£5 million has been awarded to 22 projects to drive technology and treatments to support the healthcare of veterans. The Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ (OVA) Health Innovation Fund is delivered in collaboration with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), and aims to improve innovation to ensure that treatments are informed […]
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News in Brief: Queen Victoria NHS tender for community diagnostic centre platform, Boots initiative to find innovations, at-home health tests launch in Tesco
Our latest news-in-brief features news from across the health tech community, including Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership, Boots, Tesco, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT and Queen Victoria Hospital NHS FT. Queen Victoria NHS opens tender for community diagnostic centre platform Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust […]
NHSE shares guidance and toolkit on building ICS intelligence functions
NHS England has published guidance on building an integrated care system intelligence function, highlighting the opportunity for ICSs to “unlock the potential of integrated data and population health analytics to develop a deeper understanding into the extend and nature of the health inequalities within their populations.” NHSE describes an intelligence […]
Case study: Improving governance across 38 GP practices
Case study by Radar Healthcare BEDOC’s collaboration with Radar Healthcare has resulted in a fully-developed governance solution that encourages incident reporting, in addition to sharing up-to-date insight across multiple GP practices. This case study shares the experiences of Lesley Quinn, Clinical Services and Governance Manager at BEDOC since implementing the system. Lesley […]
Mid and South Essex pilots prediction tech to reduce did not attend rate
NHS England has highlighted a pilot at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used to predict likely missed appointments. The algorithm, created by Deep Medical, uses a range of external insights including the weather, traffic and jobs, to identify where and why a […]
University Hospitals Birmingham joins AI consortium
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT are joining the AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare consortium of clinical, research and industry partners. The AI Centre currently works with 9 trusts to provide support for AI applications with its AI Deployment Engine (AIDE). University Hospitals Birmingham becomes the first trust outside the South East […]
Contract awarded for national digital maturity assessments
A new contract has been awarded to a delivery partner to support NHS England’s Digital Maturity Assessments programme. Through a contract award notice, it states an aim to “deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment” of the seven domains of NHS England’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework, to include all […]
DrDoctor raises £10 million Series B funding
DrDoctor has secured £10 million in investment through a funding round led by YFM Equity Partners, supported by existing investors, Ananda Impact Ventures and 24 Haymarket. The company, which supplies a patient engagement platform, said it will use the funding to accelerate its plans for delivering patient-initiated models of care to integrated care […]
NHS Wales develops digital dashboard for patients awaiting kidney transplants
A new digital dashboard has been created by several NHS Wales teams with the aim of making it easier for laboratory staff and clinicians to view information in south, west and mid Wales for patients who are awaiting kidney transplants. The dashboard has been designed to improve information sharing, and […]
Study suggests linking wearable tech to health records to boost insights
Health Data Research (HDR) UK has shared a study indicating that health insights gained from wearable devices and smart tech could be boosted by secure and safe access to electronic health records. Referencing an editorial entitled ‘Charting a Course for Smartphones and Wearables to Transform Population Health Research’, published in […]
