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GIRFT webinars help tackle demand for outpatient appointments
Download new guidance and sign up for the GIRFT webinar series Registration is now open for a series of GIRFT webinars, showing trainee, surgical and medical colleagues how to make
Experts encourage earlier intervention for some infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most common form of neurodegenerative disease in childhood, is caused by defects in the SMN1 gene. SMA patients potentially benefit from three recently approved disease-modifying therapies. These
New leaflets from GIRFT for clinicians and patients advise on the use of MRI scans for spinal conditions
New leaflets which aim to reduce unwarranted variation in requests for MRI scans for spinal conditions have been issued in a collaboration between the BestMSKHealth Collaborative programme and Getting It
New research calls for all health and care staff to be trained in AI
All health and care staff should receive training in artificial intelligence (AI) with additional specialist training for those who use AI tools in clinical practice, according to new research published
Treatment for back pain: 84% increase in success rate
If a therapy for chronic back pain is tailored specifically to a patient’s individual requirements, the chances of success are far greater than with standard forms of treatment. Accompanied by
LREsystem Ltd announce strategic partnership with Ortho Consulting Group
LREsystem Ltd announce strategic partnership with Ortho Consulting Group to commercialise the restorative elbow joint system Under the partnership deal terms, OCG has been granted an equity position in LREsystem
DIPLOMAT® Posterior Instrumentation by SIGNUS
DIPLOMAT® is a safe, modular and economical fixation system for all interventions on spine: ONE system for all indications. The DIPLOMAT® system is characterised by the following criteria: Screw thread
Doctors in training given the support they need to continue their training journey
Doctors in Postgraduate training are benefitting from a further £25m investment by Health Education England (HEE) during 2022/23 to support the continued recovery of medical training which is essential to