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Supporting the health sector with estates challenges

Five frameworks are launched to support public sector with mission zero and compliance challenges

CQC postpones rollout of new assessment approach

Regulatory shake-up put on hold as NHS crisis deepens

Passive or active delivery devices in diabetes administration?

New evidence on the balance between healthcare worker safety and patient wellbeing

Comment: Data Saves Lives - how the Government's new digital strategy will impact the healthcare sector

Joost Bruggeman (pictured below), chief executive and co-founder of medical messenger app, Siilo, discusses the Government’s forthcoming Data Saves...

Settlement reached in court battle over hospital construction defects

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Lendlease agree out-of-court settlement over problems with the £95m emergency care hospital project

Scanning for safety - the rise of RFID in healthcare

Exploring how RFID technology is supporting hospitals to improve patient outcomes and drive efficiencies

Medical devices: What is a technical file and what should it contain?

Catarina Carrão, a freelance medical writer on Kolabtree, provides an overview of what a medical device technical file is and what it should contain

No dust allowed: when containment equipment is a must

AMI Environmental, a health and safety service firm, explains why it has chosen Hepacart as its go-to partner in controlling construction-related dust

Scottish health boards ban smoking on hospital sites

New laws make smoking within 15m of hospital buildings an offence

Three quarters of MedTech companies struggle with interoperability

74% of medical technology companies struggle with data compliance while 35% say scarcity of professionals skilled in data interoperability is one o...

Six easy ways to safeguard patient data

With cyber security breaches increasingly being reported in the healthcare sector since the onset of COVID-19, Ben Bulpett from SailPoint discusses...

The health sector must learn from <i>The Ockenden Report</i>

The health sector must learn from The Ockenden Report

Good leadership, better data, and a safety culture vital to prevent further harm, says industry leader following publication of damning report into...

Comment: The new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation – challenging times ahead

By Brian Moan, director of solutions delivery Europe; and Norm Rabin, director of solutions delivery at Maetrics

Comment: Advertising and promotion of medical devices in the EU

Vincenzo Salvatore (pictured below right), head of the healthcare and life sciences focus team at BonelliErede, and colleague, associate, Giuseppe...

The Medical Device Regulation – why it pays to act quickly

Peter Rose, managing director for Europe at Maetrics, explains how to become a European Medical Device Regulation compliance pioneer and outlines t...