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CONTENTS VOLUME 21 ISSUE 1 REGULARS


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THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL FEATURES 15 Tackling the barriers to reducing SSIs


The ‘OneTogether’ conference was recently held at Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham and was a welcome return to face-to-face education for delegates, offering an insight into surgical site infection improvement strategies. Kate Woodhead RGN DMS provides an overview of the key highlights.


19 Theatres: working smarter not harder


How can theatres work smarter, not harder? The Operating Theatres show recently brought together healthcare leaders and clinicians to discuss how productivity and efficiency can be improved, in an effort to tackle the unprecedented backlog.


27 Spotlight on the future of surgery


The first ever Future Surgery event to take place in-person saw thousands of clinicians uniting at ExCeL London. Over the two days, exhibitors shared insights and training, enabling the entire perioperative team to reflect, and learn how technology and new ways of working are revolutionising patient care and outcomes.


32 Challenges of delivering sustainable solutions


Dan Sullivan points out that reliance on disposable PPE has been exacerbated by COVID-19, but says it is symptomatic of a deeper misperception of sustainable options.


37 UK HealthTech pioneers reunite at Arab Health


The UK Pavilion is heading back to Arab Health in January 2022. The show – one of the world’s leading platforms for international trade in the healthcare sector – represents a huge opportunity for UK healthcare manufacturers and providers to showcase the very best of talent and innovation to a global audience. This month, CSJ spoke to ABHI’s managing director, International, Paul Benton, about the array of technologies, services and surgical simulations being showcased on the ABHI UK Pavilion.


42 Manchester hubs: moving health to the high street


Work underway in Manchester shows how intertwined technological and economic revolutions can be harnessed to create a health revolution in which streamlined care is brought closer to the UK’s rapidly ageing population. Kelvin Moulding, division director of Health Spaces, provides an insight.


47 Digital transformation for Dudley Trust


The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust’s digital transformation has facilitated earlier detection of patient deterioration, supported care for patients during the COVID pandemic, and is now on its way to enabling better integration of care patients.


JANUARY 2022


55 Breaking research in dermato-venereology The latest research presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology’s 30th Congress revealed the true burden of skin disease in Europe and prompted debate over the increasing use of consumer apps for diagnosing cancers.


59 Decontamination: the challenges ahead in 2022


What are the hot topics for the decontamination sector in 2022? Top decontamination experts provide their views on the challenges and opportunities ahead.


65 What can we learn from the Netherlands?


Dave Rudge argues that the UK could learn from the Netherlands’ holistic approach to infection prevention and highlights the need for further studies to provide high-quality data on the role of the environment in transmission.


69 National audit highlights extent of NHS pressures


A new report by the National Audit Office has warned that there is a significant risk that NHS waiting times could lengthen even further and provides a detailed analysis of the challenges ahead.


73 Improving outcomes with interoperability


Solving interoperability challenges in relation to healthcare technologies has the potential to improve patient outcomes, deliver financial savings and optimise clinical workflows. Edward Platt warns the healthcare sector is lagging behind and must learn from other industries.


77 Worrying findings on mortality rates


An international study has found that high-need older patients had the highest mortality rates of any country, despite performing relatively well on several other measures of quality of hospital care.


80 Active or passive safety devices: a useful debate?


Maria Kapoula considers the debate on active vs passive safety pen needles and discusses the question: which type of device is preferable when the full range of human factors are assessed?


WWW.CLINICALSERVICESJOURNAL.COM l 3 51 First community diagnostic hub opens in Somerset


Community diagnostic hubs have the potential to make a significant difference to patients waiting for diagnostic imaging and will help reduce the backlog in the wake of the pandemic. The first of these hubs, which were a key recommendation of the ‘Richards Review’, has opened its doors.


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