RECENT NEWS

​More than 1,000 NHS staff across England have used Martha’s Rule helplines to help identify rapid deterioration of a patient’s condition in the first 18 months of the scheme, new figures show.

​Tens of thousands of patients could benefit from a ‘rapid’ new immunotherapy jab on the NHS for over a dozen different cancers, which can be given in just 60 seconds.

The EXIT CVD project (Evidence-Based Exit Strategies for the Cardiovascular Disease Continuum through Early Detection, Treatment, and Evaluation) has been officially launched. EXIT CVD is a public-private partnership supported by the European Union’s Innovative Health Initiative.

Medtronic has received CE mark for the Stealth AXiS surgical system, a next-generation platform that brings planning, navigation, and robotics together into one single, intelligent system.

A pioneering new digital wound assessment app used by community nurses at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in over 3,500 assessments for 400 patients to spot wound deterioration more quickly has been shortlisted for a prestigious digital healthcare award.

Researchers have delivered the UK’s first dose in a new trial using an investigational mRNA vaccine to protect people against potential influenza pandemics such as avian influenza (bird flu).

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Health Research Authority (HRA) have launched the largest package of reforms to clinical trials in over 20 years, aiming to help UK patients get access to new treatments faster.

Skills for Health has announced the launch of an open programme providing NHS organisations and healthcare providers with more flexible and accessible access to its Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning, a proven methodology that has underpinned workforce planning across the NHS for more than two decades.

​Every maternity service in England will need to meet new clinical standards, set out by the NHS, to significantly reduce the number of women who die each year during or after pregnancy.

A new national research collaboration designed to speed up the development of promising new treatments and precision diagnostics for Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders affecting movement has now been launched.

Heatwaves and coldwaves are associated with increases in major cardiovascular events that are exacerbated by air pollution. These concerning results on the adverse impact of climate change and pollution were presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) , a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Elite footballers of Black ethnicity show important ancestry-related differences in cardiac adaptation. These results were presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

The launch of a pioneering new course in Glasgow which will help take MedTech innovations from concept to commercialisation ‘could spearhead next generation Scottish solutions on a global scale’.

Independent healthcare providers are anticipating strong growth in their private pay markets in the coming year, driven particularly by a renewed confidence in self-pay activity, according to a new survey conducted by the sector’s industry body.

Surgeons, nurses, theatre operating staff, anaesthetists, theatre operating staff, planning and estates teams joined together with Sheffield Hospitals Charity at a ribbon-cutting event last week. A major step forward in cancer care in Sheffield and beyond has been marked with the official unveiling of the new cutting-edge surgical robot and technology at the Northern General Hospital.

The updated fertility guideline includes a brand-new section specifically for those with endometriosis who are struggling to conceive. This is a direct result of feedback received during public consultation, recognising for the first time that the condition requires its own tailored approach to fertility care, separate from other causes of infertility.

An analysis of over 700 people with suspected reflux who had pH testing revealed that 65.8% (2 out of 3 patients) don’t have the condition. New data from 710 reflux studies across six UK sites show that two‑thirds of patients tested off PPIs had normal acid exposure.

Almost a third of doctors have considered leaving the medical profession due to relentless pressure at work, with serious consequences for their health, wellbeing and patient safety, a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has revealed.

The Government has announced that thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds will benefit from a comprehensive package to break down long‑standing barriers into healthcare careers, as part of its 10-Year Health Plan.

A leading UK charity, Prostate Cancer Research, has announced £1.3 million funding for another round of groundbreaking research to investigate why prostate cancer hits Black men harder and tackle the stark racial inequities experienced by Black communities.