AccuRx, a health-tech company focused on ‘bringing together everyone involved in a patient’s care’ has raised £27.5 million in Series B funding. The company announced the news this week, with plans for the funding to be used to ‘build a patient-centred communication platform for the healthcare system’. Supported by Lakestar, a […]
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4 days of health tech, HTN Now takes place next week
We’re only a few days away from the next edition in the HTN Health Tech for the Now series, when we welcome a fantastic group of people joining us to share their learnings and advice, as we delve into their digital programmes. There’s still time to register, with tickets free […]
Babylon reports revenue growth of 472 per cent
Babylon Health has published its financial and operating results for the six months ending 30 June 2021, reporting revenue growth of 472 per cent and reducing its loss for the period. The company’s revenue totalled £93.1 million, up from £16.2 million for the period up to June 2020, an increase of […]
Gloucestershire Hospitals picks new content services platform from Hyland Healthcare
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) has chosen Hyland Healthcare’s OnBase content services platform to boost its IT infrastructure. The move is part of Gloucestershire’s wider digital transformation strategy. The trust is set to switch a ‘core element’ of its electronic medical records system to OnBase, with the aim of […]
Doccla raises £2.4million
Doccla, a health tech start-up, specialising in virtual ward technology has raised £2.4million from an oversubscribed seed round, led by Giant Ventures. The Swedish company supports Northampton General Hospital with its virtual ward technology, and Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust who recently expanded its virtual wards service to support heart failure […]
National Data Guardian responds to DHSC’s data saves lives strategy
The National Data Guardian has submitted a response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for views on its draft data strategy, Data Saves Lives: Reshaping health and social care with data. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX Data Saves Lives policy paper aims to set out […]
Four innovation sessions not to miss at HTN Now September
The next edition of the HTN Now health tech tour series kicks-off next week. Across four days we welcome innovators, digital leaders and teams, chief executive officers and the health tech community. Each session focuses on a unique topic across the industry and, hopefully, there’s a session that fits with […]
Tech launched across Norfolk to speed-up sepsis diagnosis
New ‘onsite blood culture machines’ have been introduced to help speed-up sepsis diagnosis across three acute hospitals in Norfolk. Previously, blood culture samples of patients with suspected sepsis used to be sent to the microbiology lab at Norwich Research Park for testing. However, by introducing the new machines in the […]
National pilot explores Microsoft HoloLens 2
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, and a small group of trusts, have worked with NHS Digital as part of a national pilot to test Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Dynamics 365 Remote Assist. The technology, a mixed reality headset, uses multiple sensors, advanced optics, and holographic processing to provide healthcare […]
Wales awards community e-scheduling contract
NHS Wales has awarded a contract to Malinko to supply its digital scheduling tool for 3,000 community healthcare professionals. Following a successful pilot with district nurses who are part of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Aneurin Bevan University Health Boards, the tool will now be rolled out across Wales. The roll-out […]
