SBRI Healthcare, the NHS England funded initiative championed by the AHSN Network has announced five companies will receive funding to develop novel technologies with potential to help complete surgical procedures more effectively and with higher efficiency. Under the overall theme of Technology in Surgery, innovations were sought in two categories; […]
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Leading healthcare conference grows to two days and moves to ExCeL London
The UK Health Show returns for two days on 25-26 September as it grows into its new home of ExCeL London for 2018. The UK Health Show connects senior healthcare decision makers, influencers and buyers from across the NHS and the entire UK healthcare sector. Its mission is to connect […]
Real life GP data powers major anticoagulants study
Anonymised patient data from the records of 1,500 GP practices using EMIS Web has enabled a major new study for the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR) into the risks and benefits of modern anticoagulant drugs. Researchers used the QResearch database – which draws […]
Highland Marketing: Foot on the accelerator
In her latest blog on how marketing and PR can support the sales funnel, Becky Mellor talks to Highland Marketing chief executive Mark Venables about the role of sales acceleration. What is it, how does it work, why do you still need content, and where does it fit in the mix? Becky: Over […]
UK based medical device company launches largest US study of its kind
A new cardiac diagnostic device aimed at helping physicians rule out active ischemia in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain is being trialled at five of the most respected research facilities in the United States (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Baylor University, Houston, TX; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, […]
Cambio wins Coventry and Warwickshire PFM contract
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has finalised a five-year contract with Cambio Healthcare Systems for a patient flow management (PFM) system in a move to improve hospital efficiency and care quality. Won in open tender, the deal will see Cambio’s PFM rolled out across all mental health inpatient sites in […]
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT adopts Insource’s Patient Pathway
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has chosen to adopt Insource’s configurable Patient Pathway Plus (PP+) application to help the trust to proactively manage and accurately report its elective care and Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) patient pathways. Sarah Brisbane, Head of Contracts at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust explained, “We are […]
Digital Surgery deploys surgical artificial intelligence system
Digital Surgery has announced it has developed and demonstrated the world’s first real-time, dynamic artificial intelligence (AI) system designed for the operating room (OR). The company is building the data to power the future of surgery through its surgical procedure road maps, which aim to aid the surgical team in the […]
£37.5m investment in Digital Innovation Hubs to tackle Britain’s biggest health challenges
The new hubs will help connect regional health and care data with biomedical data in secure environments. This will pave the way for NHS, academic researchers and industry innovators to harness scientific knowledge and emerging technologies to develop new drugs and devices and improve health services. Funded through the Industrial […]
Opinion Piece: Ruairidh Barlow, MyTherapy
With the rapid advance of smartphone technology, and their seemingly universal use, all around the world people are working out how to best take advantage of it. Never before have we had the chance to access so many people so easily. Which, in a sector like healthcare, and even more so with public […]
