DigitalHealth.London has announced that applications are open for the latest cohort of its Launchpad Programme, designed to offer support to early-stage innovators looking to launch digital health products and services. The programme is seeking applications for innovations with “high potential to meet current NHS and social care challenges”, with successful […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals trials smart tech to reverse risks of diabetes-related nerve damage
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a trial utilising smart technologies with the aim of reversing the risk of nerve damage in people living with type 2 diabetes. The OCEANIC trial will use technologies including wearable sensors, smart weighing scales and activity trackers, to monitor and share patient […]
Amazon Web Services invests £8m to fund cloud infrastructure and storage for UK Biobank
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to provide around £8 million for cloud computing storage for UK Biobank, to help ensure that the database “has the cloud infrastructure it needs to securely store and handle” its health data. Described as “a database of in-depth genetic, health and lifestyle information from half […]
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board launches PROMS collection platform
A new digital health assessment platform is to be launched at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Wales over the summer, with the aim of re-shaping how the board collects and utilises patient-reported data. The new Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) collection platform will initially focus on data collected […]
Government invests £100m in five quantum research hubs to support technology advancements
Five new quantum research hubs are to be launched in the UK with an investment of £100 million from the UK government, tasked with developing quantum technology for industries including healthcare. As well as delivering benefits for economic growth, it is hoped that the hubs will help to build a “more […]
Telehealth provider chosen for digital prehab trial in Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
University Hospitals Plymouth has signed a contract with Kent-based SME, QuestPrehab, for year-long trial of digital prehabilitation (prehab) services for patients on the liver transplant list across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset. Patients participating in the trial will have the ability to access an individualised programme spanning physical activity support, anxiety […]
Panel discussion: self-management and the future model of community care
For a recent HTN Now virtual discussion, we were joined by panellists including self-management specialist Steph Lowen; Dee McMullan, senior district nurse at Leicestershire Partnership, and Charlotte Furness, partnerships lead at Isla Health, to talk about the implementation of supported self-care. Beginning with some introductions, Steph shared that she has […]
GP Patient Survey 2024 offers key insights into access to GP services and patient experiences
Findings from the GP Patient Survey 2024 run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England have been published, assessing patient experiences of healthcare services provided by GP practices, including access, making contact with practices, quality of care, experiences of services outside of opening hours, and experiences of NHS dental and pharmacy […]
News in brief: MRI and machine learning research to tackle tumour diagnosis, new lab explores how tech can support the elderly, and more
It’s time for another HTN news in brief – let’s take a look at some of the health tech stories to have caught our eye recently. Research explores combination of MRI with machine learning for diagnosis of children’s brain tumours A study conducted by researchers from the University of Birmingham […]
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB highlights progress on patient empowerment, engagement and inclusion
In the latest meeting of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIOS) integrated care board, CIO Kelvyn Hipperson shared an update on digital progress in the region, highlighting developments in progress around improving digital maturity, citizen engagement and patient experience. Underpinning this work, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly shares how […]
