The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada, has taken a tech-based approach to tackling health inequity by prescribing mobile phones for patients who need better access to services. Entitled PHONE-CONNECT, the study and programme focuses on addressing issues such as poor COVID-19 outcomes for members of the public from […]
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Closed Loop Medicine raises £13 million
Closed Loop Medicine, a health tech supplier developing a drug and digital combination product, has raised £13 million of new investment. The company aims to support dosing and medication regimens with its app, to provide a digital companion, support and a way to capture data to provide insight. This new investment […]
Case study published on Berkshire Healthcare NHS FT’s ‘digital first’ approach
Healthcare Communications has published a new case study on its work to craft a ‘digital first’ future with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHNFT). Focusing on patient engagement technology, the report details how BHNFT – a community and mental health trust which serves a population of around 900,000 – sought […]
£15.9m pathology services contract awarded in Wales
NHS Wales has awarded a £15.9 million contract to Citadel Health to support pathology services with new technology. Aiming to create a digital national pathology network, the system will be used to support 21 pathology labs, hospitals, clinics and GP practices with over 35 million test requests each year. NHS […]
New European initiative to build data platform for neurodegenerative diseases
A new initiative has launched, called the European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases (EPND), to support data and sample sharing for neurodegenerative diseases. Initiatives already in place in this field will be combined to build, grow and develop one platform for storage and analysis of clinical samples and data collections. It’s hoped the […]
Physio platform and GP tool among innovations in latest Yorkshire & Humber AHSN digital accelerator
A physiotherapy platform, a GP tool and a social prescribing management system are among the Yorkshire-based innovations that have been selected for the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network’s (YHAHSN) digital health accelerator programme, Propel@YH. The AHSN, which acts as an innovation arm of the NHS, chose 10 Small-Medium […]
Humber NHS chosen to pilot EPR mental health programme for NHSX
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been selected to pilot an NHSX EPR programme across its digital mental health services. Officially called the ‘EPR Innovator Project for Mental Health and Community Trusts’, the project is part of the organisation’s wider Digital Aspirant Plus (DA+) programme, which includes just seven NHS […]
News in brief: Moorfields’ AI project, new online booking for blood tests, UK Biobank cloud platform
This week has been a busy one for HTN. Not only have we released the second edition of our very own Digital Playbook, which this time focuses on solutions to support Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), but we’ve also covered a variety of stories. Among the headlines have been industry updates […]
Emergency consultant develops Major Incident App for response coordination
The Major Incident App (MIA), designed by Dr Peter Hulme, an emergency consultant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, has enabled staff to be contacted during emergencies – even if their phones are placed on silent or ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode. In the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing in […]
RwHealth raises £6.1 million in Series A funding
AI and data specialist RwHealth has announced a successful raise of £6.1m in Series A funding. The company supports over 40 healthcare providers in the UK and internationally, to glean insight and value from data and analytics by utilising the company’s data science platform, through a combination of artificial intelligence, […]
