Abtrace, a health-tech start-up, has raised £2.1 million of seed funding to support its machine learning technology and transform how chronic and long-term health conditions are detected, monitored and treated. The AI tool integrates with GP practice systems to help identify which tests or treatments a patient with a long-term […]
Month: September 2021
Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint released
The Good Health Pass Collaborative, a group of organisations with an aim to help restore international travel with privacy-protecting digital health passes, has published its Interoperability Blueprint, proposing a “privacy-preserving alternative to vaccination certificates.” Developed over the past six months with contributions including 125 global organisations, a set of principles and standards […]
Feature: Mark Howie of LIMA talks digital transformation and EPR rollout at Gloucestershire NHS FT
On 14 September 2021, between 11:30am – 12:30pm, LIMA, an IT managed service provider, co-hosted a lunchtime webinar with health tech professionals from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to explain how they supported the organisation’s transformation programme and electronic patient record (EPR) roll-out, using VMware’s Cloud Foundation software. To view the video of […]
Market engagement starts for GP online triage tech across Scotland
NHS National Services Scotland, on behalf of Scottish Government, has opened a market information gathering exercise for the provision of GP Online Triage Solutions or General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems for up to 925 GP practices. General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems (DACS) is a term used in the […]
Breast cancer risk predictor integrated with Isla’s visual care record
More women could be set to benefit from a breast cancer risk predictor, after the health tech company Islacare integrated the CanRisk programme into its visual care record. CanRisk, a web-based programme developed by the Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Cambridge and funded by Cancer Research […]
South East London CCG procures clinical decision support tool
South East London CCG has awarded a £500,000 contract to Ardens Health Informatics, to implement its clinical decision support tool. The system in being introduced to support clinical teams with “immediate and easy access to relevant diagnostic, treatment and referral resources” and will integrate with the EMIS Web clinical system […]
What Good Looks Like: NHSX’s seven measures of success
Earlier this week, NHSX published its much-anticipated ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework for NHS leaders, to support organisations with ‘best practice’ guidance on digital transformation. HTN covered the release of the guidance, as well as the simultaneous publication of the ‘Who Pays for What’ strategy and the new Unified Tech […]
NHS England pilots AI lung cancer screening programme
NHS England has been conducting pilot lung cancer checks supported by artificial intelligence technology. According to Cancer Research UK, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK, but there are hopes around the impact of early detection, with one study finding that CT scan chest […]
Acquisition of Servelec announced
The Access Group, a provider of business management software and solutions, has announced the acquisition of Servelec. The move forms part of its vision to fully join up services across health and local government, to offer integrated services, combining the tools from Access that includes care management, auditing, people planning, care planning and compliance, […]
