The move towards integrated care has been the defining policy in health and care over the past decade and will continue to gather pace with the development of integrated care systems (ICSs). The aim of integrated care is to improve people’s outcomes and experiences of care by bringing services together around people and communities. This means … Read More
We all spend a lot of time online don’t we? Whether shopping, working, on video calls or on social media, we are using our smartphones, laptops and connected devices more and more. That all means the creation and sharing of our data. The same goes for our healthcare and medical device businesses and organisations, not … Read More
We are proud to be associated with the Royal College of Podiatry’s (RCPod’s) 2021 Leadership Programme, Inspiring the future leaders in podiatry. This is a two-day course with additional evening seminars held over three months. Read here, where Joanne Casey, RCPod Podiatry Project Officer, who leads leads the programme, outlines how the first day went.
It is key for medical device manufacturers to understand how the new MDR affects the conduct of clinical investigations, the collection and collation of efficacy and effectiveness data, and clinical reporting. The impact on organisations and stakeholders alike is immense as the new regulations are reshaping the wound care research arena. See this article as … Read More
A new England-wide multi-professional framework has been published that sets out the knowledge and skills needed by all levels of the health and social care workforce to deliver high quality, consistent wound care across all settings, improving healing rates and patient outcomes. See this link for the Skills For Health announcement
Integrated care systems (ICSs) are partnerships that bring together providers and commissioners of NHS services across a geographical area with local authorities and other local partners to collectively plan health and care services to meet the needs of their population. The central aim of ICSs is to integrate care across different organisations and settings, joining … Read More
Will the Regulation changes affect how clinical investigations and product evaluations are conducted? Staying abreast of regulation changes Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council (MDR) will come into effect in May 2021. The new Regulation will introduce major changes to how medical device manufacturers obtain CE Marking and … Read More
As we pass the one-year anniversary of the start of lockdown in the United Kingdom, the good news is that the Covid-19 crisis is clearly receding. We need to start by simply understanding what has changed in the health of the population and to the state of our services. There will be the long-term health … Read More
A public health initiative by The King’s Fund and the Health Foundation. Since July 2020, in partnership with the Health Foundation, The King’s Fund has been exploring the role of directors of public health and other key stakeholders in the response to the biggest public health challenge for a generation. The aim of the research is to … Read More
A year of unforeseen obstacles that brought hardship and heartbreak, but one that also inspired stories of resilience, adaptability and reinvention. Healthcare Leadership has been an interesting focal point for us at Real Healthcare Solutions in 2020. A clear observation for me this year is that weak leadership has been exposed and there has certainly … Read More
