Medical Technology and Specific Conditions
Infection Prevention and Control
Combatting a problem that has not gone away – September 2014
Following a Freedom of Information request to all NHS Acute Trusts in England, in September 2014 the MTG published a report: Infection Prevention and Control – Combatting a problem that has not gone away that revealed that the majority of Trusts were unaware of the full scale or the operational and financial impact of five common infections: sepsis; catheter-associated urinary tract infections; catheter-related blood infections; ventilator-associated pneumonia; and norovirus. The MTG called on the Government to develop a strategy for using technology for infection prevention and control.
Hip and Knee Surgery
Combating Patient Lotteries – November 2013
In November 2013, the MTG published a report into waiting times for knee and hip replacements on the National Health Service. The report reviewed ten years of government data on knee and hip replacement, and data from Freedom of Information requests to acute NHS hospital trusts in England. The report suggested that patient experiences vary significantly according to the financial calendar and where they live.
Uterine Artery / Fibroid Embolisation
A review of the provision of and access to Uterine Artery / Fibroid Embolisation, a treatment for Fibroids for women in England – December 2011
In 2011 the MTG and patient support group FEmISA published a report: ‘The provision of and access to Uterine Artery / Fibroid Embolisation, a less invasive treatment for fibroids for women’. The report, which was welcomed by the British Society of Interventional Radiologists, highlighted a lack of coherent commissioning in England, despite National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines recommending UFE as a first line treatment for symptomatic fibroids.
A review of the provision of and access to Uterine Artery / Fibroid Embolisation, a treatment for Fibroids for women in England.
Insulin Pump Provision
A Review of Insulin Pump Uptake and NICE Guidance in English Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) – December 2010
In 2010 the MTG made a Freedom of Information request to Primary Care Trusts in England on the provision of insulin pumps to patients with Type 1 diabetes. It found the average to be 3.9 per cent compared to the 12 per cent benchmark recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. The findings were the subject of an Early Day Motion tabled by Adrian Sanders MP on December 9, 2010.