Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has shared a video providing a virtual overview of the two new state-of-the-art hospitals it is developing. The trust is building two hospitals, one for adults and one for children, with plans to also build the largest single site maternity centre. Technology is to support […]
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HTN Innovators launches for suppliers, innovators and partners
HTN has launched a new service, HTN Innovators, a place to keep in touch with the latest news and updates from the vibrant health tech supplier market. On this brand new section to HTN, you can keep in touch with industry suppliers, innovators and our partners. HTN Innovators will provide in-depth, […]
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 […]
New care model in Durham and Darlington uses digital tool to reduce levels of acute kidney injury
A new care model using artificial intelligence has been developed at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust with health tech supplier C2-Ai, to reduce the number of people with acute kidney injury (AKI). The AI-driven model includes a predictive AKI risk app at the point of care, combining risk […]
Big Health partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to support mental health in cancer patients
Digital therapeutics company Big Health has partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support to help newly diagnosed cancer patients in the UK to access free digital mental health treatments. The new partnership will provide patients aged 18 or over in the UK with free access to Big Health’s digital solutions Sleepio and […]
Boots assess drones for delivery of prescription medicines
Boots is currently assessing the potential for using drones to deliver prescription medicines, following a flight test in July. The test flight was completed from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, to deliver prescription medicines using a drone (uncrewed aerial vehicle). Working with tech start-up Apian to facilitate the test, Boots […]
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS to introduce 16 digital pathways
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System is partnering with Spirit Health to scale-up its virtual ward programme and at-home long condition management across the region. The ICS plans to introduce 16 digital pathways, covering 1.1 million patients, using the company’s remote monitoring platform. The 16 clinical areas include: heart […]
Join us 3 August for HTN Digital Primary Care
Join HTN and colleagues on Wednesday 3 August for our virtual event focused on all things digital primary care. HTN events provide the opportunity for healthcare professionals to share learnings, experiences and solutions on different topics and across different areas of digital in health and care. They are open to […]
£6.7m tender opens for digital maturity assessment
NHS England has opened a new opportunity to procure a supplier to deliver a digital maturity assessment programme. A two year contract worth up to £6.7 million, with an option to extend for a further year, will require a supplier to deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment of NHS trusts […]
Apple shares current and future plans for healthcare
Apple has shared a report on how their products are helping users, developers and health organisations make improvements in personal health, research and care, as well as providing detail on its future plans. The report begins by stating that all health and fitness features are developed with two overarching principles. […]
