Surgeons use technology to ‘see inside’ body for the first time in UK
Surgeons performed an operation using technology which allows them to “see inside” a patient’s body for the first time in the UK.The Institute for Neurological Sciences in Glasgow is only the third centre worldwide to have used mixed reality (MR) technology.Images are relayed through MR goggles rather than looked at on a screen – giving an accurate view of the body and spinal anatomy, as part of a trial with manufacturer Brainlab.The institute provides specialised care for patients, and is operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), which welcomed “innovations”.Grandmother-of-six Carol Toal, 75, was the first patient to...
NHS board did not view infections as ‘unintended and unexpected’, inquiry told
A psychologist who worked with the families of child cancer patients at a scandal-hit superhospital has told an inquiry the NHS board “didn’t perceive healthcare-acquired infections as unintended and unexpected”.Professor Craig White, associate directorate for the chief operating officer at NHS Scotland and associate director of Healthcare Quality and Improvement, worked on the Scottish Government’s duty of candour healthcare legislation regarding “unexpected or unintended incidents” in 2018.He trained in the social and psychological impact of cancer in 1998 and worked with families of child cancer patients at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after being drafted into the...
Woman who underwent brain surgery while awake thanks medics
A woman who underwent surgery to remove a brain tumour while she was awake is looking forward to the future after the “life changing” operation.Brooke MacFadyen’s tumour was discovered in May when she had an MRI after she went to her GP following a seizure.In August, she underwent a highly specialised brain operation known as awake craniotomy, a procedure used to remove primary brain tumours.The goal of the surgery is to remove as much tumour tissue as possible while minimising the risk of complications or longer-term effects on motor control and cognitive functions.To do that Ms McFadyen was kept...
Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told
The widow of a cancer patient who died from Covid-19 at a scandal-hit superhospital said he was a “dead man walking” due to infection risks, an inquiry heard.Senior Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow on December 5 2020, with the cause of death attributed to Covid.Mr Slorance, a father-of-five from Edinburgh, was admitted to the hospital in October 2020 for a stem cell transplant for Mantle Cell Lymphoma which “wiped out” his immune system. He died six weeks later.His widow, Louise Slorance, gave evidence on Tuesday at the Scottish...
Flagship superhospital was not what we expected, medical director tells inquiry
The medical director of a health board has told a public inquiry that “we did not get what we expected” with a flagship hospital at the centre of infection concerns.The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry heard evidence on Thursday from Dr Jennifer Armstrong, the medical director of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which runs the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow.The inquiry is currently investigating the construction of the QEUH campus, which includes the Royal Hospital for Children.It was launched in the wake of deaths linked to infections, including that of 10-year-old Milly Main.Dr Armstrong said to the inquiry:...