Boots has launched a new in-store COVID-19 testing service, specifically aimed at those without symptoms and is soon to launch a test to return results in 12 minutes. The new 48-hour service is available in 10 stores from this week, before rolling out to 50 Boots stores throughout November. The […]
Month: October 2020
Round 2 AI in Health and Care Award programme to open
Round 2 of the AI in Health and Care Award programme is set to open for applications next week. The programme is run in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHSX, and forms part of the NHS Artificial Intelligence Lab announced by Matt Hancock in 2019. £140m is to be […]
Risk model estimates risk of becoming infected and seriously ill from COVID-19
A new research programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has shown promising results for a model to calculate a person’s risk of becoming infected and then seriously ill due to COVID-19. The model has been developed using data from over 8 million adults, and using data […]
Salvation Army goes digital with Person Centred Software
The Salvation Army has introduced a mobile care monitoring system to its care homes from Person Centred Software. The platform will support the care homes digitally plan, record and monitor the care of residents, and remove the paper processes across its group. Nikki Thompson, assistant director for practice and development at […]
10 innovators join Yorkshire accelerator
10 health tech suppliers have joined the Propel@YH accelerator programme aimed at helping digital health innovators navigate the NHS in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The programme, now in its second year, aims to support start-ups that have developed innovations or products to support responses to COVID-19. It provides a six-month support […]
HTN Awards 2020 Meet the Winners…
HTN would like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to everyone involved. If you missed anything, watch the videos announcements below and view the winners and highly commended for each category. Health Tech Awards 2020 Opening Address- Matthew Gould, CEO, NHSX https://vimeo.com/471022854Overall Winner presented by Suzy Foster, CEO, Emis […]
Health Tech Awards Live from 7pm
Join HTN live tonight (Thursday 22nd October) from 7:00PM for the Health Tech Awards 2020. The HTN Awards 2020, sponsored by CCube Solutions, celebrate great technology, partnerships, teams and innovations making a difference across health and care. This year join us LIVE here or on Twitter using #HTNAwards for our innovative […]
Canon Medical CT Scan units deployed by NHS England in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The first NHS hospitals are receiving Canon Medical Systems relocatable CT scan units from NHS England under its COVID-19 recovery plan. The programme is aimed to help Trusts catch up on delayed outpatient CT scans from the Coronavirus lockdown period, and boost imaging capacity to see greater number of patients […]
HTN Voice: Reducing surgical backlogs and harm in a second surge
Reducing surgical backlogs and harm in a second surge by Orlando Agrippa, CEO, Draper & Dash 5 years, 10 million, burnout, avalanche of harm. These are the words which many of my senior colleagues across health systems have been using as part of their growing concerns as to where healthcare […]
Cambridge University Hospitals achieves HIMSS Stage 7
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has achieved the highest international quality standard for the use of technology, data and analytics to support the delivery of inpatient care. CUH is now the first healthcare trust in the UK to achieve ‘Stage 7’, the highest rating of the HIMSS Analytics international Electronic Medical Record […]
