A senior NHS anaesthetist fell asleep in an operating theatre during surgery, a medical tribunal heard. Thomas Herbst, a 61-year old consultant, nodded off moments after he had anaesthetised a patient ...

New Data Shows That NHS Hospital Buildings Are Deteriorating Again. Siva Anandaciva Considers Whether This Is A Political ...

Ultimately, the goal should be to achieve the life-saving benefits of AI, but without the data privacy trade-off. The NHS now ...

My trust has opened a brand new operating theatre complex. I’m pleasantly surprised by how much an updated environment and a fresh start have created new ways of working. It feels as though the new ...

Staff working in hospital operating theatres in Leeds are to be balloted for strike action as part of a dispute over back pay. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is in the process of moving some staff ...

Pedro Gomes and colleagues suggest a four day week could improve staff retention and absenteeism without compromising ...

A surgical robot is being underused because of a lack of operating theatres at a Devon hospital. North Devon District Hospital installed the robot in 2023 to perform a variety of surgeries including ...

Labour’s NHS recovery is on a knife edge and the health service needs a cash injection to increase capacity, surgeons warn ...

Around 800,000 single-use disposable theatre caps are consumed every year in Scottish hospitals. The new caps are made from cellulosic fibre which is derived from plant-based material. They offer a ...

The union Unison says it equates to about 17 entry level nurses' salaries for a year and it has called on the trust to pause ...