Our Lead Anaesthetist, Imran Ahmad, has published a recent paper which includes a systematic review to inform recommendations on managing haematoma after thyroid surgery. This problem can lead to airway obstruction and death. Read more  …

In the latest edition of Gastroenterology Today, Dr Matthew Banks, Clinical Lead 18 Week Support Gastroenterology, explores what it is like to deliver endoscopy as part of a team in a modular endoscopy suite.  These mobile units are increasingly popular for Trusts looking to secure extra theatre capacity quickly and…

UK Biobank project that our Ophthalmology Clinical Lead, Danny Mitry is involved with, focuses on Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), a common sight threatening condition that affects over 7,000 people annually in the UK. The UK Biobank represents an unrivalled resource enabling detailed analyses in genetic risk and disease association.

Mr Danny Mitry, our Ophthalmology Clinical Lead, is working on some fascinating and important projects with the UK Biobank. In one of these, they are recruiting untrained individuals to analyse vast quantities of clinical eye images, allowing them to collect a wealth of data based on rapid analysis of…

Professor Toby Richards, our Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery, and his colleagues have been investigating the functional recovery of non-hospitalised long-COVID patients. In a recent study, they took blood samples from patients 3 months after acute COVID-19 infection and followed up with further assessment after 6 months. The patients…

Our Clinical Lead for Radiology, Dr David McKean, published with other members of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology on imaging guiding intervention. They reviewed the literature to show that there is still low evidence on some of these interventional procedures. They call for large prospective randomised trials to…

Professor Toby Richards, our Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery, and his colleagues are testing the benefits and risks of IV iron administration in anemic patients awaiting cardiac surgery. This is important research, given that 20-30% of patients awaiting cardiac surgery are anemic, and that this increases the…

Dr Conal Perrett and Dr Ian Logan, Clinical Leads of 18 Week Support, have published an important retrospective study on a rare tumor called pleomorphic dermal sarcoma in the journal Cancer Reports. Dr Conal Perrett, 18 Week Support Founder & Executive Chairman…

Mr Nishchay Mehta, our ENT Clinical Lead, and colleagues have just published a fascinating paper in Nature Machine Intelligence. They argue that hearing healthcare continues to rely on a labour-intensive service model that fails to provide access to the majority of those in need while hearing research suffers from a…

In the latest edition of Gastroenterology Today, 18 Week Support explores the role of innovation in tackling record-high endoscopy waits. The key priorities in the patient pathways are to protect both patients and staff while optimising efficiency as far as possible. Our quality and performance reflect in our JAG data…