NHS staff at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust will benefit from a greater freedom to choose which shifts they work, where they work them and quicker pay, as part of a revolutionary trial of new technology. The trusts will use their pilot, […]

Apple this week has announced Health Records API for developers and researchers to create an ecosystem of apps that use health record data to better manage medications, nutrition plans, diagnosed diseases and more. The Health Records feature allows patients of more than 500 hospitals and clinics to access medical information […]

Samsung has partnered with digital healthcare provider Babylon to launch ‘Ask an Expert, powered by Babylon’, a pioneering system that allows users to check symptoms and book live video doctor appointments. The Babylon service will be made available within the Samsung Health app on compatible Samsung Galaxy mobile devices. By […]

Ascensia Diabetes Care has launched an upgraded version of its Contour Diabetes app in 24 countries across the world. The app is designed to connect to the company’s integrated blood glucose device, the Contour Next One meter. The new version includes the new My Patterns feature which uses algorithms to […]

Leeds CCG has kicked-off a UK digital first – MindMate, which helps young people in the city, will be seen via pitch-side ads on one of the world’s most popular computer games. The MindMate website was developed by NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as part of the ‘Future in […]

A doctor who has created an innovative software program to reduce waiting times in A&E has secured a £153,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Lanre Olaitan’s company, MedCircuit, which is based in Manchester, has […]

Babylon has announced they now have welcomed over 2 million members to babyl healthcare service in Rwanda. Rwanda has a total population of circa 12 million people and with Babylon-powered healthcare consultations available in- country to anyone aged 16-years or over, this means that of the 6.7 million Rwandans who […]

ZoomDoc, the GP on demand service, and Lexihealth, the secondary care concierge service, have announced a collaboration to provide patients with an integrated primary and secondary care offering. As a result of this collaboration, the two companies will be now be able to offer instant telephone GP consultations, home GP […]

NHS England has provided a £3.5 million funding boost to support thousands of people with Type 2 diabetes access digital structured education programmes to better manage their condition. NHS England is also to announce that 25% of the diabetes education Transformation Fund can now be used for digital tools. Changing […]