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 […]
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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 […]
Health Tech Awards Live from 7pm
Join HTN live tonight (Thursday 22nd October) from 7:00PM for the Health Tech Awards 2020. The HTN Awards 2020, sponsored by CCube Solutions, celebrate great technology, partnerships, teams and innovations making a difference across health and care. This year join us LIVE here or on Twitter using #HTNAwards for our innovative […]
Case Study: Online therapy, meeting the challenges of cost, severity and complexity
Read the full case study here. The East London Health & Care Partnership (formerly North East London STP) had the greatest IAPT access rate increase within London as a result of changes in the prevalence rate. Five of their CCGs were ranked in the top six most affected in London. […]
Asthma UK opens £3m+ tech fund
Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation have launched today a new Asthma Technology Fund that aims to support innovative, life changing technology for people with asthma. There are two streams in the programme, the first to support early research and development, the ‘concept stage’, and a second stage to […]
37 NHS staff join Digital Pioneer Fellowship
37 NHS staff have been successful in gaining a place on the third year of the Digital Pioneer Fellowship, supported by DigitalHealth.London. The programme supports NHS staff lead digital transformation projects within their organisations in London and the South East. The 2020/21 cohort of Fellows include eighteen administrative staff (including an […]
Oxford researchers explore machine learning tech for Covid testing
A team of scientists from Oxford University’s Department of Physics are using machine learning technology as part of a diagnostic test, said to identify viruses in less than five minutes. The University is currently working with external advisors to set-up a spinout company and are seeking investment. Their aim is […]
National project to connect 114 prisons to NHS hospitals
NHS England and NHS Improvement have signed a new national agreement with health tech supplier Visionable to provide its video platform to connect hospitals and prisoners. The platform was rolled out initially in March to support one prison and it will now be adopted wider to 114 prisons and young offender institutions, […]
South Tees Hospitals NHS FT adopts digital tools to support endoscopy patients
Olympus and Inhealthcare have launched a solution to support patients waiting for endoscopy procedures. The service digitises the patient journey from referral through to post procedure patient feedback, by offering personalised support and engaging educational materials for patients. South Tees Hospitals NHS FT is one of the first to adopt […]
Healthcare drone pilot to take place at Mid and South East Essex NHS FT
Over the next couple of months a pilot will take place for the use of drones to transport samples at Broomfield Hospital. The drone has a wingspan of three-metres and will be tested at a purpose built landing pad on the hospital site in Chelmsford. Although it has a large wing-span, […]
