Welcome to Medilink North West
Medilink North West is a membership-based professional organisation with a remit to stimulate growth and innovation in the medical and health technology sector throughout the North West. It is part of Medilink UK, a national network of Medilink partners working to improve innovation and technology transfer in the UK healthcare sector.
Medilink North West offers its members a practical portfolio of business support initiatives including support to convert new ideas into profitable new products, assistance with regulatory affairs, grant funding initiatives, bid writing, equity investment, NHS procurement, collaborative research, project management and a host of networking opportunities.
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GMC guidance on assisted suicide
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:27:03 GMTThe General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.
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NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:12 GMTThe NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.
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Campaign to cut smoking in cars
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:17:10 GMTA campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:11 GMTAn 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
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'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:10:25 GMTThe risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
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'A little too much drink' warning
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:39:22 GMTDrinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.
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Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMTThe number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
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Health bodies reject NHS reforms
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:39 GMTPhysiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
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Under 10s have eating disorders
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:13:37 GMTA number of children under 10 are treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders, the Department of Health says.
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Weekend hospital admission fears
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:17 GMTResearch which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
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Mum gives birth outside hospital
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:20:07 GMTA woman gives birth on the pavement outside a Fife hospital after she was unable to get inside the building.
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Poison arrest nurse loses appeal
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:55 GMTA nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.
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Brains may be wired for addiction
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:24 GMTAbnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
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UK workers 'richer but stressed'
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:30 GMTBritons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
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Science decodes 'internal voices'
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:41 GMTResearchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.
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Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:31:22 GMTProf Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
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AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:10 GMTKatie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.
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AUDIO: Have views on NHS reform shifted?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:42 GMTDr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill.
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VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:18:10 GMTA new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.
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AUDIO: 'Care needed' in child custody law change
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:08 GMTJustice Secretary Ken Clarke says there are "undoubted dangers" in re-drafting shared parenting law
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VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:43 GMTAlastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.
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VIDEO: Newborns 'should receive vitamin D'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:15 GMTDoctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses.
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VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:40 GMTThe Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
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VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:41 GMTComedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.
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Living outside the hearing world
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:41 GMTWhy refuse an implant that would improve hearing?
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The power of cooking skills
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:53:10 GMTHow letting children cook helps them eat better
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'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:41 GMT'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'
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How we can help children improve their health
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:42:46 GMT'The young should play a role in designing healthcare'
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Designing out errors in hospital
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:18 GMTHow wards could be made safer
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Analysis: Pharmaceutical woes
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:11 GMTWhy the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure
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