A trial for SlowMo, the first digital therapy for paranoia, has been launched in Sussex following trials in London and Oxford. Pharmacological and psychological treatments can have limited effectiveness for some patients, so this trial is causing a lot of excitement among clinicians keen to find a solution to help […]
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NHS Digital apps and wearables team hosts Swedish delegation
Representatives from Sweden’s key health organisations visited NHS Digital this week to share knowledge and experience of the apps and digital healthcare landscape. The delegation came from Sweden’s public-sector organisations including the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, the Medical Products Agency […]
Doctor on Demand Service ZoomDoc hits crowd funding target
ZoomDoc, the GP on-demand service, has surpassed its funding target of £500,000 in a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The startup has raised £540,000 through the Seedrs platform, exceeding its initial funding goal of half a million pounds. Notable early-stage investors have included British tennis champion, Andy Murray, who invested an […]
Two innovative Scottish projects win £100k funding from Cancer Innovation Challenge
Cancer patients in Scotland could soon be able to share their symptoms with their medical team in real time using new technology after two new projects each received a £100,000 award to progress to the second phase of the prestigious Cancer Innovation Challenge. The two projects record ‘Patient-Reported Outcome Measures’ (PROMs) […]
AI and VR – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough experts share vision of healthcare in podcasts
The podcasts are available to download from SoundCloud and the iTunes Store (search for ‘CPFT’) Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and personalised medicine could help in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia and schizophrenia and other diseases in the future, according to the unique insights of clinicians at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) […]
South West Yorkshire Partnership early adopter for NHS Wifi
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been chosen to be an early adopter for NHS WiFi, a national scheme to roll out free WiFi across the entire NHS estate. The NHS WiFi project will provide patients, service users and the public with access to WiFi in NHS buildings […]
Derby Teaching Hospitals live with Agfa
Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its Agfa HealthCare ORBIS ICU-Manager critical care information system. The solution is being deployed in the Adult Critical Care units of the Royal Derby Hospital and the project has been sponsored by the Integrated Digital Care Fund (IDCF). It is the first […]
Emergency medicine consultant unveiled as new Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care
NHS England and NHS Improvement have today announced that Dr Simon Eccles has been appointed as the new Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care to spearhead NHS use of technology and data to drive improvements in patient care. Dr Eccles is a practicing hospital consultant in Emergency Medicine […]
South Tees Hospital reveals time savings with speech recognition
A new study which analysed the impact of the deployment of speech recognition within the Emergency Department (ED) at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed the technology is 40% faster than handwriting or typing clinical documentation. The study results are derived from an in-depth structured questionnaire capturing the […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital pilots outpatient check-in kiosks
Moorfields Eye Hospital will pilot four new outpatient check-in kiosks to offer patients an alternative to waiting in a check-in queue. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said the new patient kiosks are a step forward for them in embracing new, efficient ways of working that benefits patients and hospital […]
