Medtech Accelerator, a joint venture with innovation hub Health Enterprise East (HEE), has unveiled its latest round of successfully funded projects, with financial awards totalling nearly half a million pounds. Awards of between £80,000 and £125,000 each were given to four separate medical technology innovations. Launched at the end of […]
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11 innovations join NHS Innovation Accelerator
A wireless sensor that better detects signs of sepsis in hospital patients, an app to help pregnant women monitor hypertension, and another that directs patients with minor injuries to treatment units with the shortest queues, are among the latest devices and technologies selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA). […]
Digital step forward for maternity services
Maternity services at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals are set for an exciting change with the launch of a new electronic medical record system known as BadgerNet. This will replace the traditional folder of handheld notes used by pregnant women and mean everything is securely stored electronically and available at the […]
First NHS Online app is live in the London borough of Bexley
Healthy London Partnership has launched an app – NHS Online – designed to provide accurate, non-urgent medical advice to more than 240,000 Bexley residents, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The app is being piloted in Bexley, south-east London. The Bexley version of the app, NHS Online Bexley, […]
NHS England leads battle against obesity and Type 2 diabetes
NHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK have teamed up with leading companies from the tech sector as the battle against obesity and Type 2 diabetes goes digital. More than 5,000 people are expected to benefit from a pilot project which will see five companies and eight areas of the country […]
Doctor on demand service ZoomDoc announces crowdfunding
ZoomDoc, the new GP on-demand service, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £500,000. Founded by practicing NHS GP, Dr. Kenny Livingstone, ZoomDoc, is a revolutionary healthtech service that allows users to instantly book a GP to arrive at their preferred location within one hour. The app, soft-launched in March […]
24/7 healthcare via mobile phone as new digital service launches
babylon health has partnered with NHS GPs to today launch GP at Hand, a free, transformative NHS service offering GP appointments within minutes via smartphone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. GP at Hand is being led by a group of London NHS GPs […]
Barts Health selected by charity to expand online appointments
Barts Health NHS Trust has been selected by the charity Health Foundation to take part in a programme to share advice across the NHS, following the successful deployment of online patient appointments. The Scaling Up Improvement programme has selected seven projects in the UK to help deploy their health care […]
New health technology to help Lancashire patients avoid stroke
Patients with long-time heart conditions can monitor and manage themselves at home and reduce their chances of having a stroke with an innovative new digital health service in East Lancashire. The technology is for people at risk of stroke (typically with a common condition called atrial fibrillation – an irregular […]
NHS Digital launches new API Lab
NHS Digital has today announced plans for a new API Lab to be run in partnership with INTEROPencommunity members. By pooling the expertise of developers from both industry and NHS Digital the Lab is expected to accelerate the development of open source APIs designed to improve system integration across the the NHS and […]
