Liva Healthcare, a digital healthcare coaching platform, has partnered with Living Well, Taking Control, a not for profit organisation part of the National Diabetes Prevention Programme. The partnership will support patients across 4 STPs, following securing contracts across Derbyshire, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Thew company will support patients with a […]
Month: May 2020
Interview Series: Drew Ivan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Lyniate
In our latest interview in the series, we spoke with Drew Ivan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer from Lyniate. The company recently formed from bringing together two widely used global interoperability platforms: Corepoint and Rhapsody. We asked Drew a few questions about the company, how it has responded over the […]
Genomics study launched into patients infected with coronavirus
Thousands of severely ill patients infected with coronavirus will have their genetic code studied, following a new study launched. A partnership between Genomics England and the GenOMICC consortium, Illumina and the NHS will study a person’s genetic code to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetics influences how susceptible they […]
Interview Series: Dr Hussain Gandhi, Wellspring Surgery and founder of eGPlearning
In our latest interview, we had a chat with Dr Hussian Gandhi to find out more about the health tech revolution in primary care. Can you tell me about yourself and your organisation? I’m a GP at St Anns in Nottingham, I’m a partner at a practice called Wellspring Surgery, I’m also […]
Lancashire Teaching launches online tool to support patients COVID-19 recovery
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has developed an online resource to support patients in their initial recovery once discharged following treatment for COVID-19. The online tool has been developed by a group of multi-disciplinary health professionals at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to provide advice to support discharged patients with physical and mental […]
Interview Series: Harry Lykostratis, Orthopedic Registrar, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
In our latest interview we spoke with Harry Lykostratis, Orthopedic Registrar at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and Managing Director at Open Medical Ltd. Last week we covered the news of the trust introducing a tool developed by Harry to help clinical teams monitor and track the progress of COVID-19 patients […]
Mayo Clinic launches AI study to investigate how COVID-19 attacks the heart
A collaboration between Ultromics, a specialist AI system to support clinicians in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease has partnered with the Mayo Clinic to quantify cardiac involvement in COVID-19 and help triage high-risk patients with myocardial injury. The research team is applying the artificial intelligence system to map how the COVID-19 […]
Royal College of GPs in NI survey highlights need for GP tech plan
A survey conducted in April 2020 by the Royal College of GPs in NI has highlighted barriers of basic IT, hardware and software is preventing some GPs to carry out remote consultations. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland is calling on the government to develop a fit for […]
Interview Series: Ayesha Rahim, CCIO, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT
In our latest interview series, Angela Sharda speaks to Dr Ayesha Rahim, CCIO, psychiatrist and deputy medical director of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust about the importance of technology during the global pandemic, her role as CCIO and her involvement in the Shuri Network. Talk us through your journey […]
DHSC launches app for social care workers
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new app for social care workers, providing support through the coronavirus pandemic. The app updates care workers with information on COVID-19 and provides access to guidance, learning resources, mental health support, discounts and other benefits. The Care Workforce app, developed with NHSX […]
