1+ week, 2+ day ago  (295+ words) Since April, cardiologists at King's College Hospital, London, have started to use a new form of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their decision-making when treating coronary artery disease. Developed by Abbott, Ultreon 3. 0 Software is both faster and more accurate during…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (250+ words) It is tempting to think of a compromised BMS as a facilities management problem rather than a "patient safety" one. That assumption is dangerous. Consider what an attacker could do with control of a hospital"s environmental systems. During a…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (900+ words) The 2025 Bond Solon Expert Witness survey suggests that 20% of expert witnesses use a form of AI in their reports and, as AI continues to develop, this number is expected to rise significantly in the coming years. However, there are several…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (940+ words) King Charles III took to parliament last week (13 May) for his annual speech. It was a chance to highlight the UK government's plans for the next parliamentary session, and 2026's speech announced 37 bills. Most crucially for doctors, these included the…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (448+ words) A three-year-old boy died at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow, on 20 November 2019. Sheriff Thomas Millar at Glasgow Sheriff Court concluded that the boy's death might realistically have been avoided had an abnormal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (329+ words) Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, complained to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman after her request for sterilisation was denied." At the time, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) did not routinely fund female sterilisation and cited the risk of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (761+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) is not in short supply in healthcare. Health systems are inundated with technology promising to revolutionise patient care, employee productivity and administration. From ambient scribes to sepsis prediction models, the pipeline of innovation is rich and expanding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (614+ words) Clinical trials have evolved: patients are no longer expected to do everything from a single site, on a fixed schedule, under tightly controlled conditions. Data is captured remotely, and devices move across borders. Trial activity is more often than not…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (279+ words) In healthcare, some of the most important conversations still happen in person, between conference sessions, over coffee, and through honest discussions between clinicians and industry professionals. Confusion around discretionary indemnity remains one of the most common concerns raised by clinicians....

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (314+ words) TMLEP, which provides independent medical expert evidence to support litigation, investigations, and complex healthcare matters, has rebranded and revamped its website as the business enters its second decade." The visual refresh is designed to reflect the significant growth and modernisation…...