Helena Beer

Education programmes for atrial fibrillation management can increase HCP adherence to guidelines and improve patient safety, trial suggests.

A ‘major crackdown’ on waste in the NHS has been announced, aiming to save millions of pounds a year and champion reuse and recycling.

A local treatment route for severe asthma biologics in Brighton, UK, is bringing significant benefits to patients, staff and the wider NHS. Eight months on from the launch of this new service, Dr Harpreet Ranu discusses its positive impact on accessibility of care, improved patient outcomes and cost savings, as well as looking to the future of the service.

With another successful ESC Congress under its belt, the European Society of Cardiology’s new president Professor Thomas Lüscher speaks to Helen Quinn about the current challenges and opportunities in European cardiology, his highlights from the congress and his thoughts on the future of cardiovascular care.

The use of low frequency ventilation (LFV) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for patients undergoing valvular surgery is feasible and safe, a new study has concluded.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s new ‘landmark’ blueprint is shining a light on what can be done to improve the provision of child health services both on the frontline and with support from the Government. Saša Janković investigates.

Moving medical supplies via drone was once a farfetched idea, but there are now multiple projects working to make it a reality. Kathy Oxtoby considers five case studies from the UK and the Netherlands to determine the benefits for clinicians, patients and healthcare systems, as well as the remaining challenges and future potential of drone transportation within the healthcare landscape.

The effect of climate change on public health is becoming increasingly evident, and the need to act is perhaps more urgent than ever. But it’s not just global governments at the COP summits who can influence sustainable change. As the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s GreenED initiative highlights, all hospital staff can play their part. Katherine Price investigates.

The remanufacturing of single-use medical devices has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from health systems, and while there are impressive examples of best practice, there is still a long way to go across much of Europe. Here, Bob Unwin and Josselin Duchateau share an overview of remanufacturing and describe how the practice works at Stepping Hill Hospital, part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, UK, and efforts to get programmes started in France.

With training for gastroenterologists varying greatly across Europe, Drs Sophie Schlosser-Hupf and Jonas Staudacher discuss United European Gastroenterology‘s efforts to encourage collaboration and consensus and ensure high-quality care reaches all patients across the continent.