NHSX has launched a new market engagement process, prior to a tender launch, inviting suppliers to register their interest in a new Remote Patient Monitoring programme. The unit is seeking to help scale remote monitoring care across the NHS with a particular focus on COVID-19 patients and the management of patients […]
Month: May 2020
Babylon offers £69 COVID-19 antibody test
Babylon Health has launched a new offering to test anyone in the UK for COVID-19 antibodies. The test doesn’t tell you if you’re currently infected with coronavirus, but allows you to have a lab-based test to understand whether you have or not previously been infected. The company is offering the test […]
Interview Series: Barnaby Perks, Oxford VR
In our latest interview series we asked Barnaby Perks from Oxford VR a few questions. Can you tell me about yourself and your organisation? The business started as a spinout from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford in 2016. Daniel Freeman, who is Professor of Clinical Psychology […]
King’s to develop AI COVID-19 decision support tool
Researchers from King’s College Hospital NHS FT and King’s College London are to launch a new COVID-19 research project. The study aims to analyse chest X-rays and clinical data over several months to support the development of artificial intelligence technology. In this study, up to 10,000 adults with suspected COVID-19 […]
Health Tech Heroes part five
In the final edition of our Health Tech Heroes series we recognise and say thank you to those in health tech making a real difference. Here we highlight the work of teams from across the country who have been working around the clock to deliver technology at pace to support health […]
Interview Series: Georgia Nelson, Inhealthcare
In our latest interview in our series of 20 interviews in 20 days, we speak with Georgia Nelson from Inhealthcare to explore how the company has responded over the past few weeks, the impact on health tech and more. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? […]
HTN Digital Week: 3 live webinars not to miss
HTN Digital Week is now only one month away. The week provides an opportunity to share and collaborate on healthcare technology with professionals from across the country. During the week we will bring you over 25 live webinars and the HTN team will be live presenting the Health Tech Leaders […]
NHSX opens tender for clinical communication tools for NHS Trusts
A new open procurement has been launched by NHSX to potentially establish a framework for NHS Trusts to procure health tech communication services on a national basis. The procurement is inviting suppliers to express an interest in the process which is intended to commence in June 2020. The value of […]
AI test detects early signs of glaucoma progression
A sponsored clinical trial from University College London has suggested a new test using artificial intelligence can detect very early signs of glaucoma progression, up to 18 months earlier. The technology, supported by an artificial intelligence algorithm, could be used in detection and diagnostics, according to the Wellcome-funded study published […]
Health Call app to support northern data initiative
Health Call, a collaboration between seven NHS Foundation Trusts in the North East and North Cumbria, will be providing its Digital Care Home app to support a northern data initiative in care homes. The project forms part of the Northern Better Care Partnership, which brings together experts from universities and NHS […]
