A new study is exploring whether it is possible to use data from social media to spot the early stages of a severe psychiatric mental illness. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and IBM have come together to develop AI that aims to predict a patient’s psychiatric diagnosis more than […]
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Video: Digital programmes across Cheshire & Merseyside
We began day two of the HTN Now 2021 series with a Tuesday morning talk from Paul Charnley, Digital Lead for Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership. Paul shared his team’s learnings and processes openly, highlighting for context how Cheshire & Merseyside is a “large and complex system…second or […]
Video: The Royal Marsden’s response to COVID-19
If you missed any of last week’s HTN Now 2021 events as they aired live, you can now find a video recording of every session online. Here we recap the session with David Newey, Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and his talk on […]
600 free health information videos added to NHS website
A library of over 600 free health information videos, produced by HCI, have been made available on the NHS website’s homepage. The videos have been developed by the company in partnership with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, and cover a range of subject areas such as asthma, pregnancy, diabetes, […]
Peppy Health launches campaign to address maternal mortality rates in Black mothers
Peppy Health has launched a new campaign seeking to address the disparity in maternal mortality rates amongst Black mothers. The campaign, Black Mums Matter Too, is hoping to take action against the higher numbers of deaths amongst Black women throughout various stages of their pregnancy in comparison to their White […]
New 24/7 blood pressure monitoring system launched
A new 24/7 Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring System (OBPM), worn as a wrist band to collect data to better inform the diagnosis and management of hypertension, has been launched. The medical innovation estimates blood pressure automatically and painlessly by analysing signals from a wearer’s wrist throughout the day. These are […]
HTN Video Interview: Max Landry, Peppy Health
Over the past few weeks, HTN has had the pleasure of interviewing the 20 SMEs selected as part of Digital Health London’s Accelerator programme, which provides advice and support for high-potential businesses over a 12-month period. In this interview, we had the chance to speak to Max Landry, Chief Commercial […]
Online tool from Glasgow’s SPHSU explores health impacts of COVID-19
Researchers from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), at the University of Glasgow, have created an online tool that helps people explore the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the platform itself, the tool aims to ignite conversations around COVID-19 and inequalities, asking ‘How has […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 feature: Inspiring SME innovation
The HTN Now Awards 2021 has arrived. Today we’ll be announcing the winners and commended finalists across our seven categories that celebrate those teams and tech suppliers that have made a difference throughout the year. We’ve already brought you six features starring the submissions we’ve had in each section, providing […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 feature: outstanding digital pathways in the UK
While looking at the entrants for the HTN Now Awards 2021, we came across so many great ideas and innovations that we decided to share the detailed submissions with our readers. On Friday 22 January, we’ll find out the winners in each of our awards categories. But before that, here […]
