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Everyone knows that the NHS is under financial pressures. A popular complaint is that compensation claims, and more specifically, claimant legal costs, take money away from provision of healthcare services. However, Kym Provan, Partner and head of Enable Law's Southampton clinical negligence team, explains here how an earlier admission of liability could save the NHS [...]
NHS maternity staff in England will take part in a new pilot programme to help reduce avoidable brain injuries in childbirth, the government has announced. The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) is launching today (7 October 2024) across nine maternity units at NHS trusts and aims to improve maternity outcomes for women and babies. [...]
The NHS is trialling blood pressure checks at dentist and optometry appointments to help find people at hidden risks of stroke or heart attacks. The scheme which will be up and running in the coming months follows the success of NHS community pharmacy blood pressure checks. The scheme has delivered more than a million checks [...]
By Charlotte Giblin, Assistant Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychology Services and Dr Penny Trayner, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Neuropsychology Services
In an early new year boost for Calvert Reconnections, case managers and NHS clinicians throughout the UK have praised the centre’s “life-changing” approach to ABI rehabilitation. Following recent experience days and visits to the Keswick-based residential centre, a range of brain injury professionals have shared their thoughts. “Calvert Reconnections is an amazing place,” said Jamie [...]
Research project launched to create new test, as survey reveals positive public response to development
The geko device is being investigated for its potential to reduce blood clots among stroke survivors
Challenges including junior doctors' strikes and ambulance waiting times are impacting, says Rebecca Brisley at Nash & Co
Entrepreneur Ian Pearce shares the lessons he learned on the journey to establishing his innovation, Neuro ProActive, within the NHS.
My journey for the last six years has been interesting. After my father had a stroke, I experienced a lot of the frustrations that hundreds of thousands of people do each year. It seemed to me that while many of these challenges needed basic solutions, those challenges were numerous and long standing. In late 2017, while having a shower, I started to think about a single digital platform which would be all encompassing for NHS and private practice clinicians, as well as patients and family members. Most of my best ideas happen in the bathroom. It’s the only place where men can multi-task and escape young children. For any potential supplier to want to “crack” the NHS, I’d make two points. Firstly, this is the wrong mindset. The NHS doesn’t want to be “cracked”. Secondly, it’s a huge mistake to see the NHS as one organisation. It’s also important to appreciate that the views in this article are my own, based on my experiences over a five-year period.
Atrial fibrillation is a 'silent condition' that is a leading cause of stroke, yet can often go undiagnosed. The new NHS National medicines optimisation opportunities for 2023/24 gives details on implementing the best value treatment choices. Earlier this year the Stroke Association conducted a survey to examine the awareness of atrial fibrillation in the UK, [...]
