In our latest interview series we caught up with Avril Chester the Founder & CEO of a new start-up called Cancer Central. Could you tell me a bit about your organisation? Cancer Central is a concept born from my own personal experience of breast cancer and launched in October 2018, […]
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UK healthtech startup raises £1.1 million for AI-powered disease diagnosis
UK healthtech startup Feebris has announced a successful seed investment raise of £1.1 million. The funding enables the company to continue its innovation in AI for precision diagnosis of respiratory conditions in elderly patients in the UK and young children in India. The company founded by Elina Naydenova and Adam Bacon […]
South East Essex CCGs roll-out workforce engagement platform
NHS Southend and NHS Castle Point & Rochford CCGs is utilising a mobile application to empower staff to share their innovative ideas for quality improvements directly with senior management. The CCGs were the first nationally to be selected to carry out a 12-week pilot of the ImproveWell platform. The platform was introduced […]
eGPlearning interviews Nikki Kanani, Director of Primary Care
A new podcast sponsored by HTN has been published where the eGPlearning team interview Nikki Kanani the Director of Primary Care for NHS England and GP in South West London. The podcast discusses Primary Care Networks, social media, tech in healthcare, digital consultations, NHSX and integrated care systems impacting primary care. […]
Feature: Improving practice management with data and insight
By Medesk, a provider of cloud-based practice management software. The first point of contact between patients and clinics is more than ever somewhere on the internet. Patients search for clinics using booking directories and aggregators, and they choose doctors based on social media reviews. What’s more, patients are increasingly likely […]
Southampton GDE speeds up access to test results
A new digital model of follow-up care for prostate cancer patients based on Southampton’s personal online health record is speeding up access to test results and reducing the need for hospital appointments. The development gives men access to view their PSA blood test results as soon as they are uploaded […]
NHS Arden and GEM CSU embeds satellite technology
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit and the Satellite Applications Catapult have agreed a partnership to further embed the potential of satellite technology within digital healthcare transformation. The Satellite Applications Catapult is an independent innovation and technology company created by Innovate UK to drive economic performance through […]
HTN 100: NHS to move to internet first, 1 in 5 trusts digital and CP-IS reaches 100%
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. NHS to move to internet first The NHS has announced it is to move away from private networks like N3 and HSCN to running services over the […]
Digital mental health platform supports GPs
Efficacy, the London-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapists is utilising the digital mental health platform developed by SilverCloud Health. The company provides care for individuals and organisations both privately and online treating a range of disorders and emotional issues, offering CBT treatment for problems around work, depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, stress, panic. They […]
GP IT Futures programme to create open, competitive market
In a speech at the King’s Fund Digital Health and Care Congress yesterday Matt Hancock announced the new GP IT Futures framework with an aim to develop new innovative GP IT systems. Health Secretary Matt Hancock in the speech said said: “I believe it should be as easy for a GP […]
