The OTJ May 2023
In depth coverage of this month’s surgical and anaesthetic news.
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Digital Edition Highlights:
Reducing Mortality in Emergency Surgery: Focussing minds through a national clinical audit in the NHS
Vall dโHebron Achieves the First Fully Robotic Lung Transplant with a New Access Route
Majority of NHS Trusts Do Not Offer Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment, Study Finds
Handwashing During โnormal timesโ Can Reduce Burden of Respiratory Disease
The Surgical Education Checklist as a Tool to Improve Teaching Within the Operating Theatre
One-stage Hip Revisions Are as Good as 2-stage Surgery to Replace Infected Artificial Hips
Sciatica Surgery Pain Relief Benefits Short-lived
Meet Sharon, the Entry-level Decontamination Technician, with 20 Yearsโ Experience!
Competition: Win ONE of FOUR Sets of Common Anaesthetic Drugs Cards

Latest News
Vanguard Offers a Viewing of its New Mobile Operating Theatre and Insight into its Rapid Provision of Healthcare Spaces
Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, the UKโs leading provider of flexible clinical infrastructure, is hosting an information event for healthcare professionals which will offer a tour of one of its new mobile…
SIME Begins Clinical Trial Validating Point-of-care Device that Rapidly Predicts Neonatal Respiratory Disease at Birth in the NICU
The FAST 2 (Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy guided Surfactant Therapy) trial begins in 4 Danish University Hospitals to validate performance of innovative point-of-care (POC) device SIME Diagnostics, a pioneer in point-of-care…
Medical Malpractice
In claims against medical professionals the system remains under pressure and our general prediction is that everything will take longer and claims will cost more to resolve. The Fixed Recoverable…
Ten Years After the Francis Inquiry Report: Will we ever learn?
Have lessons been learned in the decade since the Francis Report explored major failures of care at Stafford Hospital that led to unnecessary patient deaths. It is 10 years since…
New Strategy to Boost NHS Access to Innovative Medical Technology
The medical technology strategy will ensure patients can access safe, effective and innovative equipment and medical devices. Patients across the UK are set to benefit from access to safe, effective…
Latest Study Days
9th Annual FPC Conference: The Role of the Extended Surgical Team in the Digital World
7 October 2023 Birmingham The programme of esteemed speakers will bring together aspects of surgical patient care in the digital era, explore professional development and consider the importance of self-care.…
Virtual Seminarย - Understanding and Improving Everyday Work in Healthcare
16th May 202314.00 – 17.30 BSTDuring this seminar we will be joined by Dr Steven Shorrock, Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors specialist, Dr Lauren Morgan, chartered Human Factors specialist and…
Theatres & Decontamination Conference 2023
18 May 2023 CBS Arena Coventry Conference Website
AAAHP 7th National Conference
13 – 15 October 2023 Sydney, Australia Origins Come and join your NSW colleagues, who are hosting this yearโs National Conference, at the origins of their profession in Sydney NSW.…
Featured Article
Sam Parry Joins Bender UK as the Key Accounts and Clinical Sales Manager
After three and a half years of working in healthcare sales for Europe, Sam was keen to return to Bender UK to support the substantial growth within the UK healthcare sector. In his new role, Sam will be working closely with valued partners to supply the latest operating room technology to NHS and private hospitals...
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Biolitec Laser System LEONARDO DUAL Performs Very Well with Radial FiLaC Laser Fibre in Acne Inversa and Sinus Pilonidalis
biolitec at the 140th German Surgical Congress (DCK) in Munich from April 26 – 28, 2023 at booth FEG08 โ First pilot study for Acne inversa identifies FiLaC as alternative โ FiLaC fiber for Sinus pilonidalis: Study from China 100% healing rate โ biolitec laser system LEONARDO DUAL with two combinable wavelengths and radial laser...
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Surgical Holdings Welcomes Publication of โGreen Theatre Checklistโ to Reduce Carbon Footprint of surgery
Surgical Holdings has welcomed the publication of the Green Theatre Checklist ahead of their attendance at the Operating Theatres Conference in Manchester. The compendium โ produced by the Royal Surgical Collegesโ โ intends to support members of the surgical team to apply the principles of sustainable quality improvement in healthcare. It includes a set of...