Medical Technology Group

08/12/2023

"This device saved my life," one of our truly inspirational patient speakers Kim Purkis on her experience of

31/05/2023

https://www.facebook.com/bhf/videos/1214909275892647/

This powerful video illustrates the impact of medical technology perfectly...

31/05/2023

02/02/2023

One of our most engaging patient speakers at was Dave Bracher of the Spinal Injuries Association.

In this interview he tells us how medical technology has changed his life and why the NHS must do more to improve access to for all patients '

‘Medical technology has allowed me to live a fulfilled, productive life.’

11/10/2022

Why the NHS urgently needs to learn from the best to help the rest.

Barbara Harpham emphasises the importance of proper pathways for organisations to share best practices in order to improve care within the NHS.

10/06/2022

Hannah Fry was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 36. In this brave and fascinating account, she talks about the importance of patient choice and understanding the likely outcomes of different treatment pathways for patients. She also explores the issues surrounding how we screen for - and treat cancer, asking if we could be overmedicalising it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017wzq

Hannah Fry explores the issues surrounding how we screen for- and treat cancer.

25/03/2022

John Ford, 69, found his prostate problems dramatically limited his life, until he was offered Rezeum steam treatment at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

John said: “I was becoming anti-social – we turned down lots of invitations to go to things. In the end, I opted for this procedure – it was minimally invasive, with no side effects, and extraordinarily quick.

“My quality of life was pretty poor but now it’s changed tremendously.”

The latest NHS medtech rollout - seven treatments from headache busting balloons to laser treatments - will see better quality of life for tens of thousands like John, save the NHS up to £57.5 million a year, and free up staff.

In the coming months, the MTG will be working to ensure the Government fulfils its promise to make these life-changing treatments accessible to all across the NHS.

Among seven new pioneering NHS treatments are an injection of an enlarged prostate with jets of steam to shrink it, a portable chest drainage device for heart and lung problems and an automated blood cell replacement system

16/03/2022

Have you or someone you know been waiting to access NHS treatment for some time? The MTG is supporting calls from the Public Accounts Committee for a national plan to address the postcode lottery

MTG supports call for national plan to address postcode lottery

07/02/2022

In two years, a new AI stethoscope could be used across the UK to diagnose heart failure. The device can prolong the lives of up to 50,000 Britons a year!

Developers are hopeful that the new device could prolong the length and quality of life for as many as 50,000 UK patients a year