Why managing NHS waiting lists is about safety, not just numbers

  • December 12, 2023
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Safely managing waiting lists has become an intricate balance for healthcare professionals as they strive to meet targets, and to also identify and act for all of those who are most-in-need, writes Dr Mark Ratnarajah, practising paediatrician and UK managing director for C2-Ai. NHS waiting lists have remained highly visible in the public eye, especially […]

New electric VW Transporter makes us yearn for an EV California campervan

  • December 12, 2023
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I’m going to shoot straight with you: I don’t fully understand Volkswagen’s commercial van lineup — it is dizzyingly complicated. Today, VW announced the next generation of its commercial Transporter family will introduce an all-electric option in panel van, Kombi (dual purpose), dropside, and Caravelle (passenger) layouts. This is all well and good, and it […]

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Carthera brings Series B round to £35m with additional £3.8m funding

  • December 12, 2023
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Carthera has announced an additional €4.5 million (£3.8 million) in funding to complement its Series B financing round, bringing the total raised to €42 million (£35 million). The financing will support Carthera in launching its first registrational trial using its SonoCloud technology in the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM). The study will be an international, […]

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£1.28m AI upgrade to radiology training facilities at University Hospitals of North Midlands – htn

  • December 12, 2023
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University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) has announced a £1.28 million AI upgrade to its radiology training facilities, thanks to funding from NHS England Midlands which aimed to support the development of a new training model at the Midlands Imaging Training Academy (MITA). By utilising a newly-installed XRNET high speed education network and electronics and […]

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust awards contract for patient portal – htn

  • December 12, 2023
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Following a call-off from a framework agreement, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a contract worth an estimated £865,000 to ICNH Ltd (trading as DrDoctor) for a patient portal. The procurement notice describes how Lewisham and Greenwich sought a trust-wide patient portal for patients under acute and community care, to allow patients to securely […]

BlackRock and China-led AIIB among backers of $800 million Asia-focused infrastructure fund

  • December 12, 2023
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Wind turbine blades rotate in the tidal flat in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, November 18, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Top global asset managers including BlackRock are among investors in an Asia-focused infrastructure private equity fund that raised $800 million, underscoring growing interest in the asset class amid market volatility. The Seraya […]

Porsche Macan EV finally arrives with 300+ miles WLTP range, track skills

  • December 11, 2023
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Porsche invited us out to Leipzig, Germany, all the way back in October to show off the Panamera Plug-in Hybrid and the new PPE-based Macan EV. We were kept on an incredibly short leash but learned a lot about the upcoming SUV, and paradoxically, we were left with almost as many questions as answers… Macan […]