The University Hospitals Dorset NHS FT has launched a mobile app to allow visiting outpatients to check-in for a scheduled appointment. Upon arrival patients can use the app to check-in for their appointment at Poole Hospital; as part of infection control measures introduced by the trust. The app also notifies […]
Month: January 2021
Feature: the rise of remote monitoring – what’s next?
The use of remote monitoring technologies – innovations that allow symptoms to be managed and care to be provided at distance, outside of traditional hospital settings – has surged during the past year. Healthcare providers are increasingly opting for digital ways of working, to protect those at higher risk and […]
UK Gov updates good practice guide for digital health tech
The Department of Health and Social Care has updated its guidance on ‘good practice for digital and data-driven technologies’, with ‘strengthened and expanded’ practical advice. As of 6 January 2021, the government has published its latest code of conduct to support ‘innovators’ in the digital healthcare technology sector. The advice […]
IMMJ Systems to receive £3.5m investment
IMMJ Systems, a provider of electronic document management solutions, is set to receive £3.5 million in investment from Foresight Group LLP. Foresight, an independent infrastructure and private equity manager, said the investment is to support the growth plans of the company and the opportunities to assist healthcare organisations to digitise. […]
New O2 tech to save 1,700 days of ambulance admin time
O2 has announced a new contract with the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST). The telecommunications provider will deliver a ‘suite of new technologies’ in an effort to reduce ambulance admin time and improve how digital clinical records are captured for paramedics and other frontline staff. This move […]
Liva Healthcare secures £22m in new funding
Liva Healthcare, a digital health coaching service, has secured £22.1 million in new funding from investors. The London and Copenhagen based company said it will use the funding to further scale across Europe. Its digital health and lifestyle coaching tools are being used for chronic disease prevention and management, such […]
North East & North Cumbria ICS releases new digital strategy
The North East & North Cumbria ICS (integrated care system) has released its new digital strategy. Published in December 2020, the strategy stretches across plans and aims for the next four years, until 2024, and reflects the shifting healthcare requirements since the COVID-19 pandemic. In a shared foreword, the ICS […]
AI-supported test could predict eye disease three years before symptoms
A new AI algorithm has been developed by scientists at UCL and Western Eye Hospital, London, to support clinicians when evaluating eye diseases in scans. The test, called DARC (Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells), involves injecting into the bloodstream, via the arm, a fluorescent dye that attaches to retinal cells, […]
UCL progress app to monitor Parkinson’s progression at home
A new app is being developed by researchers at UCL and University of London, to be used to support doctors to remotely monitor their patients’ progression of Parkinson’s symptoms. Following a clinical trial, the app has shown it can support clinicians by providing multiple symptom readings over time, rather than solely […]
