BP3, a market leader in designing and delivering business process automation programs, has helped St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (STHK) save the equivalent of over 350 workdays across its Employment Services department with the implementation of automated bots, logging and error handling. Like many other NHS organisations across the UK, STHK faces pressure to continue to…

Pioneering use of digital clinical noting has enabled University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust’s busy paediatric Emergency Department (ED) at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) to reduce reliance on paper forms. The new electronic processes, powered by System C’s CareFlow Clinical Noting, have halved the time it takes to triage patients, ensuring care is directed…

UK charity The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK today launched a hard-hitting campaign calling on government to provide much-needed NHS services for people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and related conditions called hypermobility spectrum disorders.   The #EnoughlsEnough campaign highlights the desperate situation for people in the UK affected by the most common types of these connective tissue disorders….

People in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have been urged to check their individual risk of type 2 diabetes as part of a prevention campaign. Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week is a joint effort from NHS England and the Diabetes UK charity, which takes place this week (22-28 May 2023). The campaign aims to raise awareness of type 2 diabetes and how to avoid it, encouraging local people to…

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 right treatment in the event of…

A study from Eden Care revealed that 41% of care workers had a below-average score for self-esteem, 29% of employees had a below-average score for self-regard, and 26% of employees had a below-average score for self-criticism. Recently mental health and stress awareness has been particularly prevalent within the healthcare industry. Organisations need to continue to prioritise how they can…

Admiral Nurses, who look after dementia patients at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s two acute hospitals, say this type of person centred care is essential. Tracey Bowman, an Admiral Nurse at the West Cumberland Hospital, issued some advice during Dementia Action (Awareness) Week which runs until May 21. Tracey said: “Person centred care is very important for people with…

A new NHS website for Humber and North Yorkshire will help people find the right support if they are struggling with mental health issues. Let’s Get Better provides people with a range of resources that are relevant to where they live, and signposts to national organisations that can offer further advice and support. According to MIND, approximately one in four people in England will experience a…

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, affecting over 42,000 people every year. Despite its prevalence, there is still a lack of awareness about the disease, with many people failing to recognize the signs or taking action when they do. Stephen, from Bedfordshire, received a bowel screening kit through the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, but he did not complete it straight…

Staff in GP practices across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have completed Deaf Awareness Training to help improve access to healthcare for the D/deaf community. D/deaf” is a commonly used term to capture both people who are born Deaf and those who become deaf after they are born. Delivered to non-clinical staff working in GP practices, the training provided examples of barriers and…