A team at Nottingham Trent University have pioneered the possibility that robots will perform spinal surgery. The system allows two robotic arms to semi-autonomously drill holes in individual vertebrae and is said to do so with greater accuracy than humanly possible. The drilling is required as part of an operation which […]
Month: January 2019
What does technology enhanced primary care look like? By Dr Hussain Gandhi
Written by Dr Hussain Gandhi a GP in Nottingham and owner of eGPlearning – technology-enhanced primary care and learning. Contact @egplearning or @drgandalf52 or follow on YouTube : bit.ly/eGPlearningYouTube Consumer use of technology is driving UK healthcare in the NHS to now innovate and adapt to meet the wants and needs […]
Medical research charity announces new startup fund in partnership with healthtech accelerator
Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) have launched The Ronald Furlong Fund, in collaboration with healthtech experts HS., as a catalyst for innovation in musculoskeletal care. According to NHS England, 1 in 4 UK adults live with a musculoskeletal condition. These disabilities, which affect joints, bones and muscles, can have a huge […]
HTN Digital Week
HTN Digital Week is a week of webinars, content, video and live presentations to share some of the great work across health and care. By the end of HTN Digital Week we hope you have learned from some great health tech projects, enjoyed reading our content, participated in some great […]
Interview Series: Jon Witte, MD, Engage Health Systems
Earlier in January Boots UK announced the acquisition of Wiggly-Amps Limited, a health technology company providing solutions that enable patients and their GPs to better manage their prescription needs. Since the acquisition the company has had a name change to Engage Health Systems and we spoke with the MD Witte to […]
HTN 100: South West Yorkshire, Gogodoc, Sectra and Populo Consulting
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. South West Yorkshire NHS Partnership NHS FT goes live with Restart South West Yorkshire has gone live with Restart Consulting to provide 3,500 health and care professionals with […]
Blackpool Teaching Hospital benefits from in-house system
Blackpool Teaching Hospital has developed an in-house digital system replacing traditional ‘white-boards’ on 38 adult wards. The system digitally captures the patient journey from the point of referral to discharge, providing real time information to standardise clinical practice and improve efficiency within the organisation. Dr Gurkaran Samra said “The user-led need […]
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust goes live with eObservations
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with eObservations using Tap & Go technology from Imprivata. The company said the project was turned around in just 8 weeks and the Trust went live. The solution gives clinicians fast, secure, and auditable access to eObservations, a system that records patient vital […]
Kent and Medway STP benefits from Population Health Management
Kent and Medway STP has used population health management technology from Carnall Farrar to drive savings across the region. Carnall Farrar have utilised advanced analytics and patient-level datasets to segment the population, focus on specific population cohorts of need and create a new integrated and holistic care offer to those […]
Research suggests automated phone calls may help patients to take medicines correctly
Research funded by the NIHR has suggested that automated phone calls could be effective at helping patients to take their medicines as prescribed. The pilot study, funded by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme and the NIHR School for Primary Care Research, looked at 17 patients with high blood pressure […]
