Clinical video service vCreate has launched a series of new features to improve access to healthcare for UK patients whose first language is not English. It’s estimated 10 percent of NHS patients do not speak English as their first language, with the figure growing to around one in five in […]
Month: August 2022
Leeds Teaching Hospitals appoints CCIO
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Sarah Hanbridge as chief clinical information officer for nursing and AHPs. Sarah is set to start at the trust next week, having joined from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Championing digital at a regional and national level, she has recently worked as regional […]
Interview: Dr Hatim Abdulhussein on artificial intelligence in healthcare
We were joined by Dr Hatim Abdulhussein for our latest interview. Hatim is National Clinical Lead for AI and Digital Media Workforce at the Directorate of Innovation, Digital and Transformation at Health Education England (HEE), in addition to his role as a GP. Hatim shared some of the AI projects […]
Islacare wins Innovate UK grant to tackle surgical site infections
Islacare has recently won a large Innovate UK grant through the Smart Grants scheme, which focuses on developing “disruptive innovations with significant potential for rapid, economic return to the UK”. Organisations registered in the UK can apply for a share of up to £25 million. Over the last two years, […]
HTN Digital Primary Care: babblevoice on advanced telephony in the age of PCNs
At HTN Now Digital Primary Care, we were joined by a team from babblevoice, the intelligent phone system designed to better connect GP practices, patients and staff. Commercial Director Antoine Lever led the session along with Account Manager Abishek Hemachandhar. Antoine began by sharing some background to babblevoice: he noted that GPs […]
News in Brief: pre-procurement for child health digital apps, e-learning for blood transfusions, RPA in Blackpool and more
As usual, there’s plenty happening in the world of digital health – read our News In Brief to find out more about some of the stories that have caught our interest recently. NHS England issues pre-procurement notification for child health services digital applications NHS England has issued a pre-procurement notification […]
Nervecentre digital care plans deployed at Lister Hospital
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has deployed Nervecentre’s digital care plans at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, with the aim of improving staff access to information to keep patients safe. The roll-out follows a pilot earlier in the summer, which saw Nervecentre’s plans deployed in two Lister wards, a 566-bed general […]
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole piloting smart glasses for community services
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is set to pilot augmented reality glasses A.Consult in their React to Red (Tissue Viability) team. The smart glasses, developed by ConceptHealth, will be worn by staff during home visits. With the patient’s consent, they will be able to record parts of their […]
Teesside University develops AI agent to support pain management
A team from Teesside University’s School of Health and Life Sciences is collaborating with American technology company Storyfile and pain champion Pete Moore on a project to help people manage persistent pain. Pete, who lives with persistent pain, asthma and osteoarthritis himself, took part in a pain management programme in […]
Good Things Foundation publishes report on investment in digital inclusion
Good Things Foundation has published a report called ‘The economic impact of digital skills and inclusion in the UK’. The report sets out the economic case for interventions to help with digital inclusion, based on analysis by Cebr (Centre for Economics and Business Research). It was commissioned by Good Things […]
