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Cardiothoracic Trainees representing Castle Hill win European Competition

Miss Brianda Ripoll and Mr Nabil Hussein

  Miss Brianda Ripoll and Mr Nabil Hussein, both cardiothoracic surgery NTNs in Castle Hill Hospital, have successfully won the Cardiothoracic Surgery – Resident Showdown at the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) held in... Read more

18 Oct 2023

How is magnesium used to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery (AFACS) in current practice across the UK?

Survey

The team behind the Tight K Trial* are looking to develop a clinical trial focussing on the use of magnesium to prevent AFACS. To inform the protocol for the Magnesium trial, we want to understand how magnesium is used by individual caregivers to... Read more

15 Oct 2023

Creating a smoke-free generation and tackling youth vaping

Open consultation

A consultation on the proposed actions the UK Government and devolved administrations will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 6 December 2023 Link to the consultation here: Creating a smokefree... Read more

12 Oct 2023

Smoking measures

Department of Health & Social Care

As you know, smoking is a major cause of preventable death, disability and ill health resulting in 64,000 deaths a year in England. This is true across all medical specialities. Over 80% of smokers started before the age of 20. Smoking is a... Read more

6 Oct 2023

Impact of gender, ethnicity and social deprivation on access to surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement in aortic stenosis: a retrospective database study in England

This study, from a large national dataset, indicating that women, Black and Asian patients, and those in the poorest areas in the country are much less likely to receive aortic valve replacement, is an important wake up call for the profession. The... Read more

5 Oct 2023