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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

A senior doctor who left a patient on an operating table in the middle of surgery to have sex with a nurse in an adjoining theatre has been cleared to resume his medical career. Consultant ...

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 ...

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 ...