Forward Health, the app working to reinvent healthcare communication, has today announced a $3.9m seed funding-round led by Stride.VC, with additional backing from Albion Capital. Forward was founded in 2016 by UK doctors Barney Gilbert and Lydia Yarlott, alongside serial entrepreneur Philip Mundy. Their mission is to connect healthcare systems […]

One of Britain’s largest Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) has awarded a contract to Doctorlink, an intelligent digital health platform, following a competitive tender process involving 12 different suppliers. The contract with South West London means up to 1.6 million patients across approximately 200 surgeries will be able to access Doctorlink’s […]

Miiskin a skin checking app has become the first app to receive independent dermatological accreditation from the Skin Health Alliance. The Skin Health Alliance awards professional dermatological accreditation to products and services to help consumers feel confident in their choices by reassuring them that products and services have been independently verified as skin […]

Five NHS digital health accelerators launch across England this month, as part of the largest push yet to rapidly increase the speed of digital health products take up in the NHS. Following a highly competitive process, 34 companies have been selected as some of the highest potential and best-placed to […]

Now Healthcare Group plans to offer its technology as a free trial, launching with five groups of NHS practices in the next two months. It will also offer patients the chance to use its app-driven, repeat medicine delivery service, which is also free to NHS patients. Lee Dentith, CEO and […]

Campus London, Google’s centre for supporting the UK’s startup community, has announced the launch of its dedicated “Tech for Good” residency. The four-month growth-stage programme will see Campus London house and support six promising startups from the tech-for-good sphere. The programme offers residents access to the Campus London community, Google […]

Zoomdoc, the GP on demand service, has announced it will be appointing former Bupa Chief Information Officer (CIO), Garry Fingland, as Chairman. Fingland brings deep expertise in leading digital and technology transformation on a global basis, most recently at Bupa and previously at Diageo and Serco. He is passionate about […]

NHS England is calling on the best innovators from across the world to apply to join two schemes that aim to ensure NHS patients benefit from new technology faster. Two programmes that look to spread innovation across the NHS have opened for new applications as NHS England once again champions […]

Women in London will benefit from a new text messaging service for cervical cancer screening that could potentially be life-saving. The service will be deployed across all 32 CCGs in London and will be rolled out next month. While regular screening has been shown to improve the chances of detecting cervical […]