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Field hospitals: welcome to the emergency zone Mobile field hospitals have developed from simple tents to modern, highly technological healthcare centres. Elisabeth Fischer finds out how the fabric shelters maintain a clean medical...
Healthcare Behind Bars Like the general public, prisoners are entitled to high-quality primary healthcare. Elisabeth Fischer looks at the UK prison healthcare system to find out about the unique challenge of...
Temperature Control: Patient Warming Systems Patient warming systems have long been recognised as providing clinical benefits and improved post-operative outcomes. Al Van Duren, director of clinical affairs at temperature management...
Australia's Election: Politics on the Edge
The election of Julia Gillard as Australia's PM signalled a brief respite in one of the most bitterly fought elections. The consensus, which resulted in the first minority government in...
A Heavy Burden: Obesity in the Hospital With waistlines expanding and hospital budgets contracting, obesity is placing growing pressure on healthcare. Chris Lo explores the ways in which modern hospitals are...
Reform in the USA A quartet of industry professionals voice their opinions on the impact healthcare reform will have on US hospitals. Kenya McCullum...
Counterfeit Drugs: What the Doctor Didn't Order As the number of counterfeit drugs on our streets continues to rise, Paul French asks Global Insight analysts Shuang Lewis and Denise Claux for the lowdown on the potentially deadly...
The Unique Challenge of Hospital Security Hospitals have to toe a thin line when it comes to balancing safety protocols with patient comfort. Chris Lo investigates what it takes to upgrade hospital security without sacrificing...
UK General Election 2010 – Politicians' Pledges As the 2010 UK general election approaches we look at the policies that could affect the National Healthcare System. Although the NHS has always been a hot election topic, the questions...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Reprocessing Medical Devices Reprocessing medical devices and reusing single-use items is expected to change the face of the medical device industry. Business analyst Ashwin Moduga...
