Over £5 million in funding has been secured by University of Oxford spin-out Navenio, with the funding aiming to support the organisation’s expansion into the US along with the development of their new innovations. Navenio’s tech – an indoor location and artificial intelligence tasking engine that uses smartphone sensors to provide […]
Month: September 2023
Former CEO of NHSX appointed to Quantexa advisory board
Global data and analytics software company Quantexa has announced three new additions to their advisory board, including former CEO of NHSX Michael Gould. Gould previously helped to launch the UK-Israel Technologies Hub with the aim of developing technology partnerships between companies from the two countries, and focused on “harnessing the […]
Integration and awareness key success factors of a web-based application in Sweden, researchers find
We’ve been taking a look at international health tech research over the past weeks at HTN; in August, we explored electronic health records across Africa, before moving on to look at digital education and training in China and Austria. In this edition, we’re taking a look at EHR experiences in […]
Multi-year contract to deliver Nervecentre tech as Ireland’s sole acute floor information system
Ireland’s Health Service Executive has awarded a multi-year contract to Cardiac Services to deliver Nervecentre’s software as Ireland’s sole country-wide acute floor information system (AFIS), with implementation to be phased across 40 hospitals. Nervecentre describes the vision of AFIS as providing “a single point of access to unscheduled and emergency […]
$60 million in Series B funding raised by Danish AI company Corti
Danish AI company Corti has announced that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding to support “continued growth in healthcare through advanced AI that understands patient needs and optimises clinician workflows”, with the funding also aiming to help the organisation expand its AI capabilities in public safety. Having […]
Feature: Inhealthcare on how scaling remote monitoring can prevent more deaths from cardiovascular disease
Content by Bryn Sage, Inhealthcare. It is one of the biggest killers in Britain. Cardiovascular disease causes a quarter of all deaths and is the leading cause of premature mortality in deprived areas. But this deadly disease is largely preventable – the NHS has identified the condition as the single […]
Ordnance survey mapping underpins new mobile data system for ambulances
A mobile data system capable of delivering “the most up-to-date and detailed mapping of Britain’s rural and urban areas including highly accurate road and addressing information”, is being rolled out across Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the hopes of improving at-scene response times and ultimately patient care, with a nationwide roll-out […]
Ten projects to explore how tech can support new approaches in care at home and in the community
The Health Foundation has announced that it has selected ten teams to explore how technology can enable new approaches to care at home and in the community through its £2 million innovation ‘Tech for Better‘ programme, with projects focusing on topics such as how technology can support people taking multiple […]
“Digital mental health will be most successful when there’s good interplay between practitioners and academics” – Dr Martin Dechant on research in digital in mental health
As part of our focus on digital mental health, we spoke with University College London lecturer Dr Martin Dechant about his research around the use of digital interventions in mental health. We first asked Martin to tell us a little bit about himself, and how he came to be lecturing […]
National Data Guardian, Information Commissioner and CMO for England call for effective information sharing
A call to action emphasising the duty of health and social care staff to share information on patient care has been published by NHS England, originating from national data guardian Dr Nicola Byrne, information commissioner John Edwards and chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Witty. The call to action highlights […]
