Here are a few of the headlines from the health tech community that have caught our eye recently. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust presents VR walkthrough of new facilities North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has presented a virtual reality (VR) tour of their new facilities, which are being […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Top and lowest NHS websites ranked for accessibility – where does yours place?
Two years on from our post covering NHS website accessibility rankings back in 2021, we return to find out which NHS websites are in the top 10 and the lowest, based on usability, content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. The Silktide Index ranks websites for accessibility across […]
“Building and maintaining trust is crucial to realising the benefits of AI” – CDEI publishes portfolio of AI assurance techniques
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, part of the Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has published its “CDEI portfolio of AI assurance techniques”, detailing its portfolio of AI assurance approaches and how to use it. “The portfolio is useful for anybody involved in designing, developing, deploying or procuring AI enabled […]
NHS England’s monthly operational statistics highlight use of tech
NHS England’s latest monthly operational statistics report was published this week, for the month of May, where it reported the third highest total number of emergency department attendees for May at 2.24 million, since records began. Among notable outcomes, waiting times were reduced in spite of high pressures. The report highlights […]
£3 million funding brings immersive digital therapeutic solutions to the forefront for mental health
The UK Research and Innovation unit has revealed a series of new digital therapeutic solutions to receive a share of £3 million in funding. The projects feature a range of immersive technology including VR, remote touch and mobile gaming. They are intended to support conditions such as bipolar disorder, psychosis, […]
What Good Looks Like framework in digital adult social care published
NHS England has recently published a new version of its What Good Looks Like framework, specifically for digital working in adult social care. The framework is intended to set out “what good digital working looks like for care providers and local authorities with responsibility for adult social care in England”. […]
Study proposes new framework for assessing evidence from digital health interventions
A new study published last month has put forward a new framework intended specifically for assessing evidence from digital health interventions (DHIs). The research entitled ‘rigorous and rapid evidence assessment in digital health with the evidence DEFINED framework’, was published by npj Digital Medicine, proposing a framework to assess Evidence in Digital health […]
Virtual reality and health tech: what’s happening?
The advancement of virtual reality (VR) technology has led to many exciting developments with vast applications to the field of healthcare and beyond. Currently, studies are ongoing into the potential uses for this technology, including in pain management, surgical training, mental health therapy, physical rehabilitation, and more. As the technology […]
AI model may predict breast cancer spread based on lymph node changes
A new study has been published by scientists from the Breast Cancer Now Unit at King’s College London to show their AI model could establish “how likely a patient is to develop secondary (incurable) breast cancer based on immune responses in the lymph nodes”. Published on the 26th of May […]
New Discharge to Assess app launched to streamline discharge process in Leeds
A new Discharge to Assess (D2A) app designed to streamline the discharge process for patients in a healthcare setting, has been announced by Leonardo Tantari, chief digital information officer at NHS West Yorkshire ICB and Leeds City Council. Described by Tantari as “mobile ready for front-line workers”, the app is currently […]
