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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, […]
New virtual reality software for scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
Virtual reality software created by scientists at the University of Cambridge and 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd has been launched. The new software allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells in 3D, rather than data on a screen in 2D. Called vLUME, it allows super-resolution microscopy […]
eConsult Health raises £5million
eConsult Health, the online consultation provider supporting primary care, has raised £5 million in investment from Gresham House Ventures. The company said the investment is to support their expansion into the secondary care market, maintain its position in primary care for its digital triage services, and continue the rollout of its urgent and […]
