A pilot of a new app has launched across Wolverhampton that offers incentives such as vouchers for shops, gym discounts and cinema tickets for users who track their exercise and healthy eating using the app. Supported by a government scheme, the app generates personalised health goals for every participant, for example […]
Month: February 2023
News in Brief: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals uses Gamma Knife technology, Dorset Healthcare University launches digital mental health campaign and more
It’s time for another news in brief. As always there has been plenty happening in the health tech community – join us as we take a look at some of the digital stories from across the NHS over the past days. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals uses new Gamma Knife technology Patients […]
The role of digital in NHS England’s letter on reducing ‘did not attend’ rate
NHS England has written a letter to integrated care boards and trust chief executives, highlighting the role of digital to reduce did not attends (DNAs). The letter highlights that “outpatient care should not be one size fits all” and references successful projects from Royal Cornwall Hospital, North Lincolnshire and Guys and St […]
Open Medical’s Michael Shenouda on transcending geographical barriers for digital integrated care systems
For our digital ICS feature series, we spoke to Michael Shenouda on the importance of transcending geographical barriers within an ICS. Michael is the Commercial and Medical Director at Open Medical as well as an orthopaedic surgeon. On his background My background is as an orthopaedic surgeon; I have worked […]
CROSSBRAIN project aiming to develop robots capable of predicting epileptic seizures
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are working as part of an international project called CROSSBRAIN, with the aim of developing small injectable robots capable of mitigating and predicting epileptic seizures. Over the next four years, the project will see the development of these implantable microbots, approximately a tenth of […]
Ayesha Rahim, clinical lead for digital mental health in the NHS England Transformation Directorate
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk! For this episode, we interviewed Ayesha Rahim, clinical lead for digital mental health in the NHS England Transformation Directorate. We discussed what digital projects Ayesha has worked on throughout her career, the challenges that lie in digital mental health in relation to […]
Feature: InterSystems on why long-term relationships and non-disruptive change are the key to ICS transformation
by Chris Norton, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, InterSystems The 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) created under the Health and Care Act (2022), are founded on the principle of partnership. Embedded in the heart of every ICS is an integrated care partnership (ICP), a statutory committee jointly formed between the NHS integrated […]
Poll: If you had additional funding, which area should be the priority for an ICS and digital across a system?
The latest question we posed to our health tech audience focused on people’s thoughts on investment priorities. We asked: If you had additional investment/funding, which area should be the priority for an ICS and digital across a system? 66 people took part in the poll, with participants from a wide […]
Feature: whatever way you slice it, connectivity holds the key to innovation for emergency services
Feature by Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer, Vodafone UK Whatever way you slice it, connectivity holds the key to innovation for emergency services. It would be fair to say that 5G has so far been marketed as little more than faster speeds on your mobile. Most 5G promotion has focused […]
NICE recommends digital technologies for children and young people with anxiety
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended four digital technologies designed to children and young people manage symptoms of anxiety and low mood for use within the NHS. The technologies recommended by an independent NICE committee are: Lumi Nova (BfB labs) Online Social anxiety Cognitive therapy […]
