Healthcare Equipment and Supplies
Direct digital radiography (DDR) systems are replacing film/screen radiography for general radiographic examinations in many hospitals and its use is likely to rapidly increase with the national programme for the installation of picture and archiving systems (PACS) across the NHS, scheduled for completion in 2007. This report summarises evaluation data on a range of digital … Read more
maging system in order to improve the visualisation of patient data for doctors, surgeons, pathologists and research scientists. The Imaris 3D system incorporates features that allow time-based visualisation of images, the creation of 3D or multi-channel images, or the production of animation movies. One feature, for instance, can be used to monitor temporal changes in … Read more
Kimberly-Clarke has announced the launch of its Patient Warming System that improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare-associated infections across a range of surgical procedures. The new system allows anaesthetists and surgeons to precisely manage patient temperatures during complex, lengthy surgeries. The system is a stand alone unit that circulates water at a precise temperature through … Read more
Douglas Clarkson looks at the use of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and how it compares with other forms of treatment for the effective management of glaucoma. By Douglas Clarkson, development and quality manager at Walsgrave Hospital The pressure within the eye is a fine balance between values that are sufficiently high to maintain the rigidity … Read more
The move to standardise clinical costs across the health service through Payment by Results is likely to run into problems because of continuing inaccuracies in costing clinical activities Dr Colin Connolly. By Dr Colin Connolly, principal of Connolly Research Organisation. Payment by Results (PbR) is a natural progression of a whole series of reforms in … Read more
In the August issue, HES questioned if trusts were procuring appropriate bariatric equipment. Providing appropriate care for these patients is complex and can only be done well by taking a holistic approach to patient care. Anita Rush. By Anita Rush is clinical nurse specialist in bariatrics for Berkshire Community Equipment Services Bariatric management is a … Read more
As health economics gains ground as a tool for decision-making in the NHS, Marc Sansom talks to Jon Sussex about the impact of Payment by Results on the procurement of medical equipment. By Marc Sansom, editor of HES In this pragmatic and secular age, the UK may no longer be a global vanguard of intellectual … Read more
Clinicians need to relinquish insistence on professional autonomy and allow the standardisation of healthcare technology and equipment in the interests of patient safety, Dr George Findlay. By Dr George Findlay At a recent meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Patient Safety discussion focussed on improving patient safety through improvements in the process of healthcare … Read more
Howard Stoate MP: I was delighted to chair this meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Patient Safety on such an important subject. By Dr Howard Stoate MP Patient safety is higher up the political and media agenda than it has ever been. Not a week goes by without a new issue emerging in Westminster … Read more
The SenseWear Pro2 Armband, a device designed to collect information about an individual’s physical activity and relative energy expenditure, is now being marketed in the UK by APC Cardiovascular. Weighing only 80 grams, the armband evaluates energy expenditure using proprietary algorithms. In conjunction with body measurements such as sex, height, age and weight, high precision … Read more