DigitalHealth.London has revealed seven health tech SMEs joining its three-month programme, known as the DigitalHealth.London Launchpad. The programme will initially support companies launch new products or processes into the NHS. It provides companies with access to knowledge sharing events to help understand demand and how to bring the product or process […]
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St Patrick’s Mental Health Services launches Patient Portal
St Patrick’s Mental Health Services in Ireland, has launched a service user portal, an online platform that enables service users to access their own health-related information. Using technology from Patients Know Best the portal will provide service users online access to record, share and view their own health information. Service users […]
NHS Digital publishes regional coronavirus dashboard
NHS Digital has published a new regional coronavirus dashboard that includes cases and triage figures published. The data will present the latest available information to highlight trends and changes by location and is updated every day, with data available from 18 March 2020 to three days before the current calendar date. […]
£11 million funding to support AI research programme
A new research programme is to receive more than £11 million in funding to explore the use artificial intelligence to improve the diagnosis of lung cancer and other thoracic diseases. The funding from UK Research and Innovation, Cancer Research UK and industry, will provide the Oxford based research team the opportunity […]
Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership live with Imprivata
Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust recently went live with the Imprivata Identity and Authentication management solution for remote working. The company provided the licenses for free to support more than 4,000 staff to work remotely, securely. The roll-out was completed the weekend before lockdown to support healthcare professionals conduct surgeries, hold […]
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership to deploy TPP
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to deploy TPP SystmOne to its mental health and learning disability services. As part of a five year contract, the trust will deploy the system next year for its 3,400 staff, supporting a population of over one million. The company said a key […]
Health tech starts up receive funding boost
5 health tech start ups have raised a total of £4.5 million to accelerate adoption across health and care. The start ups include LiveSmart, Knok Healthcare, Log My Care, Firza, and MediShout to receive the funding. The funding has been awarded following successful applications to the RYSE digital health funding programme. […]
Superdrug launches virtual psychology clinic
Superdrug, the national health and beauty retailer, has partnered with My Online Therapy a virtual psychology clinic. The company said the move comes in response to people’s mental health concerns over lockdown easing. My Online Therapy, one of the UK’s first virtual psychology clinics, will be working with Superdrug to increase awareness and […]
Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020 meet the winners
As part of HTN Digital Week we held the Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020, sponsored by CCube Solutions, to recognise the great work of teams that have made a difference to health and care through technology, partnerships and innovation. Vijay Magon, CEO of CCube Solutions said “I would like to […]
Video: Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Health Education England discusses digital literacy, digital capabilities and engagement
On day three of HTN Digital Week we were delighted to be joined by Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Head of Blended Learning and Digital Literacy Workstream Lead at Health Education England. Henrietta took us through building a digitally literate workforce, how to develop capabilities in digital literacy, engagement and what works. “HEE in 2018 […]
