NHS England has shared a case study on digital preoperative assessment (POA) triage at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, reporting key takeaways including a waitlist reduction of 17,003 patients and an 8 percent improvement in theatre utilisation. Building upon increased demand for POA in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and identified shortcomings […]
Climate activists protest outside the Shell annual general meeting at the ExCel center in London, U.K., on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The protests come as Shell faces a shareholder vote on a measure to increase its climate ambitions following a year of record profits at the company. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — […]
By Daniel Johnston MRes, RN, Sr Clinical Workflow Specialist & UK NHS Clinical Safety Officer Why we need connected care systems Clinicians in every section of the health sector are working as hard as they possibly can after the recent pandemic. With budgetary pressures and widespread staff shortages adding to an already challenging situation, it’s […]
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has released new free guidance around controlling a bleed in an emergency situation, including how and when to apply a tourniquet. The “Get Wise to using a tourniquet: A guide to Haemorrhage Control Pathway” document provides first aiders with simple step-by-step instructions to enable them to quickly administer the […]
Kocho, a food produced using enset, served with honey and red pepper sauce. Mwayout | Istock | Getty Images Earlier this year, shoppers in the U.K. faced a shortage of fresh fruit and vegetables, with some of the country’s grocery stores rationing produce like tomatoes, lettuce and peppers. The reasons behind the scarcity of ingredients […]
A new AI model for diagnosing sleep apnea has been developed by a research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. The deep learning model analyses cephalograms, focusing on the tongue and its surrounding structures, which are highly associated with sleep apnea. Based on a press statement, the model was developed using head and neck […]
Engineering and IT researchers from Monash University have combined nanotechnology and AI to create wearable technology for remote health monitoring. They came up with an ultra-thin wearable patch that is worn on the neck to measure speech, neck movement and touch, as well as breathing and heart rates. It does this using a frequency/amplitude-based neural network […]
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Tesla (TSLA) shareholders are showing overwhelming support for Elon Musk in a reelection vote despite the recent controversies after buying Twitter. Many Tesla shareholders have been unhappy with Musk since he acquired Twitter. There were many different reasons for it. Putting aside all the political and ideological stuff that he said on Twitter that has […]
Volvo Trucks and Chivas Brothers are launching a two-year pilot program that will see Scotland’s first electric semi truck transporting the country’s largest export – Scotch whisky. Scotch whisky giant Chivas Brothers will be piloting a Volvo FM Electric 6×2 tractor unit that will pull a tri-axle box van trailer and operate at up to […]
