A virtual reality solution has launched to offer an alternative for patients needing physiotherapy after discharge from hospital. Resynk’s VR Rehabilitation seeks to offer a fun alternative through a series of games, which can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each patient, to give patients challenging tasks including reaching, […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and BP3 automate employment services
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (STHK) has partnered with BP3, who specialise in designing and delivering business process automation programmes. Implementing BP3’s automation process has seen the trust’s employment services automation programme set up with 139 bots handling 16 processes. Automation has been used for purposes such […]
News in brief: Da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system in Somerset, innovative decontamination equipment in Leeds, remote monitoring in Lancashire, and more
Here’s a brief overview of some of the stories within the health tech community that have caught our eye. £1.5million Da Vinci Xi surgical robotic system to be introduced in Somerset Musgrove Park and Yeovil Hospitals, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, have already begun training surgeons on the use […]
What’s happening with digital and data in the South West?
What’s happening in digital and data across the South West? So far in our feature series exploring digital and data in the different ICS regions, we’ve covered the North East and Yorkshire, Midlands, East of England, North West and South East. For our penultimate feature, before we turn our attention to London, we’re looking to the South […]
In the GP access recovery plan, what area should be the main priority?
Earlier in the month, we covered the new GP access recovery plan with a focus on the role of digital. Following on from that, we posed a question to our health tech audience to explore their thoughts on the plan.We asked: in the GP access recovery plan, what area should […]
Feature: the role of online cognitive behavioural therapy within an integrated care system
Featuring content from Amwell. For our Digital ICS feature series, we heard from Amwell on the role of online cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) within an integrated care system, with focus on the use of their SilverCloud platform at Warwickshire East Primary Care Network and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The […]
Digital pre-op assessment at Chelsea and Westminster supports waitlist reduction
NHS England has shared a case study on digital preoperative assessment (POA) triage at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, reporting key takeaways including a waitlist reduction of 17,003 patients and an 8 percent improvement in theatre utilisation. Building upon increased demand for POA in the wake of the […]
NHS England board meeting focus on key opportunities for technology and innovation in the NHS
NHS England’s board meeting this month included a focus on technology and innovation, with an overview of the “greatest opportunities for the NHS in the future”. The paper acknowledges the three-year plan for the NHS to digitise, connect and transform, and splits key areas of opportunities according to these categories. […]
“In today’s multi-disciplinary NHS, there’s no such thing as good patient flow without good communication”
By Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, head of clinical, Accurx. Patient flow: improvements needed Ask any recent patient of the NHS about their experience and they’ll be sure to give you an account of the services and healthcare professionals they came into contact with. But you can also expect to hear about […]
Considerations for artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug development and manufacturing
The FDA has released a discussion paper designed to generate discussion about artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug development and manufacturing, entitled ‘Using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in the Development of Drug & Biological Products’. The paper covers a number of key topics including current and potential uses […]
