A research study, believed to be the first of its kind, has explored the effectiveness of digital technologies used as interventions for increasing physical activity, with the analysis focusing on the effectiveness based on socioeconomic status. The study, entitled: ‘The effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity in individuals of […]
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Nine projects announced to support analytics research into COVID-19
Health Data Research UK and The Alan Turing Institute have announced nine new data projects, as part of a £2 million funding programme. The programmes will use large-scale linked data to address priority research questions, hoped to help improve understanding of the pandemic and inform the continued policy response. The researchers […]
Surrey Heartlands CCG to roll-out new remote monitoring service
Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has announced plans to extend the use of remote monitoring technologies across its area with a new service, BP@Home. Set to roll-out across the region shortly, the BP@Home service will help patients with hypertension manage their condition at home, and support some of the 142,700 […]
First research study published using GM Care Record
The first research paper to use data from the Greater Manchester Care Record has been published in The Lancet. The paper, entitled: ‘Temporal trends in primary care-recorded self-harm during and beyond the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Time series analysis of electronic healthcare records for 2.8 million patients in […]
Health Education England launches Population Health Digital Toolkit
Health Education England has launched a new resource to help provide insight and knowledge into population health. Its Population Health Digital Toolkit is aimed at health and care learners to develop their understanding of population health principles, helping them achieve competencies in areas such as population health data, health inequalities, population […]
Closed Loop Medicine raises £13 million
Closed Loop Medicine, a health tech supplier developing a drug and digital combination product, has raised £13 million of new investment. The company aims to support dosing and medication regimens with its app, to provide a digital companion, support and a way to capture data to provide insight. This new investment […]
120 GP practices deploy X-on telephony tools
Practices across Stockport and North Central London CCG have deployed X-on’s telephony solution, Surgery Connect. The company has announced the completion of the two deployments, spanning 120 GP practices across the areas, delivering its cloud-based system. It means practices can access multiple telephone lines, manage call queues, report on trends […]
£15.9m pathology services contract awarded in Wales
NHS Wales has awarded a £15.9 million contract to Citadel Health to support pathology services with new technology. Aiming to create a digital national pathology network, the system will be used to support 21 pathology labs, hospitals, clinics and GP practices with over 35 million test requests each year. NHS […]
New European initiative to build data platform for neurodegenerative diseases
A new initiative has launched, called the European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases (EPND), to support data and sample sharing for neurodegenerative diseases. Initiatives already in place in this field will be combined to build, grow and develop one platform for storage and analysis of clinical samples and data collections. It’s hoped the […]
University Hospitals Sussex signs five-year deal CardMedic app
CardMedic, an app to help healthcare professionals communicate with patients, has signed its first commercial contract, with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. NHS anaesthetist Rachael Grimaldi developed the app during her maternity leave, after reading an article about a COVID-19 patient’s experience of not understanding hospital workers through their PPE. […]
