Danish AI company Corti has announced that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding to support “continued growth in healthcare through advanced AI that understands patient needs and optimises clinician workflows”, with the funding also aiming to help the organisation expand its AI capabilities in public safety. Having […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
“Digital mental health will be most successful when there’s good interplay between practitioners and academics” – Dr Martin Dechant on research in digital in mental health
As part of our focus on digital mental health, we spoke with University College London lecturer Dr Martin Dechant about his research around the use of digital interventions in mental health. We first asked Martin to tell us a little bit about himself, and how he came to be lecturing […]
South West London ICB board highlights progress and plans on updating the ICB’s digital offer and improving digital pathways
South West London ICB’s most recent board meeting was conducted virtually this month, as a result of industrial action. Amongst other areas, board members discussed the need to transform access to services, including a digital offer and improved digital pathways across the ICB. One of the first topics on the […]
Competition launches to encourage green innovations
SBRI Healthcare, in partnership with the Greener NHS programme and the AHSN Network, has launched a new competition to encourage green innovations for a more sustainable healthcare system. ‘Competition 24: Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future’ is aimed at early-stage innovations, and open to single organisations from […]
Spain-based health tech supplier partners with Cornwall Partnership NHS FT
Spain-based health tech company, Accexible has partnered with BoxHealth and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to pilot a “digital system that identifies vocal biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring”. Using voice recognition, the Accexible alert system is said to “detect early stages of cognitive impairment and can also be used […]
HTN Now: Imprivata on cyber security strategy and why privileged access management matters
At HTN Now, we welcomed Imprivata’s senior product marketing manager Andy Wilcox and identity, security and access governance director Jaimin Patel. Andy and Jaimin shared their insights and expertise on cyber security and privileged access management with our HTN audience. Accelerating IT complexity and the new complex landscape On the […]
Nourish Care acquires CarePlanner, expanding community care management and support
Digital social care records system Nourish Care has acquired CarePlanner, with the move reflecting Nourish Care’s aims to “adopt a more holistic approach by widening its net and delivering care management and support in the community”. CarePlanner is said to be used by more than 2,000 domiciliary care agencies, whilst […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL develop AI foundation model for ophthalmology
Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have developed an artificial intelligence foundation model for ophthalmology called RETFound, which is said to be capable of detecting markers of disease from retinal images and “can identify some of the most debilitating eye diseases across diverse populations”. The model was […]
Government response to report rejects calls to change pay scales for DDaT staff, but highlights upcoming digital workforce plan
Government ministers have rejected calls to “allow NHS England to move away from Agenda for Change pay scales when recruiting Data, Digital and Technology (DDaT) specialists to ensure it can recruit and retain the people that it needs”, following the recommendation set out in the Health and Social Care Committee’s report […]
Research offers recommendations for research using electronic health records
A study published in Frontiers has proposed a series of challenges and recommendations relating to research using electronic health records, highlighting “five key themes” for the challenges associated with conducting research with EHRs, including developing the research proposal; access and ethical approval; data quality; analysis platform; and generalisability and research […]
