A team from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester has been awarded £2 million pounds by the UK Space Agency to develop a new mobile application providing disease specific exercise advice. The money was awarded by the UK Space Agency in partnership with NHS England and the European Space […]
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Capacity Tracker to be rolled out across the NHS
North of England Commissioning Support Unit’s Capacity Tracker is to be rolled-out by the NHS and councils across England. The digital platform allows health and social care staff to see how many vacancies there are in local care homes, saving hours of time phoning around to check availability and helping […]
Arden & GEM CSU leads tech projects to prevent endoscopy screening
NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit is working in partnership with CorporateHealth International, NHS Highland and other partners on projects which could see a revolutionary shift in the prevention and early diagnosis of bowel cancer, as well as diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NHS […]
Visual speech recognition to benefit tracheostomy patients
Liopa, a spin out of the Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen’s University Belfast has announced that it is to deliver a prototype patient/carer communications aid to be used by tracheostomy patients in critical care environments. The company has secured Innovate UK funding to work with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS […]
Mid and South Essex establishes new control centre
The Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group (MSE) has established a new patient flow control centre to provide real-time visibility of bed status and balance anticipated demand with availability. The 1150 sq ft control centre, which is operational 24/7, 365 days of the year, is located in Billericay and […]
HTN 100: SilverCloud Health, West Hertfordshire, Northern Ambulance Alliance and Blackpool Teaching
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. SilverCloud Health partners with Inclusion to tackle alcohol problems through digital therapy Digital mental health platform SilverCloud Health has partnered with Inclusion, part of the Midlands Partnership […]
Opinion: managing and sharing information to deliver the NHSX objectives
By Vijay Magon, CEO, CCube Solutions NHSX has announced it wants to assemble a world-class team of technical experts to help solve some of the biggest technology challenges in health and care. The objective is to help clinicians and policymakers improve patient experience through the power of technology. More recently […]
ECG App launched by Apple
Apple this month has launched its ECG app on the Apple Watch Series providing the functionality to take an electrocardiogram and capture heart rhythms. Apple said the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification feature will help identify signs of AFib, the most common form of irregular rhythm. When left […]
Health Secretary launches TPA report on automation in health care
A new report has been launched today by Matt Hancock highlighting that improved productivity from increased automation in the NHS is estimated to release £12.5 billion a year’s worth of staff time The TaxPayers’ Alliance report argues that technology will allow NHS staff more time to do the vital jobs they love […]
Bournemouth University and Dorset’s Integrated Care System launch new partnership
Bournemouth University, the local NHS and industry have launched a new partnership with the aim of using innovation to drive forward improvements in healthcare outcomes for people across Dorset. The ‘Transforming Healthcare Through Innovation’ event, attended by over 150 professionals marked the start of a formal partnership between Bournemouth University […]
