Apple has announced that its customers in the US can enroll in three health studies — the Apple Women’s Health Study, the Apple Heart and Movement Study, and the Apple Hearing Study. The studies will be conducted in partnership with leading academic and research institutions, and will be available in Apple’s […]
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A £2.50 blood test could predict risk of kidney and heart disease
Dr Jennifer Lees at the University of Glasgow and other researchers have developed a blood test to better measure the risk of both kidney and heart disease. Dr Lees said “Our findings indicate that patients would benefit from the added predictive value of using a test called the cystatin C […]
Help judge the HTN People and Partnership Awards
The People and Partnership Awards by HTN celebrate technology making a difference to patients, professionals, organisations and the health system. Taking place 22nd January as part of HTN Digital Week, the innovative digital awards focus on how technology is supporting people and celebrate great partnerships. The week of events are […]
HTN 100: eConsult, Nexus, Combinostics, Dr Foster and Ada Health
eConsult reaches 1,000th GP practice A GP practice in Hertfordshire has become the 1,000th customer to use the online consultation service from eConsult. Dr Murray Ellender, CEO of eConsult said “Successfully launching eConsult in our 1,000th practice is a huge achievement. The introduction of this new service will allow the people of […]
Children’s Hospice offers virtual reality to help families see inside
A Children’s Hospice in Worcestershire is providing a new 360 degree virtual tour to help families see what it’s like. The technology is helping families see what it is really like in the Hospice and has helped to alleviate any potential worries. The Acorns Children’s Hospice, Worcestershire Health and Care […]
92% clinical staff say record sharing improves patient care
Ninety-two per cent of staff say the MIG from Healthcare Gateway has helped them to improve overall patient care, an independent benefit analysis conducted by NHIS direct with clinical staff using the MIG has found. GP Dr Anita Bloor, Senior Medical Advisor at out-of-hours and urgent primary care provider NEMS, said: “Access to […]
BT signs deal with NHS Blood and Transplant
BT is partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to help improve communication for the NHS blood donor network. The NHS organisation that looks after blood donation in England and transplant services across the UK will be provided with communication technology to support service improvements for donors. NHS Blood and Transplant currently […]
Imprivata highlights customer success
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, has recognised the success of its recent customer projects, including Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Royal Free London and Milton Keynes University Hospital. The company awards last week highlighted Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a proven ROI. The trust collaborated with Imprivata to […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ app boosts life-saving research
The King’s Health Partners Cancer Biobank at Guy’s and St Thomas’, in partnership with Focus Games, has launched this week an app to help patients understand the biobank and why their consent is so important. The game is designed to get more patients taking part in life-saving research by explaining patient […]
From infection control at Alder Hey Hospital to Health Tech entrepreneur – an interview with Richard Cooke founder of Hy-genie
Richard Cooke, founder of Hy-genie, is a pretty extraordinary entrepreneur. Retired from his position as the ‘Director of Infection Prevention & Control’ at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Richard is revolutionising hand hygiene compliance across the healthcare system with his tech startup Hy-genie. We recently sat down with him to talk […]
