With 2020 on the horizon, this month we asked health tech leaders from NHS Trusts across the country for their priorities for 2020 and what they’re aiming to achieve. Earlier in the week we also published our 2020 predictions feature where we asked health and care professionals and industry what […]
Month: December 2019
Health Tech Predictions 2020 Part Two
In the second part of our Health Tech Predictions for 2020 series, we asked the HTN community for their predictions for the health tech landscape in 2020, what will be big in the year and what will be some of the challenges. You can read Part One of the series here, or […]
Interview Series: Anne Blackwood, CEO, Health Enterprise East
In our latest interview we spoke with Anne Blackwood, CEO at Health Enterprise East, to hear about some of the medtech innovations it’s supporting and to get Anne’s advice for early stage start-ups. Can you tell me about you and your organisation? My background is in science, I have a […]
Health Tech Predictions 2020 Part One
As 2019 draws to a close we asked members of the HTN community for their predictions for the health tech landscape in 2020, what will be big in the year and what will be some of the challenges. In this part one of the series we have curated a series of […]
HTN 100: Babylon Health, Patchwork, AXA and Doctor Care Anywhere
Babylon Health to launch medical chatbot in US in January 2020 Babylon is securing two ‘very large’ US partners to allow US patients to use its digital triage service. Kurt Blasena, Senior Managing Director of Commercial Strategy and Revenue Growth said Babylon hopes to grow the two large partners to […]
Royal Free London and Barts Health roll out 3D image analysis software
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health NHS Trust will be rolling out 3D image analysis software to improve heart disease diagnosis. The new image analysis software aims to improve accuracy rates for coronary heart disease diagnoses and reduce the use of invasive patient testing. Dr Parmajit […]
Taunton and Somerset to deploy Alcidion
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has signed an agreement to deploy Alcidion’s e-observations, vital signs and patient assessments solution. The trust will utilise the Patientrack e-observations and clinical assessment solution to digitise how patients’ vital signs and observations are captured at the bedside. It will ensure patients’ early warning scores […]
Bradford Teaching pilots on-demand Telehealth platform
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is partnering with TytoCare, an all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical examinations. The technology will be used to carry out remote examinations and diagnoses with a cohort of young patients with acute and worsening chronic conditions. The three-month pilot with […]
NHSX to support trusts buy and deliver standards compliant technology
NHSX, the body responsible for delivering the Health Secretary’s Tech Vision is to develop an assurance service to support trusts buy standard compliant tech. On Twitter NHSX said “We want to understand how to make sure trusts buy tech that supports interoperability in the NHS.” It will initially focus on […]
Matt Hancock announces new digital aspirant programme
Matt Hancock in a speech delivered at Policy Exchange has outlined his priorities for health and care and announced a new digital aspirant programme; an extension to the Global Digital Exemplar programme to benefit more trusts. Hancock said “I want the whole of the NHS to be part of the […]
