£900,000 in funding has been awarded to ten innovation projects to help narrow inequalities in maternity care. SBRI Healthcare, an Accelerated Access Collaborative initiative, has awarded the funding to innovations including AI to help diagnose perinatal PTSD, a digital product to support breastfeeding and early parenthood, a platform to support […]
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Graham Walsh, Medical Director at Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk! In this episode we interview Graham Walsh, Medical Director at Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network. We discuss his current role, his previous experience at Calderdale and Huddersfield, challenges he has faced, what success for digital looks like, and much more. […]
Leeds Children’s Hospital introduces paediatric diagnostic imaging tools
Leeds Children’s Hospital has opted to install an Ultimax-i multi-directional C-arm from Canon Medical Systems UK to support the precision of paediatric fluoroscopy examinations. “The Ultimax-i is a valuable new addition to our range of diagnostic imaging tools serving patient referrals from across Yorkshire,” said Emily Keyte, Radiology Team Manager for […]
Microsoft HoloLens tech used for 3D visualisations of human body
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology is being used to help people analyse a digital replica of what is happening inside their bodies, with the aim of bettering their understanding of their medical condition and potential treatments. Using tech from Medical iSight to create 3D visualisations of the human body using Holo […]
HTN Now: Barnsley Hospital on implementing EPMA
At HTN Now: November, we were joined by a team from CareFlow Medicines Management (CMM) and Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consisting of CMM’s Head of Programme Helen Mutton and Barnsley NHS FT’s Deputy Director of IT Richard Billam and Clinical Digital Lead Bethany Pearson. Starting off the session, Helen […]
UHB CEO to become regional strategic director for digital health and care
The chief executive at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is to move to a regional digital health and care role. Professor Dave Rosser will leave UHB at the end of the year to become strategic director for digital health and care across the West Midlands. The role will […]
NHS England CIO recruitment launches
GatenbySanderson has launched a recruitment campaign to find the next Chief Information Officer (CIO) for NHS England. The recruitment is seeking a CIO to “be accountable for the provision of digital technology both for the wider health system and for NHS England itself,” including accountability for a £400m IT and Digital budget. […]
MEDITECH and Google Health pilot search and summarisation integration
MEDITECH and Google Health have extended a pilot that embeds Google search and summarisation capabilities directly within the clinical workflow of the Expanse electronic health record. The partnership is working with with two health systems in Alabama and Wisconsin, who are early adopters of the solution, to help create a longitudinal […]
Barts Health NHS trust makes changes to improve diversity in research
Barts Health NHS Trust is working to increase the participation of Black communities in health research after data showed that only one in 50 people involved in the COVID-19 clinical trials was Black. While this number for Barths Health is higher than the national average, Barts have acknowledged that more […]
News in Brief: bionic arms for amputees, digital hub for long COVID in Lincolnshire, new radiology theatre in South Tees and more
It’s time for another news in brief and as always there has been plenty happening in the health tech community… NHS launch new bionic arm prosthetics to aid amputee patients NHS England has announced that amputee patients across England will now be offered access to bionic arms. The prosthetics are […]
