Researchers from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and University of East Anglia (UEA) have published the results of the biggest collection of continuous eye movement data after testing the effectiveness of a wearable diagnostic headset. The Continuous Ambulatory Vestibular Assessment (CAVA) device aims to speed up the diagnosis […]
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SilverCloud partners with University of Central Lancashire
SilverCloud Health, a digital and mental health platform has partnered with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to deliver training in the use of digital therapy for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. The partnership sets to define for PWPs the use and delivery of digital therapy as part of the IAPT training […]
Interview Series: Martha Currie, Clinical Director, Mable Therapy
In our latest Interview Series we spoke with Martha Currie, Clinical Director at Mable Therapy, a specialist in delivering speech and language therapy through technology. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? I love being a paediatric speech and language therapist and have always been fascinated […]
12 Health Boards now live with TrakCare
Twelve of Scotland’s NHS boards have now gone live with InterSystems TrakCare, with NHS Forth Valley the latest to deploy. The deployment means 12 of the 14 NHS boards in Scotland are live using TrakCare to provide thousands of healthcare professionals access to vital patient information. Forth Valley migrated three separate […]
PM announces new £1.8bn funding boost
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a new £1.8 billion funding boost, which includes £850 million to upgrade 20 hospitals. The £850m of new funding is to be used to upgrade outdated equipment and facilities, and includes projects such as a new Integrated Care System for South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw and a single […]
Thriva’s home-testing kits raises £7.5m
Thriva, the company giving people access to affordable, clinical-grade insights through home-testing kits has raised £7.5m from investors. The funding will support Thriva as it builds towards its ambitious vision: to put optimal health in anyone’s hands. The company, in the ‘proactive health’ category, has helped over 100,000 people understand how their […]
Babylon announces $550 million fund raise for US and Asia expansion
Babylon has announced a $550 million investment raise to fund international expansion into the US and Asia, and extensive product innovation to cover chronic conditions. The raise values the company at over $2 billion, with the raise bringing in a series of new strategic partners for Babylon. PIF, one of the […]
David Hancock elected vendor co-chair at INTEROPen
David Hancock, the healthcare executive advisor at founder-member InterSystems has been elected to the new role of vendor co-chair at INTEROPen. INTEROPen is an OPEN collaboration of individuals, industry, standards organisations and health and care providers, who have agreed to work together to accelerate the development of open standards for […]
Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft pledge commitment to interoperability
Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft were some of the organisations in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to announce plans to provide consumers with easier access to their medical information. The providers pledged their commitment to interoperability and the joint venture has led to the development of new specifications. The CARIN Blue Button® data model and draft implementation guide […]
DeepMind using AI to give doctors a 48-hour head start on life-threatening illness
A new research report from Google DeepMind has found artificial intelligence can help support the treatment of acute kidney injury earlier. DeepMind has developed technology that could give doctors a head-start in treating acute kidney injury, a condition that is associated with over 100,000 people in the UK every year. The team […]
