Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched a tool in the United States, based on crowdsourced data, to help patients and professionals see real-time availability of hospital resources. The team has developed a web app which is now publicly accessible at: https://Covid19hospitalstatus.com. The tool aims to highlight and support capacity and […]
Month: May 2020
London trusts adopt Morecambe Bay’s Command Centre model for COVID response
Seven trusts in London have adopted the Command Centre model based on the Analytical Command Centre at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. The trusts are using the platform to alert staff to how many ambulances are predicted, including details of patient type and visibility of incoming COVID-19 risks. […]
Video messaging service supports Tunbridge Wells Hospital’s Neonatal Unit
A video messaging tool from vCreate is being used on the Neonatal Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital so parents can see their baby via video when they’re unable to be with their child. The application allows clinical teams to send video updates to parents who are not able to be […]
Welsh firm receives funding to provide digital connectivity when testing for COVID-19
A welsh-based medtech firm has received funding to develop a diagnostic test for patients suspected of having Covid-19. The company, Bond Digital Health, has received the funding to develop the digital element of the test, based on lateral flow technology, to provide test results quickly. Lateral flow technology is used in […]
HTN Voice: Covid-19 and health tech: building on the NHS pivot to digital
Highland Marketing’s advisory board met to discuss the health tech response to the coronavirus outbreak. In many areas, this has been hugely impressive: but there are gaps, and there will need to be serious discussions about data architecture, security, and funding when the crisis is over. The novel coronavirus has […]
Online GP service raises £2 million in Series A
Online GP service, GPDQ, has raised £2 million in Series A funding from investors. IW Capital has completed the raise to support the digital primary healthcare provider and its short term growth plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. GDPQ, CQC certified, supports providers with an online GP on-demand service. […]
GP IT System supplier acquired by PUBLIC
PUBLIC, a leading government tech firm has acquired GP IT system supplier Microtest. The organisation offers support, insight, capital and networking to help tech providers, typically start-ups, navigate the public sector. The details of the deal remains undisclosed, and the co-founder of PUBLIC Alexander de Carvalho, has been announced as […]
Care providers using NHSmail doubles in 6 weeks
10,186 care providers are now using NHSmail, up from 4,141 providers six weeks ago. The NHS centrally-funded email service has been accelerated over the past 6 weeks to support care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS Digital partnered with the Care Provider Alliance to increase the uptake of the email […]
Contact tracing app to be trialled on Isle of Wight
The NHS contact tracing app is going into testing this week on the Isle of Wight before being rolled-out later in the month. Isle of Wight will be the first place the new contact tracing app will be used to alert users should they have come into contact with someone […]
Feature: UAE labs implement connected management system to accelerate COVID-19 testing
InterSystems has signed an agreement with Pure Health to deploy the TrakCare Lab Enterprise system to support the UAE’s testing initiatives for COVID-19. GCC’s largest lab operator Pure Health is to deploy technology from InterSystems to support the largest laboratory network in the Gulf region with 115 labs and employing a […]
