A stretcher with hydraulic lifting system
Italy's smart, innovative design enjoys a worldwide reputation. This also applies to the country's healthcare products.
Royal Society of Medicine under new leadership
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has appointed a new Chief Executive: Stephen Dodd, and new President: Professor Ilora Finlay.
Medical error reporting
Study presents a route to help doctors with medical error reporting.
AV-TV advances into more medical fields
A joint venture by two Scotish Health Service groups and the University of Dundee, has resulted in a new Postgraduate Education Centre at Dundee Dental Hospital and School.
Multi-million euros IT
The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), in Toulouse, contracted Agfa HealthCare to install ORBIS, the company's clinical and administrative information system.
The heart of healthcare beats in Dusseldorf
Horst Giesen, the project coordinator of MEDICA, describes highlights of the 38th show, and future plans for the event. Interview by Daniela Zimmermann
Diagnostic imaging toolkit from Canada Health Infoway
Canada Health Infoway is a not-for-profit organisation with the mission to promote and accelerate the adoption of electronic health information systems. Report: Cynthia E Keen
First EU ranking of the Lithuanian healthcare - worst in EU
Bad marks for Lithuanian healthcare system, best value for money in Slovenia and Estonia.
Foreign doctors say Non! to `slave labour´ wages
Pay rows threaten French health minister's political future.
A model for future success?
Volker Hüsken PhD: Following his PhD studies in information technology and economics, in the department of electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen, Dr Hüsken became a systems engineer at Siemens AG, where he directed the development of the Super Computer Reference Centre. After several years as IT Director with Klöckner Datentechnik and EDS, he became Senior Consultant for strategic…
Market-oriented performance measurement
by Rainer Sibbel
4 steps to successful staff planning
Most hospitals must now report on the origin, cost and usage of all equipment and supplies. However, far less is known about a hospital's most important and expensive* asset: employees. Despite financial pressures, DRGs, and the EuGH judgement, which aims to end stress (particularly for junior doctors) discussion of the economical and effective use of personnel is frequently avoided, or can evoke…
A new training scheme for junior doctors
“The UK is at the forefront of worldwide educational practice”.
Romania
In preparation for EU entry, Romania's laboratories are in the process of raising standards.
Tap water
Hospital acquired infections affect about half a million people annually, and water is a serious source of infection.
Spanish model spreads wings
The Valencia Community Government, applying actual Spanish Legislation, has promoted an innovative healthcare model -based on private management of a public hospital.
Integration in 3 stages
Hospitals increasingly co-operate with other establishments, and networking is becoming a way of life. Such change is also occurring in many hospital laboratories. By co-operating with other hospital labs and laboratory institutes, hospital labs try to improve their financial situation. By Dr Burkhard Ziebolz of Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Laughing gas likely cause of babies' deformities
Inhalation of anaesthetic laughing gas was blamed for the deformation of six babies born in the Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague. Report: Michiel Bloemendaal
Creating Connected Health in Europe
The author also outlines how far some EU countries have progressed today
High flyers and high earners
Thousands of foreign medical professionals underpin the UK's National Health Service (NHS). In 2004, of the country's newly registered medics, two thirds of the doctors, and over 40% of the nurses, had come from other countries. In total, about 72,000 of the UK's 212,000 registered doctors are not British. That figure includes, for example, around 12,500 doctors from Africa and, from the EU,…
Under the microscope
The Netherlands needs greater integrated care and fuller governmental co-operation with healthcare professionals.
More distributors wanted
France - Danube, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of both flatwork dryer ironers, barrier washers, and tumble dryers, as well as front-loading washer extractors for the OPL market, has distributors in over 52 countries.