With the COVID-19 pandemic triggering change throughout the NHS and causing a need to reset and refocus, this week Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust published its new five-year strategy to capture the trust’s new vision, and how they will seek to achieve their aims. The strategy begins by stating, ‘We […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Artificial intelligence and infrared technology supports malaria detection
Scientists at the University of Glasgow and partner institutes, have developed a ‘fast and simple way’ to identify the ageing mosquitos which transmit malaria. The study was led by the University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine and School of Chemistry, along with the Ifakara Health […]
NHS bootcamp for US health tech innovators
The first International Boot Camp by the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN is set to support US healthcare providers to bring their products into the NHS market. The boot camp builds on Yorkshire & Humber AHSN’s existing programme, Propel@YH, a digital health accelerator scheme that seeks to bring inward investment into […]
Cheshire & Merseyside ICS introduces teledermatology tech
Cheshire & Merseyside ICS, along with four acute trusts in Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire, have launched an initiative aiming to reduce pressure on primary and secondary care services through a suite of new teledermatology technology. Made possible by National Teledermatology Investment Programme (NTIP) funding alongside a partnership with Cinapsis, the solution […]
Phase two funding winners announced for Digital Health Partnership Award
A funding initiative by NHS England’s Transformation Directorate (formerly NHSX), called the Digital Health Partnership Award, has announced the winners of phase two of the programme. The Award helps NHS organisations in England bid for funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies that support patients at home. In the […]
New remote triage and consultation platform in East Midlands
Lakeside Healthcare Partnership, a group of NHS GP practices in the East Midlands, has introduced a digital assessment platform to help redesign pathways by digitising patient triage and assessment workflows. Doctrin’s care navigation platform, which enables patients to be triaged and directed onward to a healthcare practitioner, is being rolled out […]
GM Care Record study published on ethnic inequalities in vaccine uptake
A study using data from the Greater Manchester Care Record to explore vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups has been published. The study, entitled ‘Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and comparison to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester, UK: A cohort study‘ was published on 3 March 2022. […]
