The third international Propel@Y Boot Camp run by Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network brings six Canadian innovators to Yorkshire, with solutions ranging from post-operative monitoring to a digital PTSD therapy platform. The SMEs involved in the programme include Hyivy Health, a company providing pelvic health rehabilitation for patients […]
Month: July 2023
New digital platform from Public Health Wales provides data and tools for tackling health inequalities
Public Health Wales has announced the launch of a new digital platform designed to tackle health inequalities in Wales, which will draw together information, case studies and past interventions to encourage the sharing of good practice. The Welsh Health Equity Solutions Platform is described as “a gateway to data, evidence, health […]
News in brief: Princess Alexandra launches EHR, Barts Health opens tender for secure data environment, researchers use AI to predict Parkinson’s development, and more
Let’s take a brief look at some of the stories that have caught our eye from the health tech industry over the last few days, from news from NHS trusts to recent health tech research from universities. Princess Alexandra Hospital launches new electronic health record The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS […]
How university-led research is driving the use of AI for diagnosis and screening in conditions including breast cancer and dementia
The University of Aberdeen is working with NHS Grampian on AI breast screening technology; University of Sheffield is working on an AI tool to speed up dementia diagnosis; and Newcastle University’s COLO-DETECT study aims to use AI to detect early signs of colon cancer. The University of Aberdeen recently announced […]
Virtual wards, improved data use and standardisation take focus in first NHS Impact programme
The first of the NHS Impact programmes to be launched as part of an “opportunity for systems and their providers to engage in a customised improvement programme” sees NHS England share an online ‘maturity matrix’ to enable organisations to conduct self-assessment of services; a programme-specific website providing resources and guidance; […]
NHS 111 adds multimedia content to improve triage
NHS 111 has highlighted how it’s piloting the use of adding multimedia content to triage questions, initially with using meningitis pictures and video on 111 online. In a recent blog post, Paul Pod, interaction designer for NHS 111 online, shares how the 111 online team have improved information about meningitis symptoms by […]
Reduction in internet-enabled therapy sessions from 2021 to 2023
A new statistical release from NHS England regarding NHS Talking Therapies (previously known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies or IAPT) has highlighted that 45,668 internet-enabled therapy sessions took place over the course of April this year, a drop of 19.8 percent from April 2022. In April 2022, NHSE shared […]
Identifying, signposting and co-designing: NHS England on digital inclusion in general practice
NHS England has published guidance on supporting digital inclusion in general practice, designed for healthcare staff and “anyone else who is seeking to reduce digital exclusion in general practice”. The guidance is based on examples of good practice shared from primary care organisations and VCSEs across the country. The NHS […]
Fastball test hoped to improve early dementia and Alzheimer’s detection
New plans are currently underway to develop what is being referred to as a “revolutionary test” called Fastball. £1.5 million in funding has been awarded by NIHR to researchers at the University of Bath and Bristol, in collaboration with Cumulus Neuroscience, who are leading the study to improve early detection […]
National notify a patient service planned for wider roll-out
NHS England’s notify a patient service will begin rolling out this summer across integrated care systems. The centrally-funded service is currently being piloted by some integrated care boards when patients transfer between GP practices. It can be used to send a message to a patient in the NHS App, or by email, […]
