Healthcare Equipment and Supplies
Already in the earliest stages of vitamin D supplement production, there is a story about how nature’s own processes are recreated on an industrial scale, something that also reflects why this nutrient is so essential for human health. By understanding how vitamin D is manufactured, it becomes clear how closely connected sunlight, chemistry, and the … Read more
Gut health, and how to improve it, is undoubtedly a hot topic today, and the subject of ongoing research. The relationship between the immune system, the presence of healthy bacteria in the gut and the use of probiotics to improve overall health, is a topic which generates much discussion. With the continuing rise in digestive … Read more
Deep Breeze Medical Diagnosis has developed a diagnostic imaging tool for respiratory diseases including asthma, pleural infusion and emphysema. The Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) system claims to be one of the first technologies to enable real-time visualisation of lungs throughout the breathing cycle. The system uses sensors placed on a patient’s back to record the … Read more
Caretek Medical has developed an innovative needle-free drug delivery device that is the size of a fountain pen and uses a spring mechanism to deliver drugs through the skin in a solid dosage form. The patented ImplaJect device is said to accurately deliver drugs through the skin into the underlying tissue where the drugs dissolve … Read more
Recent articles by Connolly1, Hamilton2 and Sussex3, published in HES, have been somewhat pessimistic about the impact that Payment by results (PbR) will have on the NHS and the suppliers of products and services’ Bob Dredge. By Bob Dredge, senior fellow in financial management, Keele University They imply that PbR will further destabilise the financial … Read more
Delegates at a recent Welch Allyn seminar heard about the trauma suffered by patients who become aware during surgery. Chris Pomfrett reports on a technology designed to improve the monitoring of awareness. By Dr Chris Pomfrett, lecturer in neurophysiology at the University of Manchester In around one in 500 procedures involving general anaesthesia, patients become … Read more
Progress towards a smarter NHS depends on the engagement of clinicians and, increasingly, the patients themselves’ Debjani Duncan. By Debjani Duncan, Healthcare Purchasing Consortium Clinical engagement is not a new concept for procurement but the ways in which it is achieved and the agenda it sets out to address now needs to change. The current … Read more
Collaboration’s working across trust boundaries, multiple agency initiatives, private sector partnership and patient involvement in procurement decision’s signals the way forward for public procurement in the health sector as a joined up, networked activity Christine Harland. By Professor Christine Harland is president of the Health Care Supplies Association This year’s Health Care Supplies Association conference … Read more
The aim of this report is to identify the memory management methods used by carers, professionals and memory aid users, and report their comments on their positive and negative features. Devices marked as memory aids and products in development are also listed with their features and functions. The information was compiled in tables to enable … Read more
This is an evaluation of the CDx SensoCard Plus blood glucose meter with the SensoCard test strip which is intended for home use for diabetics. The system, which uses non-wipe biosensor technology to measure glucose in capillary blood, has the ability to provide instructions and test results via synthesised speech for visually-impaired people with diabetes. … Read more