Welcome to our latest news in brief, where we take a look at some of the health tech news to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. NHS Blood and Transplant releases VR app for blood matching NHS Blood and Transplant has announced the release of a virtual […]
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News in brief: thoracic robotic surgery virtual observership programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’, two new UK Approved Bodies for medical device certification, trials for sobriety app and stroke treatment, and more
Here, we take a look at some of the health tech news stories to have captured our attention recently. Virtual observership programme launched at Guy’s and St Thomas’ for robotic surgery A six-week course in robotic surgery is underway at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which allows applicants such […]
News in brief: upgraded catheterisation lab in Birmingham, sight loss e-learning in Shropshire, virtual ward update from Cornwall, and more
What’s been happening in the NHS recently with regards to health tech? Join us as we take a look through some of the health tech stories that have caught our eye. £2.1m upgrade to catheterisation lab at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has opened […]
News in brief: data survey launched in Norfolk, remote monitoring in Bedfordshire, digital fair in the Midlands, and more
Here we share some of the health tech news that has caught our eye over the last few weeks. Survey launched in Norfolk and Waveney on data in health and care A new survey has been launched in Norfolk and Waveney to help identify how much people understand about data […]
News in brief: portable virtual radiotherapy system in Tayside, digital tech for COPD, research for speech recognition tech, and more
Here, we take a look at some of the news on digital and data that has caught our eye over the last few weeks. Portable virtual radiotherapy system benefits cancer patients at the Tayside Cancer Centre A portable Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training system is being used at Tayside Cancer Centre […]
News in brief: virtual tours for patients with additional needs at Solent NHS, miniature pacemaker implanted in Southampton, and more
Let’s look into some of the health tech news stories which have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Virtual tours for patients with additional needs at Solent NHS Trust’s Special Care Dental Service Solent NHS Trust has partnered with Autek CIC, an “inclusive technology company”, to introduce virtual […]
News in brief: digital health assessments in Birmingham, online staff appreciation hub in London, AI mental health support in Hertfordshire, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news that has taken our interest recently from across the NHS. New system of digital health assessments in Birmingham Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has revealed that it is trialling a new system of digital health assessments, which asks […]
News in Brief: mental health chatbot in Bradford, roll-out of virtual wards in Derbyshire, online booking system for blood tests in Bolton, and more
It’s time for our latest news in brief round-up – here we share some of the stories in health tech which have caught our eye lately. Mental health chatbot launched in Bradford Limbic, an AI-powered chatbot designed to “make it easier for people seeking help to access the right services” […]
News in brief: 64 trust receive AI funding, PIDMAS system launches, care planning tool for Southern Health, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news that have caught our eye recently. 64 trusts receive funding for AI solutions to support lung cancer diagnosis The UK government has shared that the previously-announced £21 in funding for artificial technologies to support the NHS has now been […]
News in brief: MS detection tool, online cancer hub, wearables to support communication and more
Let’s take a look at some of recent stories across the health tech community. This week, we’re taking a look at some digital news from NHS trusts in Leeds, Sunderland, London and Barnsley. Multiple sclerosis detection tool invented in Leeds Staff at Leeds Teaching Hospitals have developed a new tool […]