Uber has announced a new service, Uber Health, to allow healthcare providers to assign rides for their patients. In the announcement, Uber said 3.6 million Americans miss doctor appointments due to lack of reliable transport and no-show rates could be as high as 30%. Uber Health is a way for […]
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VitalityHealth launches new Vitality GP service
VitalityHealth has launched a new Vitality GP service which transforms the health insurer’s capability to deliver class-leading primary care benefits that members can access quickly and easily. VitalityHealth is now the only organisation offering and funding three choices of GP access for every member – face-to-face, video-call and 24-hour phone […]
New App launched for carers and families
A new app called KarantisCare App has been launched for carers and families. Karantis provide solutions that increase the productivity, quality of service, transparency and accountability of the global care industry – particularly focused on those with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, loneliness and depression. Karantis has worked closely with carers and the […]
NHS Digital approves platform to benefit new parents
A secure video messaging platform that benefits parents of premature babies has received NHS Digital approval. The application provides parents of sick and premature babies with video updates has just received central governance approval. vCreate was first trialled at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, in April in the Neonatal Intensive […]
Innovative digital therapy helping patients with paranoia
A trial for SlowMo, the first digital therapy for paranoia, has been launched in Sussex following trials in London and Oxford. Pharmacological and psychological treatments can have limited effectiveness for some patients, so this trial is causing a lot of excitement among clinicians keen to find a solution to help […]
NHS Digital apps and wearables team hosts Swedish delegation
Representatives from Sweden’s key health organisations visited NHS Digital this week to share knowledge and experience of the apps and digital healthcare landscape. The delegation came from Sweden’s public-sector organisations including the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, the Medical Products Agency […]
Doctor on Demand Service ZoomDoc hits crowd funding target
ZoomDoc, the GP on-demand service, has surpassed its funding target of £500,000 in a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The startup has raised £540,000 through the Seedrs platform, exceeding its initial funding goal of half a million pounds. Notable early-stage investors have included British tennis champion, Andy Murray, who invested an […]
Two innovative Scottish projects win £100k funding from Cancer Innovation Challenge
Cancer patients in Scotland could soon be able to share their symptoms with their medical team in real time using new technology after two new projects each received a £100,000 award to progress to the second phase of the prestigious Cancer Innovation Challenge. The two projects record ‘Patient-Reported Outcome Measures’ (PROMs) […]
AI Chatbot launched to support mental health
A new app Woebot has been launched said to be fun and engaging while delivering cognitive behavioural techniques to help users track their mood and improve their mental health. Woebot is the only mental health chatbot that is clinically shown to reduce symptoms of mood-based disorders. Since launching in 2017, […]
Health Enterprise East announces partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital
Health Enterprise East (HEE), a leading NHS Innovation Hub, has announced its partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH), an internationally recognised centre of excellence in child healthcare. The partnership will see HEE provide insight, support, and advice to GOSH to help turn innovative ideas […]
