Adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure September 2020 | By Alex Warren, Nicola Symes, and Alain Vuylsteke Acute respiratory failure (ARF) describes a clinical syndrome of acutely failing lungs and includes ‘acute respiratory distress syndrome’ (ARDS). It is a common cause of […]
Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke: challenges and opportunities November 2019 | By Gary A Ford, Martin James, and Phil White Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is a breakthrough in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) caused by a large artery occlusion (LAO), and has been shown […]
The NHS must meet the challenges of improving epilepsy care November 2019 | By Tony Marson and Pete Dixon The NHS is struggling to provide integrated care for epilepsy, with emergency care being left to pick up the pieces at an unsustainable cost; between […]
Using public procurement to improve specialised healthcare services November 2019 | By Neli Garbuzanova Those of us working in the NHS are all too aware of the need to provide quality services within stretched budgets. As public servants, the […]
How to use Business Intelligence in Specialised Commissioning to improve patient outcomes May 2019 | By Ceri Townley and Ayub Bhayat Specialised commissioning has grown at a faster pace than the core services commissioned by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). In the last four years alone, the […]
Mechanical thrombectomy: a breakthrough in acute stroke treatment November 2018 | By Dipankar Dutta Dipankar Dutta explains why NHS England specialised commissioning teams will be routinely funding and commissioning mechanical thrombectomy and what this might mean for patients and service provision
