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13 innovations join NHS Innovation Accelerator

13 innovations have joined the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) programme supporting priority areas for England’s NHS: Mental Health, Primary Care and early diagnosis and prevention of cancer. The NIA has supported the uptake and spread of 37 high impact, evidence-based innovations across more than 1,700 NHS sites since it launched […]

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Feature: NHS Email Communication

During a speech recently at a NHS England conference Matt Hancock outlined ambitions for healthcare staff to email patients directly with information on appointments to reduce delays and cut costs in paper and postage. In the speech Hancock said “Email is as secure and cheaper than communicating through paper and […]

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VR medical training company joins NHS Innovation Accelerator programme

Virti a virtual and augmented reality company specialising in medical training has been selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme. The platform uses virtual and augmented reality combined with artificial intelligence to transport users into realistic, hard-to-access environments and safely assesses them under pressure to reduce anxiety and improve human […]

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The DigitalHealth.London Accelerator open for applications

Applications for a London-based digital health Accelerator are now open, as part of efforts to increase NHS and patient access to cutting-edge technologies. The DigitalHealth.London Accelerator is targeting innovative healthtech businesses, and inviting them to apply to receive help to develop and deploy digital solutions to some of the NHS’ […]

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Scotland’s digital health champions recognised

The winners have been revealed at the Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care Awards 2019, celebrating Scotland’s digital health champions. William Edwards, director of eHealth at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, won the Digital Leader Award. Edwards has led the development of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s digital strategy, which […]

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New 3D printing tech helps rebuild patient faces

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is benefiting from 3D printing techniques to help rebuild the faces of cancer patients, those hurt in accidents and people born with complex facial deformities. The Trust is using 3D printing to produce resin models of patients’ skulls to then be used to create […]