQuip zone. |
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Debbie Moore steps into spotlight to open Naidex South |
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| Events organisations
: 24 August, 2010 |
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Debbie Moore OBE– the founder and chairman of Pineapple Dance Studios – and her daughter, Lara Masters, freelance writer, actress and presenter, are to open Naidex South (September 29-30,2010, London ExCeL) the newest event for independent living. |
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Virtual College continues to grow online training course solutions |
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| Workforce management
: 02 August, 2010 |
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Online training pioneer, Virtual College of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, is experiencing major growth during its 15th anniversary year and is now offering more than 100 online courses with the total number of registered e-learners across all courses now hitting 360,000 – and is growing at an average rate of around 3,000 per month. |
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RCGP proposes changes to MRCGP Exam |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 07 July, 2010 |
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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is making a number of changes to the MRCGP Exam with the changes taking effect from September 2010. |
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RCGP issues guidance on 'equivalent portfolios' for revalidation |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 16 June, 2010 |
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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is publishing advice on how GPs working in special circumstances can collect 'equivalent portfolios' of evidence to support them in their revalidation. |
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RCGP launches Healthy Working UK Web site for GPs |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 28 May, 2010 |
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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is launching 'Healthy Working UK', a Web site providing a one-stop for GPs and other healthcare professionals about work and health. |
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Naidex 2010 welcomes record number of exhibitors |
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| Events organisations
: 18 May, 2010 |
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The UK’s leading event for the disability, rehabilitation and homecare market, Naidex 2010, reports that it welcomed a record number of exhibitors, some of whom reported their highest sales figures. |
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Boston Scientific unveils the Pelvic Floor Institute |
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| Training equipment and services
: 04 May, 2010 |
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Boston Scientific is launching the Pelvic Floor Institute - a training forum and online resource designed to enhance physician knowledge and awareness of pelvic floor reconstruction procedures and techniques. |
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RCGP Launches UK-Wide Manifesto for Patient Care |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 25 March, 2010 |
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The Royal College of General Practitioners unveils its UK-wide manifesto that proposes some recommendations for the future of high quality care for patients, for whichever political party is elected following this year's general election. |
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Multiple challenges drive clinical laboratories to boost automation |
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| Market research
: 09 March, 2010 |
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Healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information’s recent report entitled “Lab Automation Markets, 2nd Edition (Systems, Key Companies, Forecasts and Trends)” points out that while clinical laboratories are vital to the diagnostic industry, they are facing multiple challenges that will require increased automation in order for them to remain competitive. |
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Market report claims no clear leader in US physician EMR market |
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| Market research
: 26 February, 2010 |
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A new report from healthcare Market research publisher, Kalorama Information, concludes that despite the presence of well-known companies such as IBM, 3M, Dell and Wal-Mart, no single company dominates the market for electronic medical records (EMR). |
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Amnis works with IHM to offer two Accelerated Lean Skills Programmes |
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| Workforce management
: 23 February, 2010 |
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After running a series of one-day workshop masterclasses with the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), the quality, innovation and productivity organization, Amnis, plans to run two Accelerated Lean Skills Programmes (ALSPs) with the Institute. |
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RCGP vodcast explains GP revalidation changes |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 16 February, 2010 |
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Professor Mike Pringle, RCGP Medial Director of Revalidation, records a video podcast for the RCGP’s website that explains the recent changes and decisions made regarding the revalidation of GPs. |
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Masterclass reveals the secrets of Lean strategies for healthcare practitioners |
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| Workforce management
: 12 February, 2010 |
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Quality, innovation and productivity organisation, Amnis together with the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), completes the fourth of an initial programme of five masterclasses aimed at helping healthcare organisations to transform the way they work, introduce Lean and think strategically. |
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Risk index indicates Nigeria, Chad and Ivory Coast most at risk from TB |
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| Information management
: 11 February, 2010 |
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The Tuberculosis Risk Index (TBRI), developed by global risks advisory firm Maplecroft, ranks 196 countries on their vulnerability to Tuberculosis (TB) has named Nigeria, Chad and Ivory Coast as the nations that are most at risk from the disease. |
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Amnis warns tactical Lean methods may fail under financial pressure |
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| Workforce management
: 09 February, 2010 |
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The difficult financial challenges facing the health service over the next few years, as it restructures its service models to release cash, are likely to be difficult to overcome for those organisations that take a tactical approach to improving performance, warns the quality, innovation and productivity organisation, Amnis. |
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US clinical lab services market to reach $61.9bn by 2014 |
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| Market research
: 08 February, 2010 |
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Healthcare market research publisher, Kalorama Information publishes a new report entitled “Clinical Laboratory Services Market (Growth Opportunities, Competitive Analysis and Competitor Profiles)”. |
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CT scans for H1N1 cases spur market growth for CT contrast agents |
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| Market research
: 02 February, 2010 |
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Published reports on the usefulness of CT scans for complicated H1N1 cases have spurred use of these procedures in US hospitals and is opening up a pathway of diagnostics for physicians reckons healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information. |
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Bridge4Bio offers life science businesses global strategic support |
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| Business development services
: 01 February, 2010 |
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An international business consultancy group focused on promoting the growth of life sciences and biotechnology companies, Bridge4Bio, is targeting four strategic areas to assist both startups and established companies plan and grow their businesses globally. |
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Electrical stimulation offers new depression treatment market growth |
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| Market research
: 01 February, 2010 |
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Kalorama Information’s new “Electrical and Magnetic Neurostimulation,” reports that electrode devices that stimulate nerves have emerged as a solution to depression and there is competition among notable device companies to provide the most effective stimulator. |
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Elekta receives World Class Manufacturing award |
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| Workforce management
: 30 December, 2009 |
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Elekta, the manufacturer of treatment solutions for cancer and brain disorders, is awarded the World Class Manufacturing award by The Manufacturer magazine. |
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Amnis sets out a process to help hospitals improve performance |
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| Workforce management
: 29 December, 2009 |
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The quality, innovation and productivity organisation, Amnis, is sounding a note of caution in the debate over the Dr Foster Hospital Guide and has also set out a process to help those organisations which have been criticised in the Guide to improve performance by developing their internal capabilities. |
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Kalorama updates EMR uptake survey analysis |
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| Market research
: 18 December, 2009 |
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A new report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information, suggests that Washington can encourage physicians to buy electronic medical record systems, but it is the vendors and hospitals that affiliate with physicians that will ultimately determine if they go electronic. |
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