By Solutions for Health While COVID-19 brings challenges for stop smoking services, online support and an AI-powered robo-coach mean there’s digital support to help people kick the habit. Smokers are up to fourteen times more likely to have serious complications from COVID-19 than non-smokers according to recent research in China. […]
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NHSX publishes Digital Technology Assessment Criteria
NHSX has published a Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) in beta; new standards to assess the suitability and function of digital health technologies. The standards form a baseline assessment criteria setting out how digital technologies will be assessed. It will be supported by a Guide to Good Practice for Digital and Data-Driven Health […]
UCL develops online tool to identify highest risk of developing TB
Researchers at UCL have developed an new online tool which could help reduce tuberculosis in countries with low transmission rates by helping to identify those at risk. Published in Nature Medicine, the study used data from 18 previous studies, including 80,000 people across 20 countries. People who have ‘latent’ TB may […]
HTN Now: 10 sessions not to miss…
On 3rd and 4th November HTN host a series of webcast sessions to share learnings and innovations across health and care. For HTN Now November we are joined by speakers to share their work, with topics including; remote monitoring, robotic process automation, patient apps, digital projects, AI and analytics, to […]
Boots to launch 12 minute Covid testing service
Boots has launched a new in-store COVID-19 testing service, specifically aimed at those without symptoms and is soon to launch a test to return results in 12 minutes. The new 48-hour service is available in 10 stores from this week, before rolling out to 50 Boots stores throughout November. The […]
Round 2 AI in Health and Care Award programme to open
Round 2 of the AI in Health and Care Award programme is set to open for applications next week. The programme is run in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHSX, and forms part of the NHS Artificial Intelligence Lab announced by Matt Hancock in 2019. £140m is to be […]
Risk model estimates risk of becoming infected and seriously ill from COVID-19
A new research programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has shown promising results for a model to calculate a person’s risk of becoming infected and then seriously ill due to COVID-19. The model has been developed using data from over 8 million adults, and using data […]
Salvation Army goes digital with Person Centred Software
The Salvation Army has introduced a mobile care monitoring system to its care homes from Person Centred Software. The platform will support the care homes digitally plan, record and monitor the care of residents, and remove the paper processes across its group. Nikki Thompson, assistant director for practice and development at […]
10 innovators join Yorkshire accelerator
10 health tech suppliers have joined the Propel@YH accelerator programme aimed at helping digital health innovators navigate the NHS in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The programme, now in its second year, aims to support start-ups that have developed innovations or products to support responses to COVID-19. It provides a six-month support […]
HTN Awards 2020 Meet the Winners…
HTN would like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to everyone involved. If you missed anything, watch the videos announcements below and view the winners and highly commended for each category. Health Tech Awards 2020 Opening Address- Matthew Gould, CEO, NHSX https://vimeo.com/471022854Overall Winner presented by Suzy Foster, CEO, Emis […]
