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A new NHS initiative to prevent brain injuries during childbirth will be implemented nationwide following successful pilot testing at selected maternity units. The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme, scheduled to begin this September, aims to help maternity staff better identify signs of foetal distress during labour and respond more effectively to obstetric emergencies. [...]
Neurotech company Reneural is partnering with The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Brunel University of London, to bring VR stroke rehabilitation to patients. Reneural has been awarded funding through the New Hospital Programme by NHS England to further develop its digital health solution for stroke rehabilitation. The collaboration brings together leading experts across healthcare [...]
Kier Starmer has announced that he will abolish NHS England, bringing the health service back under control of ministers. The UK Prime Minister announced the decision during a speech yesterday, saying that the move would make the “overcautious, flabby state” more effective. Starmer said that the abolition of NHS England would free up cash for [...]
Patients in the UK will now have access to a take-home Multiple Sclerosis (MS) tablet - Cladribine - which was previously only prescribed for people with relapsing remitting MS. The disease modifying therapy (DMT) tablet has now been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The new recommendation suggests that now, [...]
Neuro Rehab Times explores the latest neurology research and developments, from cost-savings for the NHS to mapping the complex interactions between sex hormones and neurological health and more. Remotely-delivered support programme could save NHS £9000 per year for each person with dementia The NIDUS-Family package of care uses goal setting to help people with dementia [...]
An ultrasound technology that could stimulate the brain to improve mood and reduce depression is to be investigated in a new £6.5m NHS study. The Forest 1 device can interact with the whole brain with pinpoint accuracy unlike current technologies such as deep brain stimulation, which can only target a single area of the brain. [...]
A man who was assured his benign brain tumour was nothing to worry about now lives with limited physical mobility and in constant pain, after ongoing delays and problems in his care have left him “a shell of a person”. Tony Mardell, formerly a successful business owner, waited more than a year between his tumour [...]
The NHS is using AI to predict patients who are at risk of becoming frequent users of emergency services so staff can get them more appropriate care at an earlier stage. The intervention will aims to ensure that people get the support they need earlier, while also reducing demand on pressured A&Es. Over 360,000 patients [...]
A nationwide charity that looks after people with complex mental health needs is calling on the NHS to help “break the stigma” commonly associated within the health sector. St Andrew’s Healthcare has been consulting with staff, patients and carers, about what they want to see included in the NHS Long Term Plan. Due for publication [...]
Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour and a half. New analysis of NHS data shows that for 2023-24, of 41,327 patients with a [...]
