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Unique Approach Key to Delivering Additional Operating Theatre Capacity

Greater Manchester and Sectra Sign Deal to Kick-start One of the Largest Diagnostic Imaging Initiatives in the NHS

NHS Supply Chain Supports Innovation in Surgical Techniques with Launch of New Robotics Framework

One Third of Surgeons and Nurses Experience Harmful Allergic Reactions in the Operating Theatre

FDA Issues Final Guidance for Certain Labelling Recommendations for Breast Implants

Especially Important for Older Men to Stay Hydrated

COVID-19:

• Report: Protecting Surgery Through a Second Wave
• Growing Cancer Wait Times Rquires Urgent Effort as We Face Second Wave
• NBT Doctor Leads Study on Risks of COVID-19 Being Spread by Aerosol Generating Procedures
• Investigation into how Government Increased the Number of Ventilators Available to the NHS in Response to COVID-19
• New Statistics Show NHS Staff Sickness Absence for Coronavirus-related Reasons

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Nitrate Supplementation Could Help Breathing and Lung Clearance in the Elderly

Bowel Cancer, Urology and Plastic Surgeons at NNUH Join Forces to Perform Complex Robotic Pelvic Operation

Why Marathon Transplant is a Milestone Moment

New Molecule to Repair and Restore Brain and Spinal Cord Function

Anaesthesia Heritage Centre

Hospital Reviewing Security after Unauthorised Person Gets into an Operating Theatre

COVID-19:

• Getting Back to the 'New Normal' with 100 Surgical Day Cases at Scarborough
• New Studies Reinforce Evidence that Corticosteroids Improve Survival Rates Among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
• Unprecedented National Effort by UK Immunologists to Search for Answers on COVID-19
• Social Distancing Decreased Paediatric Respiratory Tract Infections in Finland

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Why Urgent Healthcare Providers Play a Vital Role in Establishing Local, Integrated Care

UK-first Innovation Could Save Lives of Dialysis Patients

Life-saving Surgery Carried Out During the Pandemic as Hospitals Work Together

New Research into Productivity Could Allow Surgeons to Perform an Extra 53 Operations a Year

Social Media Cheers Hard-working Orderly

COVID-19:

• COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Arranging Planned Care in Hospitals and Diagnostic Services
• PPE Experts Ensure NHS Wales' Equipment is Fit for Purpose
• Why Testing Blood Thickness Could Be an Important Step in COVID-19 Treatment
• Women Clinicians Report Significant Difficulties with Coronavirus PPE:
  "Apparently masks for smaller faces don't exist!"
• Brits Were Less Likely than French or Italians to Follow Lockdown Guidelines
• Health Hero for ODP Who "Transformed" Operating Theatres During COVID Pandemic

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Consultation on the Standards of Profiency for all Professions on the HCPC Register

Ancient Surgical Technique Could Have a New Role in Modern Knee Replacement

Sheffield Teacher's Jaw Reconstructed Successfully Using Her Fibula after Rare Tumour Removed

Inspiring Healthcare Lecturers Volunteer with Local NHS Trusts

Local Nurse Shares Her Incredible Story to Mark 72 Years of the NHS

COVID-19:

• Global Collaboration Establishes Wales' National COVID-19 Testing Laboratory
• MOD Funds Predictive Sepsis Test for Coronavirus Patients
• Consent to Treatment, while COVID-19 Present in Society
• Coronavirus: Blood Clots Targeted in Treatment Trial
• Singapore Designs Shield to Protect COVID-19 Healthcare Workers
• Portsmouth Royal Naval Veteran and NHS Worker Returns Home after 10 Weeks in Hospital with COVID-19

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National ODP Day: We have a chat with Laura Mitchell about the profession

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Is a Safe Treatment

'Pain Switch' Could Lead to a New Generation of Anaesthetics

New Nursing Apprenticeships Are to be Offered in Cornwall

Meet Operating Department Practitioners Matt and Tom

COVID-19:

• New Blood Test for Coronavirus
• Medical Device Industry:
  Are you ready post pandemic healthcare?
• Over One Third of Anaesthetists Have Low Confidence in Preparedness for Restoring Non-COVID-19 NHS Services
• Operating Department Practitioners: The unsung heroes of the COVID-19 crisis
• Coronavirus: NHS Trust bosses not consulted over new face mask rules
• Cancer Backlog Requires an Emergency National Response Similar to the Pandemic

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