In our latest interview in the series, we head to Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to chat to its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Ade Odunlade, about all things data. We find out all about his work with RwHealth’s data science platform and how he sees data analytics helping to support […]
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Video: Ideal Health on navigating ICS organisational maturity at HTN Now
Jonah Aburrow-Jones, Director of Consulting, Strategy and Digital Maturity of Ideal Health, joined us live for the second session of our HTN Now Focus event on the topic of Digital Integrated Care Systems. Using the slot to look at what can be done practically to help health tech professionals to […]
Video: Alcidion discuss digital solutions to support ICSs at HTN Now Focus
The first of our seven live sessions on the ‘Digital ICS’ theme at the latest HTN Now Focus, a series of one-day events that feature talks from health tech experts on specific topics, was a presentation by the team from the healthcare informatics company, Alcidion. The panel for the opening […]
Babylon and Microsoft to collaborate on AI and cloud projects
Babylon Health, the ‘digital first’ health provider, recently announced that it has formed a new partnership with tech giants Microsoft. The collaboration will see the two companies combine to find new opportunities in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and cloud technologies. A release from Babylon stated that […]
Unified Tech Fund launches new investment rounds for cyber and digital social care
The Unified Tech Fund prospectus, a guide which was created to help simplify funding for NHS digital transformation projects and act as a template on how to bid for funds, has launched new investment rounds. NHSX’s prospectus was updated on 18 October 2021 to include a number of new or […]
Sussex Partnership NHS FT announces new digital mental health partnership
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist mental health and learning disability services trust in the South East of England, has announced a new partnership with the charity Chasing the Stigma. The trust has selected Chasing the Stigma as its new signposting partner, intended to help direct people to mental […]
CQC wins grant to support innovation in primary care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been awarded £169,000 to support innovation in general practice. The grant is being provided by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through its Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, which enables UK regulators and local authorities to help create a regulatory environment that supports […]
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital rolls out Isla visual technology
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, which specialises in cardiothoracic surgery, has rolled-out Isla’s visual technology to support post-surgical wound care. The health tech company’s platform will now be used on more of the hospital’s wards, following a three-month pilot. Use of the platform involves photos being taken of patients’ wounds […]
Yale School of Medicine academic leads on paper addressing gender identity biases in EHRs
The Yale School of Medicine has published an article on addressing gender identity biases and forms of discrimination within Electronic Health Records (EHRs). It considers the obstacles and barriers facing transgender and non-binary patients when attempting to access medical care, specifically when filling in medical forms that may “include outdated […]
Scotland makes digital therapeutics for anxiety and insomnia available nationally
The Scottish Government has announced a new programme to introduce digital therapeutics for anxiety and insomnia available for free, nationally. All Scottish adults will now have access to Daylight and Sleepio by Big Health, which will be providing the opportunity for more than five million people in the nation to […]
