Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has announced its StopCOVID NI app is to cover children and young people, starting from next month. The app was launched towards the end of July, and has to date been downloaded more than 300,000 times. Out of 281 ratings on the Apple App Store the app […]
Month: August 2020
Interview Series: Nick Hulme, CEO, East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
In the third edition of our CEO Series, we interviewed Nick Hulme to gain insight into how he has led the trust through Covid-19 and discussed what technologies he thought were crucial in working through the past few months. Nick also shared with us his advice for aspiring leaders and what learnings […]
Addenbrooke’s becomes UK first to offer new radiotherapy tech
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has installed a new technology to support precision radiosurgery and radiotherapy for patients with cancer and other conditions at its Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The technology uses an advanced form of Surface Guided RadioTherapy (SGRT) and x-ray monitoring, combining 4D thermal-surface camera technology with real-time x-ray tracking, resulting […]
Norfolk and Waveney CCG signs agreement for prescribing decision tech
A newly formed CCG, Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group, has procured prescribing decision technology from FDB for practices in the area. Combining five CCGs across Norwich, North Norfolk, South Norfolk, West Norfolk, and Great Yarmouth and Waveney, the procurement aims to support prescribers to improve the quality and safety of prescribing. […]
Video: Kelvyn Hipperson, CIO, Cornwall, 6 months in health tech
In June as part of HTN Digital Week we were joined by Kelvyn Hipperson, Chief Information Officer at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust. Kelvyn presented how the trust responded to Covid-19 and discussed what was next for the organisation over the coming months. He said: “A […]
Barts Health adopts AI for high risk colon cancer patients
Barts Health NHS Trust has implemented an artificial intelligence platform to help identify and prioritise patients at high risk of developing colon cancer. The tool from Medial EarlySign is being used to identify patients most likely to benefit from further evaluation and intervention. The company said the algorithms help to identify patients by […]
Elsevier acquires Cambridge based semantic AI company
Elsevier has acquired SciBite, a Cambridge based company specialising in extracting insight from structured and unstructured text. The solutions from the company help to extract scientific insights from content to identify key concepts such as drugs, proteins, companies, targets, and outcomes, to help understand better the complexities of life sciences data. Dr. Harland, the company […]
Tech supporting detection of lung cancer rolled-out across North Wales
A technology solution to help healthcare teams detect lung cancer in its early stages has been rolled-out across North Wales. Using tech from Medtronic, a 3D map of the lungs is created for clinicians to view. It can then be used to help doctors navigate the airways through a minimally invasive procedure […]
Pain and dementia facial analysis tech launches
A health tech company, PainChek, has launched its pain assessment app in the UK. The tool uses facial analysis technology to support care workers and clinicians identify and manage pain in dementia and cognitively impaired patients who struggle to communicate. Using a phone, facial indicators of pain are detected, and […]
Liaison Group acquires stake in task management platform
Liaison Group have invested in task management platform, Infinity Health, for an undisclosed amount. The company has taken an minority stake in Infinity Health, who last year were recognised in the HTN Awards 2020, for winning the Partnership of the Year category. The company supported London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust […]
