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The health sector must learn from <i>The Ockenden Report</i>

The health sector must learn from The Ockenden Report

Good leadership, better data, and a safety culture vital to prevent further harm, says industry leader following publication of damning report into...

Comment: Advertising and promotion of medical devices in the EU

Vincenzo Salvatore (pictured below right), head of the healthcare and life sciences focus team at BonelliErede, and colleague, associate, Giuseppe...

Health and Social Care Bill 2022 is passed

Legislation will underpin the long-term recovery of health and care services, but 'fails to recognise' the role technology can play in the revival,...

Comment: Data Saves Lives - how the Government's new digital strategy will impact the healthcare sector

Joost Bruggeman (pictured below), chief executive and co-founder of medical messenger app, Siilo, discusses the Government’s forthcoming <i>Data Sa...

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry to resume this week

Probe looks to learn lessons from health and safety issues which delayed the opening of flagship new children's hospital

Strike averted at Great Ormond Street Hospital agrees to new staff contracts

Hundreds of cleaners given full NHS contracts amid threat of legal action as security guards continue their fight

Medical devices: What is a technical file and what should it contain?

Catarina Carrão, a freelance medical writer on Kolabtree, provides an overview of what a medical device technical file is and what it should contain

No dust allowed: when containment equipment is a must

AMI Environmental, a health and safety service firm, explains why it has chosen Hepacart as its go-to partner in controlling construction-related dust

NHS trusts urged to improve cyber security in light of Ukraine attacks

NHS England calls for trusts to ensure IT systems are 'patched and protected' amid fears Russian conflict could spark cyber attacks

The challenges of cyber security in healthcare

We speak to Peter Moorhead, head of security pre-sales at Telefónica Tech UK and Ireland, about the reasons the healthcare industry is so vulnerabl...

Six easy ways to safeguard patient data

With cyber security breaches increasingly being reported in the healthcare sector since the onset of COVID-19, Ben Bulpett from SailPoint discusses...

The ongoing challenge of cyber security in healthcare

Peter Moorhead, head of security pre-sales at Telefónica Tech UK and Ireland, looks at how the COVID pandemic has escalated the threat of cyber att...

Comment: The new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation – challenging times ahead

By Brian Moan, director of solutions delivery Europe; and Norm Rabin, director of solutions delivery at Maetrics

15 medtech companies given green light to sell to NHS in effort to address COVID-19 pressures

Exceptional use authorisations cover 18 vital medical devices as Omicron continues to impact services

The Medical Device Regulation – why it pays to act quickly

Peter Rose, managing director for Europe at Maetrics, explains how to become a European Medical Device Regulation compliance pioneer and outlines t...