Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) - or total knee replacement (TKR) - is a surgical procedure for patients with osteoarthritis who have not been able to reap the benefits of conservative therapy. Although TKA is an effective and largely successful procedure, it can come with various...
In the UK, one in 50 adults is currently living with a chronic wound, costing the NHS more than £8 billion in treatment per year (in 2017/18). Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are one of the most prevalent kinds of leg ulcer and chronic wounds and...
Medical technology (MedTech) plays a crucial role in enhancing patient outcomes. From diagnosis to treatment and ongoing health management, MedTech solutions improve the delivery of timely and effective care. As a result, the UK Government has introduced its Medical Technology Strategy, outlining the importance of...
Millions of individuals across India depend on government run institutions to receive orthopaedic surgery and access post-surgical care. As part of this, implementation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) concept is reliably leading to reductions in length of hospital stay, and readmission rates, across...
The NHS spends almost as much on hard-to-heal chronic wounds every year (£5.3 billion) as on cancer treatment (£5.6 billion). However, poor patient adherence to current standard of care has led to 15 - 20 percent of long-term chronic wounds remaining unhealed after a year,...
Our Chief Commercial Officer, Andrew Thelwell, joined industry professionals and key decision makers across parliament and the health sector at the Health Tech Alliance, Parliament and HealthTech Networking Reception, to unravel the latest challenges facing healthcare. The reception highlighted the recent surge in medical demand...
Legs Matter is a non-profit organisation dedicated to educating patients and healthcare professionals on the current medical issues in leg and foot care. Legs Matter provides an online hub filled with medical education tools designed to drive knowledge and understanding of leg-related healthcare issues from...
Around 3.8 million people in the UK alone suffer from wounds though, this number is likely to be higher now since COVID-19, which left many patients to self-manage their wounds without regular support from healthcare professionals. Leg ulcers are one of the most common forms of...
Stuart Elliot, Tissue Viability Nurse at Isle of Wight NHS Trust, recently joined our Director of Wound, Fiona Young, to host a webinar outlining the role of the geko™ device in accelerating the rate of healing. The webinar arrived at an exciting time following the...
During this year’s National Thrombosis Week (1st-7th May 2023), Dr. Indira Natarajan, Stroke Physician at Royal Stoke University Hospital, delivered a presentation at Thrombosis UK’s annual virtual conference discussing the unmet need of VTE prophylaxis in acute stroke patients. The presentation highlighted how, through the...