Tag: nhs

Phil White

Phil White’s career as a physician and researcher has seen him play a role in numerous major stroke trials, and serve as an educator...

Stroke Association calls for 24/7 thrombectomy service across the UK

A new report released by the UK Stroke Association warns that, if thrombectomy rates remain at 2020/21 levels, a total of 47,112 stroke patients...

Recommended use of SCS in neuropathic pain has not led to...

Only a small proportion of neuropathic pain patients in England who are potentially eligible for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) have received this intervention over...

UK stroke patients among thousands left waiting more than one hour...

In March 2022, more than 390,000 people who called 999 with emergencies including suspected stroke waited for an average of over one hour for...
StrokeViewer nicolab

AI holds the key to timely interventions in a field where...

This advertorial is sponsored by Nicolab.  In 2021, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and networking hospitals are implementing StrokeViewer (Nicolab)—which is an artificial intelligence (AI)...
COVID-19 in London

Stroke care in London as pressure on NHS rises amid COVID-19

Following the announcement that the UK will remain on lockdown for the foreseeable future, NeuroNews speaks to Shahram Derakhshani about the impact of COVID-19...

One in five UK doctors say understaffing has affected patient safety

The annual census of UK consultants and higher speciality trainees—Focus on Physicians 2017–18—indicates that more than half of all consultants and two thirds of...

UK hospital failed to act lawfully when sharing patient data with...

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found that the Royal Free National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust (London, UK) did not adhere to...