Alder Hey Innovation, a hospital-led innovation centre developed by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust, has published a strategy entitled ‘Today’s Child, Tomorrow’s Healthier Adult’ that aims to address healthcare challenges faced by children and young people. The strategy shares the centre’s ambitions going forward, existing work and developments currently taking […]
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Department of Health and Social Care publishes medical technology strategy
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a medical technology strategy, setting out how they will ensure that the health and social care system can “reliably access safe, effective and innovative technologies.” DHSC has worked with partners across the industry, the government and the healthcare system to […]
SBRI Healthcare’s Accelerated Access Collaborative awards £6m to 18 innovations
SBRI Healthcare, part of NHS England’s Accelerated Access Collaborative, has announced that £6 million has been awarded to 18 innovations designed to improve patient care, save money and support NHS green plans. SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Healthcare is an AAC initiative: a partnership between patient groups, government bodies, industry […]
Poll: How much time this week did you put towards innovation, driving new ideas or creative thinking?
The latest question we asked to our health tech audience revolved around creative thinking for new ideas and innovation. We asked: How much time this week did you put towards innovation, driving new ideas or creative thinking? 69 people took part in the poll, with participants from a vast range […]
Feature: Inhealthcare on how their innovation-friendly platform delivers care at home to free up hospital beds
By Bryn Sage, CEO of Inhealthcare and a member of industry group techUK’s health and social care council. In a telling insight into his attitude to NHS spending, the new Health and Social Care Secretary has told local areas they will be free to determine how they speed up the […]
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole piloting smart glasses for community services
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is set to pilot augmented reality glasses A.Consult in their React to Red (Tissue Viability) team. The smart glasses, developed by ConceptHealth, will be worn by staff during home visits. With the patient’s consent, they will be able to record parts of their […]
Heriot-Watt and InnoScot Health partner to accelerate health tech innovation
Heriot-Watt University and InnoScot Health have launched a five-year partnership with the purpose of accelerating innovation in medical and healthcare technologies, and developing better understanding of clinical and nursing needs in Scotland. Heriot-Watt’s Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) will collaborate with InnoScot Health, to focus on identifying new healthcare technologies […]
Automation Cafe: challenges with robotic process automation
Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer for Intelligent Automation at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, has set up a series of live interactive sessions for all professionals working in automation, called the ‘Automation Cafe Live!’ The sessions have been set up in his own time, Darren said, “so that people […]
Leeds Hospitals creates app for liver transplant patients
Clinicians from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have created a new mobile app to help transplant patients better manage their health after operations. Called TAPP, the app has so far received positive feedback from patients in Leeds, and the team are now looking to roll-out the tech both nationally […]
Health Innovation Manchester’s latest £150k funding round opens
Health Innovation Manchester has put out a call for healthcare companies and projects to apply for a share of its latest £150,000 funding opportunity. The organisation, an academic health science centre which works with innovators to ‘discover, develop and deploy’ health solutions across Greater Manchester, is offering applicants the chance […]
