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THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL
Volume 24 I Issue 8 I September 2025
Inside this issue
5 Editor’s Comment Could it be sepsis?
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6 Cover Story: 360° UV-C decontamination: Helping to maintain healthy spaces
Ecolab has launched the latest innovation in UV-C decontamination to help enhance environmental hygiene protocols and maintain healthy spaces.
9 News 15 Tackling sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship
bioMérieux recently hosted an educational symposium on ‘the critical intersection between antimicrobial stewardship and sepsis’.
21 Reports highlight challenges in sepsis diagnosis
World Sepsis Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against sepsis. Recent reports by the (HSSIB) show that there are still ongoing challenges in ensuring early diagnosis.
24 Haemodynamic monitoring in sepsis treatment
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines advocate for the use of advanced haemodynamic variables alongside clinical assessment to guide resuscitation in children. James Leek explains why advanced haemodynamic monitoring is so important.
29 Do we need to review our approach to patient safety?
Dr. Penny Dash’s review of patient safety has concluded that there has been a shift towards safety over the last 5 to 10 years, with considerable resources deployed, but relatively small improvements have been seen.
35 Supporting excellence: the ‘Get Educated’ initiative
Getinge has launched “Get Educated” — a comprehensive programme providing high-quality training, education, and simulation from its state-of-the-art headquarters in Derby.
40 Advancing COPD care through digital technology
Bipin Patel looks at how technology can be used to improve diagnosis and monitoring of COPD, while also easing the burden on strained health providers.
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www.clinicalservicesjournal.com 3 77 The case for healthcare apprenticeships
From January 2026, public funding for level 7 (master’s level) apprenticeships will disappear for most adults, yet over 60% of current learners fall outside the new age caps. This risks stalling leadership progress warns Steven Hurst.
71 Transforming heart failure diagnosis: a call to action
With heart failure cases increasing rapidly, more support is needed for early detection and diagnosis in primary care, argues Chair of the Alliance for Heart Failure, Preeti Minhas.
57 Calls to make wound care a national priority
Wound care rarely receives the attention afforded to other high-cost clinical areas like cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. It is time to change that, says the ABHI Wound Care Group.
63 Doctors share their thoughts on the use of AI
Doctors who use AI see benefits for their own efficiency and for patient care in a resource-stretched NHS and, although they recognise there are risks, they feel confident in managing them, according to a new study.
68 How AI can deliver on the cancer survivorship pledge
Dr. Shivan Sivakumar says that AI is battling cancer but not how you think. He explains how AI is delivering on the NHS 10-Year Health Plan’s survivorship pledge.
THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL 45 Scotland’s Medical Device Decontamination Seminar
Gillian McIntosh, Trainee Technical Advisor (Decontamination), NHSScotland Assure, provides an overview of Scotland’s Medical Device Decontamination seminar.
50 The future of surgery in the UK
Tackling sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship
Calls to make wound care a national priority
Supporting excellence: the ‘Get Educated’ initiative
53 Sustainability meets safety: rethinking procurement
Healthcare leaders find themselves navigating how to meet environmental targets, while upholding uncompromising standards of clinical care. Karen McNamara calls for a shift in how the system thinks, acts, and buys.
The Operating Theatres Show 2025 is taking place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Thursday, 11 September 2025. CSJ provides an overview of the hot topics being explored at the event.
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