A former NHS Manager who co-founded Visionable a video collaboration platform has raised £9.1m in funding. The technology provides clinicians, paramedics and healthcare professionals with secure video conferencing designed for sharing clinical information and imaging. The new investment values the company at £47.6m and the raise was led by West Hill […]
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#HealthTechToShoutAbout: My Medical Record, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Last month University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust were crowned the winner of #HealthTechToShoutAbout in the HTN Awards 2019. Every entry into the innovative health tech awards were also entered into the #HealthTechToShoutAbout category sponsored by Highland Marketing. The entries went through a second rigours judging process, led by industry veteran Jeremy Nettle. […]
Interview Series: Dr Ola Spencer, Group Head of IT, Data Protection Officer, Optegra UK
In our latest interview we asked Dr Ola Spencer, Group Head of IT from Optegra a few questions about the organisation’s data driven transformation strategy and how they have used data to drive change. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and Optegra? My background is medical, I began […]
First Databank analysis reveals wide variance in safety indicator drug monitoring
New analysis of drug prescribing patterns across England from First Databank has highlighted a wide variance in monitoring tests being undertaken. The company is calling for GP practices to standardise routine drug therapeutic monitoring, after new data revealed a significant variance in compliance across key safety indicators both for high risk prescriptions […]
HTN 100: ActNow launched by NHSE, KLAS Research success for InterSystems, NHS App hits one million and Graphnet hires new Customer Director
ActNow, an e-learning tool launched by NHS England and Health Education England NHS England and Health Education England have today launched ActNow, an e-learning tool developed for health service and care staff to help them reduce hospital delays for patients. The new resources aim to help staff take prompt practical […]
The Executive Patient Flow Summit – key themes and outcomes
What has now become one of the most exclusive annual healthcare planning calendar dates, The Draper & Dash hosted Executive Patient Flow Summit is indeed a work of art, led by its charismatic and straight-talking CEO and former NHS executive – Orlando Agrippa and his care-oriented team. The summit gathers […]
Greater Manchester announces successful tech suppliers
A group of health tech suppliers have won contracts with Greater Manchester to commence the development of a next generation digital platform. The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are working together to invest £7.5m in new technologies that support better ways […]
Inhealthcare launches new digital service to increase school vaccinations
Inhealthcare has developed a new digital service with NHS immunisation teams in England to manage the entire schedule for vaccinating children at school. Parental consent is a necessity for school vaccinations but many NHS providers are locked into labour intensive paper-based procedures. Routine vaccination rates are falling, according to Public […]
Accenture study highlights UK leading on AI investments
According to a new European study from Accenture, UK government organisations are leading on artificial intelligence investment. Accenture surveyed 300 government executives and IT decision-makers in five European countries —Finland, France, Germany, Norway and the UK — to gather their views on AI and the impact of AI technologies on their […]
UK start-up raises £19.3m
The UK based start-up Medopad has raised £19.3m investment led by Bayer to further develop its digital health platform. The capital will be used for clinical studies including digital biomarker discovery, creation of digital therapeutics, technology development, geographic expansion and commercial growth through strategic collaborations. Dan Vahdat, founder and CEO of […]
