A group of healthcare professionals within the NHS are launching the UK’s first Care Quality Commission registered online clinic, Leva Clinic, for patients living with persistent pain. A three-month trial is expected to start this year with a London-based NHS Trust to support adults access a multi-disciplinary team of clinical psychologists, doctors, […]
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The London Clinic adopts artificial intelligence for colonoscopy
The London Clinic has introduced an artificial intelligence device to act as a second observer during colonoscopies. The GI Genius™ device uses artificial intelligence to analyse the video stream during colonoscopy to highlight the presence of pre-cancerous lesions. The Clinic said they introduced the tool to help to assist doctors identify lesions and […]
Moorfields launches tender to develop user-first digital service
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new tender to find a partner to develop its user-first digital service. £457,000 is being made available over 2 years to re-structure and re-build Moorfield’s digital landscape using a user-first, content-first approach. The specialist eye hospital plans to develop its digital offering, […]
Video: Sussex Partnership NHS FT digital journey
As part of the HTN Health Tech for the Now Series, we welcomed Beth Lawton, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The session shares the digital journey and strategy for the Trust, one of the Global Digital Exemplar Fast Followers. As part of the programme, the […]
NHS Digital signs deal to introduce NHS Terminology Server
NHS Digital has signed a deal with DXC Technology and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, to deliver a central NHS Digital Terminology Server. The Terminology Server will help support data exchange between systems and enable easier integration of local coding systems with national and international coding languages, such as SNOMED-CT and FHIR. […]
NHS Digital and PRSB publish new social care standards
New social care standards have been published by NHS Digital and the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) to support how information is recorded and shared across health and social care. Over 1,000 health and care professionals have supported the development of the standards through an open consultation process. The five new […]
Video: Royal Colleges 3.0, delivering best practice as code
For HTN Now November we hosted a session with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, focusing on its Digital Child Growth Assessment programme. We welcomed Dr Marcus Baw, GP and Software Developer, Dr Simon Chapman, Paediatrician, King’s College Hospital NHS FT and South London and the Maudsley Hospitals NHS […]
Video: Smart MedTech – Digitalisation of the clinical Interface
On 4th November as part of the HTN Health Tech for the Now series, we welcomed Cliff Kirby, CEO at NeedleSmart. This session focused on an innovative technology to capture data at the clinical interface. Cliff opened: “there is a lack of meaningful data from a physical process to a virtual […]
Video: NHSX Remote Monitoring Keynote
For HTN Now November we were joined by NHSX for a keynote session focusing on remote monitoring. Tara Donnelly, Chief Digital Officer and Breid O’Brien, Deputy Director of Digital Health at NHSX presented a session focusing on the use of digital tools helping to support people feel more cared for […]
Researchers use machine learning to track the pandemic’s impact on mental health
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have used machine learning techniques to analyse the text of hundreds of thousands of Reddit posts. The researchers have revealed several key impacts on mental health, including an overall increase in anxiety and in thoughts about suicide. Analysing the language that people have used […]
