Adrian Murdoch

2 weeks ago | urldefense.com | Adrian Murdoch

An international coalition wants to double the proportion of eligible patients treated with CAR T-cell therapy by 2030. Only three out of ten people in Europe and two out of ten people in the US with certain rare, advanced blood cancers receive access to CAR T-cell therapy. An international coalition has launched CAR T Vision to unite stakeholders around the shared ambition that every eligible patient should have the opportunity for a cure with CAR T-cell therapy.

2 months ago | healthcaretoday.com | Adrian Murdoch

The inquiry into the activities and oversight of NHS Tayside neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel has launched and will be chaired by David Weir. The independent public inquiry investigating the activities and oversight of NHS Tayside neurosurgeon, Sam Eljamel has launched. Eljamel was employed by NHS Tayside from 1995 until 2014, rising to the post of head of neurosurgery at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

2 months ago | healthcaretoday.com | Adrian Murdoch

The Trust will no longer carry out overnight feeding by nasogastric tube after the death of a man in Wexham Park Hospital. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has changed how it cares for patients with feeding tubes after a 41-year-old man died while he was awaiting cancer surgery in 2023. In August 2023, Dilbuhr Pazir was diagnosed with T4 laryngeal cancer.

2 months ago | healthcaretoday.com | Adrian Murdoch

The country’s second-largest provider of private healthcare has acquired Acorn Occupational Health for £3.3 million. Spire Healthcare, the second-largest provider of private healthcare in Britain, is moving further into the occupational health space with the acquisition of Cheshire-based Acorn Occupational Health for £3.3 million.

2 months ago | healthcaretoday.com | Adrian Murdoch

Four new research projects have received £6.7 million funding to help dementia patients live independently as long as possible. Four new research projects backed by the government with £6.7 million funding will focus on developing technologies to help dementia patients manage memory loss, communication difficulties and cope better with everyday tasks.