Revised national guidelines for the treatment of diabetes include stricter blood glucose targets. The guidelines were published by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) on 26 August.
Sherman Eagles of SoftwareCPR and GessNet discusses how medical devices on hospital networks could result in safety harm to patients if the devices are vulnerable to a cybersecurity attack.
The Scottish government recently announced that it plans to begin regulating private healthcare clinics that offer treatments such as Botox injections and teeth whitening.
Long-term health issues are a major concern in a nation with an ageing population: with 10 million people already aged over 65, and this number expected to virtually double by 2050. This need led to the creation of PAS 278.
Nanotechnology may not yet be a household word but it has been predicted that it will have a profound effect in medicine and in the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson's and cancer.
The UK Government has introduced legislation that could see dealers of legal highs face up to seven years in jail. This is part of the new focus on psychoactive drugs and the introduction of the Psychoactive Substances Bill, which will convict those discovered to be dealing or producing drugs.
When PAS 7000 launched in November 2014 businesses suddenly had access to a specification designed to increase supply chain visibility, boost manageability, and reduce waste along the supply chain as a whole.
Businesses should be aiming for best practice. This can be achieve through the ISO system of standardization and business process management (BPM). These are often implemented in isolation when they should be used in conjunction with one another.
Lean Six Sigma focuses on reducing waste and product variation from key processes. In a healthcare context this means processes are standardized to ensure work is streamlined and time-effective.
