The Welsh Government has announced a £150,000 funding programme for 5-8 health tech firms to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The closing date for applications is 8th June, and the programme is seeking solutions to improve remote diagnostics, data collection and monitor PPE availability. The funding will be used to […]
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Southern Health & Social Care Trust picks Civica for new employee app
Southern Health & Social Care Trust, based in Northern Ireland, has chosen to use a new employee app from Civica. The app was developed in 4 weeks to support communications and sharing of information with employees during COVID-19. It will be used to inform healthcare professionals of the latest updates […]
London North West rolls out clinical messaging app
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has rolled-out Hospify, a clinical communication app, for its 10,000 staff. In March the app was approved for the NHS Apps Library to support healthcare professionals communicate using a secure, approved tool. Co-founded and developed by NHS vascular surgeon Neville Dastur and former technology […]
Mental health app to treat depression added to ORCHA App Library
A free mental health app, Flow, has been added to the ORCHA App Library to support the treatment of depression. NHS Trusts and healthcare professionals are now recommending the app which has already been downloaded over 10,000 times. The app aims to reduce symptoms of depression, and uses evidence-based psychology and neuroscience […]
Wales approves £650k funding for national roll-out of Consultant Connect app
An app to provide specialist advice to GPs has been approved by NHS Wales. Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has approved £650,000 in funding for the new system that allows GPs, paramedics and other healthcare professionals to get immediate specialist advice when reviewing and treating patients. As part of plans to deal […]
Mid and South Essex NHS FT launches new remote digital monitoring platform
Mid and South Essex NHS FT has launched a new remote digital monitoring platform as part of a transformation of post-treatment care for patients recovering from cancer. The trust commissioned a portal to support the digital delivery of personalised care packages and for clinicians and GPs to keep track of and communicate with […]
COVID-19 app launched to support care homes across Greater Manchester
Health Innovation Manchester has announced the launch of a new system to support care homes track and coordinate care for patients with COVID-19. Supported by tech company Safe Steps the system has been developed for care home staff to input information about residents, which can be then used to coordinate care […]
Induction Healthcare set to acquire Zesty, valuing the company at £12.7m
Induction Healthcare has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire Zesty Limited, the digital healthcare patient engagement platform. The healthcare collaboration app from Induction Healthcare, supports over 140,000 users across the UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa. It’s used by mostly doctors to support communication, messaging and document […]
Health Education England backs respiratory physiotherapist launch new app
A respiratory physiotherapist at the Royal Free London has launched a new app to help physiotherapists develop skills needed when treating patients with COVID-19. The app launch of oncallbuddy.co.uk is being supported by Health Education England and provides physiotherapists access to training and resources to help them manage COVID-19 positive patients […]
Oxford University spin-out raises £9m for workforce location tool
A hospital workforce AI platform, Navenio, a spin-out of Oxford University has raised £9m in series A funding. The company provides a location-based workforce platform, which can be used to assign tasks to healthcare teams based on their location. Termed Uber for Healthcare, the technology tracks smartphone devices to provide an indoor […]
