The latest health and social care news and a look at research and development into the treatment of common and rare diseases alike. We also look at the vital changes being made to help deliver effective healthcare through the digital transformation within the NHS.
A dangerous hospital superbug, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can now digest medical plastic like sutures and implants, microbiologists reveal. This alarming ability allows the pathogen to survive longer and form tougher antibiotic-resistant biofilms, posing a significant new threat to patient safety in healthcare settings.
Martin Easter, General Manager at Hygiena International Ltd highlights the importance of cleanliness in hospital settings…
“Measurement is the first step that leads to...
A programme developed in North Yorkshire for looked-after children has received praise, with calls for other local authorities to adopt it…
The ‘No Wrong Door’...
Lambert van Nistelrooij, Dutch Member of the EPP group of the European Parliament outlines how an ageing population affects rural areas…
In 2060 there will...
Paul Vincke, Managing Director of the European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network talks about fraud and corruption with medical devices and highlights how people get...
Ivo Holanec, Research Project Manager at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights a new report published regarding the significant problem of resistance to...
James Thompson, Senior Research Analyst at the King’s Fund asks whether the Carter Review guides us to productivity and efficiency in acute hospitals…
In June...
The slashing of public health budgets could have a detrimental impact on the ability of councils to tackle obesity…
Public health budget cuts could prevent...
In an exclusive article for AG, Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety highlights how eHealth has the potential to help Europe live...
Dr Benjamin Van Voorhees from the Department of Paediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago college of Medicine talks about the provision of children's healthcare...
The...
Terra G. Arnason and Troy A.A. Harkness from the Departments of Medicine, and Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Saskatchewan detail current...
Kent County Council is raising awareness of ‘invisible’ children who are being looked after by private foster care arrangements…
Private fostering is an arrangement whereby...
Paul Bomke, CEO of Pfalzklinikum outlines why mental health requires a social change…
In the field of mental health, the paradigmatic distinction between the treatment...
Mathieu Piché, a professor at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières sheds light onto acute and chronic pain…
Pain is a universal experience that is critical...
