Following a ‘Call for Proposal’ process last month, we are pleased to share some of the sessions to be included as part of HTN Digital Week June 2020. HTN Digital Week, sponsored by Alfresco and CCube Solutions, is a week of online events taking place 15th – 21st June 2020. The […]
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Health Tech Trends Series March 2020: The role of tech at this time
The Health Tech Trends Series is back for 2020 In the first survey (two minute) as part of our Health Tech Trends Series 2020 sponsored by InterSystems, we would like to understand how technology is supporting the health and care system at this time and help share any learnings through […]
AI content analysis on COVID-19 archive literature
A team of US health tech specialists this week announced a new programme to use artificial intelligence to scan 24,000 papers on COVID-19 to find patterns, signs and insights about the virus. The aim is to help to find answers to questions raised by the World Health Organisation about the pandemic. […]
NHS Digital to collect and analyse data to counter the spread of Coronavirus
Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care has today asked NHS Digital to provide data and services management as part of measures to counter the spread of Coronavirus. NHS Digital will collect and analyse data to help healthcare professional understand the illness more and help to identify those who will […]
NHS COVID-19 live impact assessment tool launched
Draper & Dash, a leading predictive patient flow provider has launched a COVID-19 live hospital planning and demand impact assessment tool. The company said it has been working around the clock to deliver its vital tool to support impact assessment. It allows trusts to view and analyse national Hospital Episode […]
Dartford and Gravesham pilots process automation tech
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has piloted process automation technology from Cloud21. The trust started the programme in July 2019 to explore the use of process automation in clerking clinics using the UiPath platform and to explore replacing manual administration process with technology. Neil Perry, director of digital transformation “I’ve worked […]
Asthma UK launches new funding round
Asthma UK has launched a new fund to focus on technology and data to improve asthma care. Up to £250k is available for successful proposals to help fund the development phase of programmes seeking to link real-time data from smart inhalers to improve asthma care in adults. The programme is to […]
Public Health England publishes live coronavirus tracking dashboard
Public Health England have published an interactive tracking dashboard for the spread of COVID-19. The dashboard includes statistics on total cases, daily confirmed cases and total deaths in the UK. The information is displayed in bar chart format broken down into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There is also a […]
Second team of Health Tech Awards 2020 judges announced
HTN is pleased to announce the second team of judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2020 judging process, following announcing the first team of judges last week. The innovative Health Tech Awards 2020, supported by CCube Soltuions and Highland Marketing, celebrate great technology and innovation making a difference across health and […]
Study highlights ability to predict depression in Facebook users
A study by David Luxton titled ‘Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural and Mental Healthcare’ published in ScienceDirect has explored the ability to predict depression in Facebook users. The study used an artificial intelligence algorithm to detect vocabulary usage with negative connotations and said depression can be detected up to 3 months before a social […]