Clinical Services Journal

The October issue of Clinical Services Journal is now available to read online! Highlights include: - Cover Story by Medstor 'Saving lives by supporting the Sepsis Six' -  Moving healthcare away from hospitals - Kate Woodhead - Hydrogel coatings and complex fracture care - Will Eardley, Helen Smith, James Cook University Hospital, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - The advance of the robot and new surgical frontiers - Advancing point of care testing in women’s health - Martha M., BHR BIOSYNEX - Transform care with value-based healthcare - Mary Muir, Arjo - Shining a light on clinical engineering - Dr. Victoria Kidgell - Efficient reduction of bioaerosols in hospitals - Sanathoi Bachaspatimayum, Smart Air UK - Reducing post-Caesarean surgical site infections - Sandra Quinn, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. - Monitoring air quality during joint replacement -  Wan Li Low, Cherwell Laboratories Ltd -  UV-C disinfection: ensuring safety and sustainability  Daan Hoek, UV Smart - EMEA

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The UK HealthTech sector has the potential to generate 50,000 new skilled jobs and double its £13bn economic contribution, according to a new report from the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) and Imperial College London.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has welcomed two important reviews that will help to set the future direction for CQC: the final report of Dr. Penny Dash’s review and the first report of the independent review by Professor Sir Mike Richards.

Will Eardley and Helen Smith, from James Cook University Hospital (South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), highlight the impact of implant related infections in orthopaedic surgery and the challenges around biofilm formation. In this article, they consider the role of hydrogel in preventing infections and share their valuable insights into selecting patients who could benefit.

MedScience Unveils New Single-Use Surgical Instruments: Precision, Safety, and Convenience in Modern Surgery. We have been featured in the Clinical Services Journal online newsletter for our cutting-edge Single-Use Surgical Instruments, designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s healthcare professionals. At MedScience, we’re committed to driving the future of healthcare with instruments that prioritise patient safety and surgical precision. Read more here. 👇👇 👇 👇 #SurgicalInnovation #HealthcareExcellence #PatientSafety

Dr. Ananta Dave, from Doctors in Distress, gave an impactful presentation at Future Surgery on the importance of proactively embedding a positive workplace culture: “Do not mistake a positive culture for a weak or ineffective culture. The baseline has to be honesty, openness and realism,” she commented. A staggering 9.4% are leaving the NHS and this is increasing year on year. We need to act to stop bullying and harassment - it is costing the NHS £2 billion per year!

Speaking at the Future Surgery event in London today, Tim Mitchell, President of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, warned the Government it will ‘fail to make a sufficient dent in reducing waiting times without investment in crumbling NHS infrastructure and new technology’.

A programme of surgeries are being performed and broadcast across Future Surgery 2024, via Proximie’s telepresence technology, including: • A live robotic right hemicolectomy from the Elective Surgical Hub at BHRUT. • A robotic-assisted surgery performed with surgical robotics pioneer Distalmotion’s groundbreaking Dexter robotic surgery platform – demonstrating the evolution of robotics within the OR. • A live transabdominal preperitoneal mesh hernioplasty from Avenue Hospital, Nairobi, with expert surgeons scrubbing in virtually to support the surgeons in Nairobi. • The first live kidney surgery performed using Medtronic’s Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system, conducted at GSTT. • A live partial nephrectomy performed with a robotics system at UHCW.

Future Surgery at Excel, London, is showcasing a wide range of solutions aimed at improving surgical care. A great first day with a packed programme, discussing the latest innovations in robotic and digital technologies, virtual reality training, and much more…