In the latest interview for our series focusing on how technology can help hospitals go greener, we spoke to Justin Griffiths, Head of IT, and Tina Davies, Head of Facilities, at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. We discussed the impact of digital on their sustainability ambitions, what their green […]
Month: August 2022
Royal Free London to adopt digital pathway tool
The Royal Free London NHS FT is to introduce a digital tool from Open Medical to support the management of its plastic surgery department. The Pathpoint platform will be introduced for the trust’s trauma and orthopaedic team in the coming months, following integration with the trust’s electronic patient record system. […]
Heriot-Watt and InnoScot Health partner to accelerate health tech innovation
Heriot-Watt University and InnoScot Health have launched a five-year partnership with the purpose of accelerating innovation in medical and healthcare technologies, and developing better understanding of clinical and nursing needs in Scotland. Heriot-Watt’s Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) will collaborate with InnoScot Health, to focus on identifying new healthcare technologies […]
GP records pilot aims for early identification of Hepatitis C
A pilot programme is to explore how primary care records can be used to identify and diagnose people unknowingly living with Hepatitis C. Supported by NHS England, MSE and EMIS, the project will use patient search identification software to identify patients with certain conditions, or those at risk of them. The three […]
New care model in Durham and Darlington uses digital tool to reduce levels of acute kidney injury
A new care model using artificial intelligence has been developed at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust with health tech supplier C2-Ai, to reduce the number of people with acute kidney injury (AKI). The AI-driven model includes a predictive AKI risk app at the point of care, combining risk […]
Big Health partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to support mental health in cancer patients
Digital therapeutics company Big Health has partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support to help newly diagnosed cancer patients in the UK to access free digital mental health treatments. The new partnership will provide patients aged 18 or over in the UK with free access to Big Health’s digital solutions Sleepio and […]
Boots assess drones for delivery of prescription medicines
Boots is currently assessing the potential for using drones to deliver prescription medicines, following a flight test in July. The test flight was completed from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, to deliver prescription medicines using a drone (uncrewed aerial vehicle). Working with tech start-up Apian to facilitate the test, Boots […]
