The Operating Theatre Journal

The Leading Independent Digital Journal For ALL Operating Theatre Staff

Sanitary Medical Disposal Services Association (SMDSA)

The Sanitary Medical Disposal Services Association is a Trade Association, formed in 1993 to maintain high standards within the sanitary, medical and clinical wastes’ management industry.

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Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Screening with Seated Mammography

Breast cancer screening is evolving with the introduction of seated mammography, an innovate approach to enhance accessibility and comfort for mammograms, particularly benefiting women with disabilities. Recent research by the…

Hospital Inspectors Probe Nottingham NHS Trust over Three Baby Deaths

Hospital inspectors are investigating an NHS trust over the deaths of three babies. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust could be prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) over the…

Eitan Medical Launches Award Winning Infusion Management Platform Eitan Insights (TM)

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1 in 5 UK Healthcare Employees Would Call in Sick Before Sharing Fertility Struggles with Employers, New Study Shows

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Mental Health Transparency at Work Is on the Rise According to Nuffield Health’s 2023 Healthier Nation Index

35% said they called in sick, due to poor mental health but gave another reason*, compared to 39% from previous 2022 Healthier Nation Index Over 1 in 4…

Global Peri-Operative Medicine: Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical CareConference - What’s New?

14-15 March 2024 America Square, London

ebme Expo 2024

26 – 27 June 2024 Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry The EBME Expo is an independent educational event bringing together healthcare professionals who are responsible for the management of medical…

Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2023

13 December 2023 09:00 – 17:30 (GMT) Great Hall, University of Birmingham • GB The inaugural Green Surgery Conference being held on the University of Birmingham campus in the Great…

Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) Board Meeting

Thursday 13 June 2024 in Yeovil Join us at a Board meeting near you Our Board is set to hold public meetings across England. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)…

Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) Board Meeting

Thursday 11 April 2024 in Shefford Join us at a Board meeting near you Our Board is set to hold public meetings across England. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)…

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The Operating Theatre Journal, OTJ, is published monthly and distributed to every hospital operating theatre department in the UK. The distribution includes both the National Health Service and the Private Sector.

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Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Screening with Seated Mammography

Hospital Inspectors Probe Nottingham NHS Trust over Three Baby Deaths

Eitan Medical Launches Award Winning Infusion Management Platform Eitan Insights (TM)

1 in 5 UK Healthcare Employees Would Call in Sick Before Sharing Fertility Struggles with Employers, New Study Shows

Mental Health Transparency at Work Is on the Rise According to Nuffield Health’s 2023 Healthier Nation Index

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Global Peri-Operative Medicine: Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical CareConference - What’s New?

ebme Expo 2024

Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2023

Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) Board Meeting

Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) Board Meeting