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Advancing brain health in Europe: Looking ahead with key priorities and initiatives

The European Brain Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting brain research and improving the lives of the estimated 179 million Europeans living with brain conditions. Here, they discuss efforts aimed at enhancing care and raising awareness about brain health in Europe.

Connected care: The integrated future of patient interactions

The promise of connected care has expanded the opportunities for how clinicians and patients interact, offering care from a distance and creating a shift towards more accessible systems.

The role of technology in the NHS Long-Term workforce plan

The new NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan on Friday, 30th June, by Rishi Sunak, outlined a roadmap called "Train-Retain-Reform".

Virtual care is the new strategy for healthcare innovation in the NHS

Professor Sultan Mahmud, Director of Healthcare at BT explores the latest virtual care NHS strategy, which BT is helping to deliver safely with the adoption of virtual wards.

NHS expands virtual wards to provide home hospital care for children

The NHS expands virtual wards enabling hospital-level care at home for thousands of children, announces Chief executive Amanda Pritchard.

Who is the European Health Union?

Sandra Gallina, Director General at Directorate-General Sante (DG SANTE), tells us the purpose of the European Health Union, formed in 2020, which sets out to provide a healthier tomorrow thanks to the actions of today.

The AI healthcare revolution: 4 insights into the future of patient care

The future of healthcare lies in the seamless integration of AI to empower professionals and revolutionise the way we approach healthcare delivery.

Heat pumps in healthcare are the catalysis for a net-zero NHS

Paul Burnett, MD and Co-Founder at Asset+, a Johnson Controls Company, explores how UK healthcare can benefit from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and the efficiency, sustainability, and financial gains of moving to heat pumps in healthcare.

NHS 75th anniversary: Staff celebrate amidst concerns about future

NHS staff across the South East are set to participate in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the service.

New high-tech greener surgery will ensure healthcare’s energy-efficiency future

Greener surgery practices must be integrated into healthcare systems now. Reducing costs and increasing efficiencies will become possible with new energy-efficient operating theatre technology from Jones AV.

Study finds children with disabilities commonly face medical discrimination

While medical discrimination has been proven to contribute to worse health outcomes, a study finds that disabled children may be frequent victims of this...

Baywater healthcare virtual ward solution

Baywater Healthcare walk us through their Virtual Ward solution, which has helped revolutionise healthcare for over 7,500 patients since 2020.

Emerging remote patient monitoring solutions virtually re-wiring the hospital ward of the future

Kelly Bevington, Digital Procurement Frameworks at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), explains remote patient monitoring solutions.

AI in the NHS: £21M investment revolutionises diagnoses and patient care

AI in the NHS: The UK's national health service is to deploy AI with £21M investment, accelerating diagnoses for cancers, strokes, and heart conditions, revolutionising patient care.

The government must prioritise child nutrition to combat the obesity epidemic

If we want to improve health, and reduce sweet and processed foods, we need to start with child nutrition and change the foods and drinks sold to infants and young children.

Social isolation linked to weaker male bone quality, mouse study finds

Researchers revealed that social isolation negatively impacts male bone health, as discovered in a recent study.

From virtual ward technology to stronger communities

Professor Rhys Thomas & Professor Kevin Doughty from Virtual Ward Technologies, detail their plan for community health support via cutting edge virtual ward technology.

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