The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX have published a draft policy document, data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data, aiming to set out priorities and commitments on how data is used and shared, and the underlying standards and infrastructure. The strategy highlights ‘bold commitments’ […]
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College of Paramedics rolls out wellbeing platform for members’ mental fitness
The College of Paramedics has launched a wellbeing platform for its members, with a dedicated app rolled-out to provide the workforce with personalised access to tools that promote mental fitness. The College, which is the professional body for paramedics in the UK, recognised the need for the platform in response […]
News in brief: Moorfields appoints new CCIO, NHS innovation workshop, EU Horizon funding
So far this week, we’ve heard that the Department of Health and Social Care is set to publish a new data strategy, while a host of charities are collaborating to provide ‘information prescriptions’ to patients, and a CCG is aiming to improve digital primary care accessibility in its county. But […]
Digital health library to be launched in Dubai through ORCHA partnership
A new digital healthy library will be launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), through a collaboration between the Osteopathic Health Centre and ORCHA (the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps). The one-year contract has an option to renew for a further two years and is expected […]
Surgeons from Moorfields and Guy’s perform robotic eye cancer operation
Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have used a robot to help perform a “delicate procedure” to remove a cancerous tumour from next to a patient’s eye. According to Moorfields, it’s believed the surgery is a “world-first” of its kind, and the operation […]
New data strategy to be published
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that a new data strategy is to be published. In an announcement made this week, the proposed strategy will be released ahead of public and stakeholder consultations. It’s said to propose how patients will view their digital medical records and ensure […]
Leeds CCG working with Iatro on website accessibility
Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been working with Iatro Partners, an intelligent platform company, to make digital primary care more accessible across West Yorkshire. According to a recent case study published by the Leeds-based company, 292 GP practices across six CCGs in West Yorkshire are now benefitting from the […]
Video: Real-world impacts of remote monitoring and digital tech
On the first day of HTN Now, we welcomed Inhealthcare to discuss remote patient monitoring, digital healthcare, and the real-world impact of these. Jamie Innes, Product Director for the health technology company, led the presentation. Jamie began by outlining the reach of the company’s scope: “At Inhealthcare we provide over […]
RPA supplier reports 24% growth
Blue Prism, a supplier of robotic process automation tools, has reported revenue growth of 24% in its recently published half-year report. Published on 17 June, the report highlights revenues up to £80.4m, from £66.6m in the first half of 2020. The company has seen bookings in the first half of […]
Women’s health charities part of collaboration to provide ‘information prescriptions’
The Cognitant Group, which works on health technology for patient empowerment, has partnered with a host of women’s health charities and healthcare providers to create ‘information prescriptions’. These will allow people to have “access to the right information, at the right time, in a format that is useful to them”, […]
