Digitising the outpatient model
With outpatient capacity limited and demand on the NHS only growing, is it time to reconsider outpatient services and move to digital models of...
A new evaluation service for teams building digital health products
Harnessing technology to reduce inequality, influence positive social change, and solve complex public health problems is no easy task; but could Public Health England...
Children’s mental health funding not being used appropriately
New research by YoungMinds has revealed that funding for children’s mental health services are being diverted to other priorities
Back in 2015, an extra £1.4...
NHS staffing crisis: A critical exception to the immigration rules
Staffing shortages remain a pervasive challenge for the NHS, risking patient safety, care standards and the pursuit of innovation
UK immigration lawyer and guest contributor...
Local digital health projects in adult care awarded a share of £4.5m
The funding will enable the 16 organisations who provide adult social care services to roll out their local digital projects on a wider scale
The...
Sugar levels in UK soft drinks decrease in the wake of government tax
Researchers have discovered that UK drinks manufacturers have lowered the sugar levels in their drinks following the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL)
The Soft drink’s...
EFN: celebrating nurses and discussing the importance of digital healthcare
The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) met at the European Parliament to discuss the hard work achieved by nurses and the impact of...
Forced organ harvesting: “I said: ‘you are breaking the law,’ and he replied: ‘yes’...
Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Yanhua was arrested in 2001 and held for seven years in a prison in Northern China, where she was tortured....
CURE group: what is happening to demand for emergency care?
Could the NHS be driving surplus demand and by extension additional strain on services such as emergency care?
The pressures of patient demand on emergency...
WHO: “Cancer should not be a death sentence for anyone, anywhere”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined steps that could prevent seven million cancer-related deaths across the world
The guidelines spell out the need to...
XAG introduces drone disinfection operation to fight the coronavirus outbreak
Chinese tech company XAG has established a 5m-yuan fund to set up a drone disinfectant operation to curb the coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus has now...
The digital future of the healthcare industry
ID Medical has analysed data from the NHS Long Term Plan to reveal what the future of healthcare will look like
Almost every aspect of...
Forced Organ Harvesting: “I’m going to China, they’re shooting my donor”
Health Europa Quarterly speaks to bioethicist Professor Wendy Rogers about forced organ harvesting and the ethical responsibilities of physicians and academics
Professor Wendy Rogers is...
Forced Organ Harvesting: “One of the worst mass atrocities of this century”
Health Europa Quarterly investigates the horrific practice of forced organ harvesting in Chinese prisons
In 2019, HEQ was contacted by representatives for survivors of the persecution,...
Forced organ harvesting: “This is beyond understanding”
Professor Jacob Lavee, co-founder of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, tells Health Europa Quarterly about organ theft and forced transplantation in China
Professor Jacob Lavee...
It’s time (of the month): Free period products for all schools and colleges
The Department for Education launches a fully funded scheme to ensure free period products are available in all schools and colleges across England.
The scheme...
‘Dementia Moonshot’: New report highlights six areas of critical investment
Alzheimer’s Research UK has created an ambitious spending plan for the government’s ‘Dementia Moonshot’ funding pledge.
Dementia is the nation’s biggest killer and has quickly...
PELC introduces GP service for the homeless
The Partnership of East London Cooperatives (PELC) is working with Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a GP outreach service that offers health checks...
A spotlight on value-based healthcare with Jan-Philipp Beck
Creating high value for patients is the overarching goal of care delivery, but can the challenge of accomplishing value-based healthcare in the evolving health...
NHSX and interoperability in UK healthcare
Speaking at the HETT 2019 conference on technology in healthcare, Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSX, explained the need to integrate and scale technological innovation...