A former school nurse has successfully challenged a fitness-to-practise (FtP) case against her, after she was hounded out of her job by colleagues as part of a “witch hunt” against her. Laura Hindle was suspended from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register in 2024, after having been reported six years prior by four nurses she line managed while working at the health centre of the private boarding school Stonyhurst College in Lancashire. “Their collective grievance, though copied to the NMC, was not truly motivated by a concern to protect the public interest” Alan Bates After a lengthy appeal process,…
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World Cancer Day, February 4th, is a timely reminder of the important role healthcare innovations play in saving lives and improving patient outcomes. Advances in technology, treatment and patient-centered care are also driving growth in the global healthcare industry. Recent forecasts show that (1) the healthcare services market is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) when it reaches $10.91 trillion by 2028 from $8.34 trillion in 2023.Innovation is evident in healthcare delivery. This is the most prominent feature of the health industry. For example, telehealth platforms allow remote consultation and real-time patient monitoring, helping to integrate…
The recommendation that the State Police Chief (SPC) requires a police verification certificate to home nurses appointed through agencies across the state, has stagnated for the past two years.The government was unable to implement this recommendation, mainly due to differences between the labor and local autonomy sectors. It has been more than a year since the secretary's home transferred the files to the local municipal office for lawsuits. However, it has been learned that the department biased responsibility by saying that the labor department should handle it.In February 2023, the SPC recommended the government a police verification certificate required for…
The British Medical Association (BMA) has accepted government proposals to add general practice nurses (GPNs) to the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS). It follows two months of negotiations between the union and the Department of Health and Social Care on the 2025-26 GP contract. “This restriction doesn’t apply to other clinicians under the ARRS and it is not clear why nurses are being treated differently” Crystal Oldman The government vowed last year to remove the “red tape” in general practice and make funding available to employ hundreds more practice nurses. It said it would do this by making further funding…
The UK Government must change the way it funds general practices in England to ensure nurses get fair pay, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged. A new survey of general practice nursing staff in England by the union suggested that three in 10 did not receive a pay rise in the last year, despite additional funds from the government. “The government must now change the funding model for general practice and ringfence money for staff” Patricia Marquis The RCN has now said that money must be ringfenced for general practice nurse pay which, at a “minimum”, reflects NHS…
Warsaw, Indiana, February 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -ZimmerBiomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and Six: ZBH) announced today that members of the Zimmer Biomet Management team will be making an announcement at the 27th Barclays Healthcare Conference. Thursday, March 13th, 2025in 9:30am. The live webcast of the presentation can be accessed from Zimmer Biomet's Investor Relations website https://investor.zimmerbiomet.com. The webcast is archived for replays following the meeting. About Zimmer Biomet Zimmer Biomet is a global health technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. Transform patient experiences seamlessly through a suite of digital and robotic technologies integrated with…
Alexander Podgornyy, CEO @IT Medical and Software Development Company specialize in custom AI-powered solutions for the medical sector. Getty In 2024, the healthcare industry investigated a variety of AI use cases, improving care, streamlining management workflows, and increasing efficiency. As the dust has begun to settle, healthcare organizations are focusing on getting real value from AI in 2025. Although AI hype persists, managers are now focused on ensuring a clear return on investment (ROI). They prioritize technologies that offer immediate benefits and refrain from anything that is not fully developed. As the managing director and founder of IT Medical, I…
A nurse director in the North of England has helped launch a new nursing division at the UK’s leading chamber of clinical expert witnesses. For the last two months, Dawn Murray, divisional nurse director at Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been leading on the creation of a new nursing division at McCollum Consultants. “I think that my aim, ultimately, is to build a really strong network of nursing experts” Dawn Murray The organisation hosts a network of clinical expert witnesses, providing authoritative medico-legal reports to the public and private sectors. Medico-legal work is the application of medical knowledge to…
Please listen to the article 4 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving briefs: Salesforce, a cloud-based software company, deploys a library of pre-built artificial intelligence tools to enable providers, payers and other healthcare companies to apply digital labor to time-consuming tasks. Salesforce's “Health for Health” relies on Agent AI. Unlike older AI assistants, this can be operated relatively autonomously. This product includes patient access and service features, including answering questions and verifying patient eligibility with insurance companies. Public health capabilities, including helping organizations monitor spread of infection. Clinical capabilities to…
Please listen to the article 6 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving briefs: The private public partnership, formed to create standards for the adoption of artificial intelligence in healthcare, is launching a new registry for hospitals and developers to access and share information about AI tools. The hub, known as the Model Card Registry, was announced on Friday by Health AI (CHAI) and group health system members, including Providence, Cleveland Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. The goal of the registry is to make it easier for healthcare companies to assess and…