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BT has signed a deal with NHS Blood and Transplant to help improve the level of service for donors
BT is partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant, the NHS organisation that looks after blood donation in England and transplant services across the UK, to provide a technology and communications solution for England’s NHS blood donor network.
NHS Blood and Transplant currently has 50 mobile teams in England that collect blood donations in local communities as well at 23 fixed donation centres. BT will be connecting NHS Blood and Transplant’s fixed and mobile sites using BT’s EE 4G network, allowing teams to digitally manage blood donor and blood collection information when the mobile teams travel to different locations across the country as well as in the fixed blood donation sites.
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Nearly 30,000 people across the country with Type 1 diabetes have received life-changing diabetes monitors through the NHS Long Term Plan. The innovative device, which is the size of a £2 coin and worn on the arm, means people with Type 1 do not have to carry out multiple painful finger-prick checks to monitor their blood sugar levels.
Instead, people with the condition can monitor their blood sugar levels in a much more convenient way, making it easier for people to manage their blood sugar levels. People with Type 1 diabetes who have low blood sugar levels are at risk of hypoglycaemia, which can involve seizures and a loss of consciousness.
Those with high blood sugar levels can be at risk of serious long term health conditions, such as blindness and heart problems if left untreated.
Read more: NHS Long Term Plan gives thousands of life changing diabetes monitors
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Over 2,400 medical device manufacturers from around the world have signed up to use the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN), the de facto global standard for identifying the world’s millions of medical devices, since April 2019.
The GMDN is now used by over 5,200 registered member organisations around the world, which is an increase of 86%, in just 5 months.
The surge in use follows its introduction of a new free membership on 1 April 2019, which has seen a huge uptake from manufacturers. This allows them access to the core data, while the existing membership charges remain for manufacturers needing the time-saving and value-added services provided by the GMDN Agency.
Read more: Over 2,400 medical device manufacturers sign up for GMDN
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New hospital building programme to ensure the NHS’s hospital estate supports the provision of world-class healthcare services for patients.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has launched the largest hospital building programme in a generation as part of a new Health Infrastructure Plan due to be published on Monday 30 September.
The plan’s new, strategic approach will ensure the health service will have world-class facilities for patients and staff for the long term.
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The chief executive of the NHS in England has called on all social media firms to crack down on potentially harmful material after two of the biggest sites confirm they plan to act on health service demands for action.
Facebook and Instagram have announced that they will remove posts promoting ‘miracle’ cures and get-slim-quick products, which are known to have limited benefits with possible damaging side-effects.
The move follows a series of requests from health service chiefs including NHS chief executive Simon Stevens to act responsibly and protect users from content that could cause physical or mental harm.
Read more: Social media sites act on NHS call for greater online protection
