Digital pharmacy company Phlo Technologies has announced the acquisition of the UK branch of US-based healthcare platform Truepill, following Phlo’s announcement last month of £10 million in Series A funding. Phlo has acquired Truepill’s partnerships with several of the UK’s digital health providers, including The Lowdown (contraceptive advice and support […]
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Private healthcare activity data sharing consultation opens
NHS England has launched a consultation to change the collection and sharing of private healthcare activity data. The proposal is for NHS England to collect and process private healthcare hospital admitted patient care data and information about NHS funded patients, using common data standards. It means NHS funded and independent […]
Health Tech Awards 2023 are back and bigger than ever!
The Health Tech Awards 2023 sponsored by CCube Solutions are back and bigger than ever! This year we’re joined by almost 200 judges from across the health tech community to analyse and assess the entries to select the winners! In February we announced our first group of judges, which was followed […]
Data, population health management and infrastructure in focus in North East London integrated care strategy
North East London Health and Care Partnership has published its interim integrated care strategy, with a focus on digitally connecting health and care providers, population health management and leveraging data. The interim plan lays out a focus on building the partnership’s digital foundations, the role of digital in prevention and […]
Trusts across Humber and North Yorkshire roll-out BadgerNet
Three NHS trusts across the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are rolling out BadgerNet, a maternity electronic patient record system. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are introducing the system to […]
“Innovation designed into patient care” Clatterbridge publishes innovation strategy
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS FT has published its first innovation strategy, to outline how innovation is set to be designed into patient care. The three-year plan highlights how the trust will generate new ideas, introduce solutions, improve ways of working, develop a culture of innovation, support adoption, and introduce […]
AWS announces 23 startups joining workforce accelerator programme
Amazon Web Services has announced 23 health tech start-ups to join is latest accelerator programme specifically focusing on workforce solutions. The technical, business, and mentorship programme aims to support suppliers in advancing their solutions and accelerating growth using the cloud. This latest programme covers solutions for workforce retention, workforce deployment […]
“Creating a culture of innovation is key” Calls for new ophthalmology solutions in NHS Scotland
InnoScot Health has shared a call for “forward-thinking ophthalmic solutions that can help NHS Scotland to strengthen and make meaningful change in this priority area.” The ophthalmology innovation call offers a package of support for those with fresh ideas in this area, including up to £25,000 of initial funding, regulatory […]
UCLH pilots My Stroke Companion app to reduce stroke health inequalities
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot of My Stroke Companion, a project that aims to reduce health inequalities by connecting people with personalised health information. Developed by Cognitant and co-created by UCLH, the app is being trialed with 500 patients over the next year to provide […]
Dorset ICS plans integration and interoperability redesign
Dorset Integrated Care System has launched a discovery phase to review its current integration and interoperability landscape, with an aim to redesign its data architecture. The ICS is looking for the supplier market to support the review and develop a target architecture. It hopes to explore “an approach, using modern technologies […]
