Last week at HTN Now: November, we heard from a team from Ideal Health on the topic of women in digital transformation. This session took the form of a panel discussion. Hosting the session was Katy Lethbridge, Marketing Director at Ideal Health, and the panel included: Alison Walker, Ideal Health […]
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BT smart tech supports independent living in care homes
BT and Home Group have launched a pilot scheme to fit care homes with a range of smart sensors to provide data on activities in order to support independent living and safety support. The pilot has taken place at Webb Ellis Court in Scarborough, with residents volunteering to take part […]
Tech Rocketship Awards winner in digital health announced
Winners of the Tech Rocketship Awards, the UK Government’s 2022 tech scale-ups programme open to participants across Europe, have been announced. The awards are intended to identify the “brightest and best” tech companies and to accelerate their global growth through curated programmes connecting them to UK investors, incubators and High […]
Featured interview: Paul Volkaerts, CEO of Nervecentre, on the requirements and challenges of EPR markets
For our November focus on electronic patient record systems, we spoke to Paul Volkaerts, CEO of Nervecentre, to find out more about his thoughts on the EPR market, some of the key challenges, Nervecentre’s software in practice, and more. On the requirements of the EPR market EPR requirements have changed […]
Virtual reality tech to provide overview of prison healthcare setting
A new app is set to support nurses considering a career in adult prisons by allowing them to experience what their role may be like using immersive virtual reality. The app enables nurses to learn more about prison healthcare through a series of interviews with a mental health nurse, healthcare […]
HTN Now: System-wide access to records
Joining us for HTN Now in late October, Vijay Magon, Managing Director at CCube Solutions, led a discussion on electronic document and records management (EDRM) for patient records. Vijay began by supplying some content about CCube Solutions; they have been in business for over 20 years, with 98 percent of […]
Feature: exploring health tech across Europe
Health ministers and delegates from Europe’s 53 Member States recently agreed to adopt the European Union’s first-ever digital health action plan, described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “an ambitious agenda that will leverage digital transformation in Europe and central Asia with the aim of improving people’s health and […]
Poll: how many EPR systems will there be in the market by 2027?
What does the future of the EPR market look like in the UK? 183 industry professionals responded to our 48-hour poll to share their view. Here at HTN we wanted to explore what the health tech community thinks the future will look like with regards to the EPR market, so […]
CQC publishes report on state of care in 2021/2022
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published their annual assessment entitled ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2021/22’. The report explores trends in healthcare, highlights areas for improvement and shares examples of best practice. Here, we will take a look at the role of digital […]
News in Brief: NHS Digital Health Tech Standards Audits issued, HDR UK’s Black Internship Programme opens, Warwick explores skin cancer tech and more
As ever, there’s been plenty to talk about across the health tech community. Here, we take a look at some of the stories that have caught our eye recently. NHS Digital Health Technology Standards Audit templates issued NHS organisations have been issued with the first NHS Digital Health Technology Standards […]
