New research has revealed that eye-tracking tests may be the key to predicting which patients with mild cognitive impairments (MCI) will develop Alzheimer’s disease. The research from Loughborough University has found that it may be possible to predict if people with mild memory and thinking impairments will go onto develop Alzheimer’s […]
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Hundreds of users access cancer care record in first six days
NHS Wales Informatics Service has announced cancer care records are now available to view in the Welsh Clinical Portal. In just the first 6 days nearly one thousand users have accessed the information. Previously the cancer patient information was only available to Cancer Network Information System Cymru (CaNISC) users, however […]
NHS Digital trials functionality to support patients with learning disabilities
NHS Digital has launched a pilot to test new functionality in the Summary Care Record introducing a reasonable adjustment flag on patients records. The flag will let doctors, nurses and other health and care staff know that a patient has a learning disability and has specific needs that require adjustments […]
North West health tech entrepreneurs win European funding
Two innovations have been awarded €50,000 to help develop after being successful in the final round of the European Institute of Technology’s (EIT) Health Headstart Awards. Xploro, which was a spin-out of Manchester-based digital innovation agency Corporation Pop, is a digital therapeutics platform. The platform uses augmented reality, gameplay and […]
Liva Healthcare announces new programme with Healthier Living Partnership
Liva Healthcare the digital health coaching platform is working alongside Westbank Community Health and Social Care, on a new programme with Healthier Living Partnership and Devon County Council. The programme includes a face-to-face service which will be provided by Westbank Community and personalised health coaching and digital support through the Liva […]
Discussion: What are the main challenges in healthcare tech?
In the first of a two part series we asked the HTN audience via LinkedIn for their views on the main challenges in healthcare technology and we asked if there is progress to be made, what could be done to address these challenges? Following a post on LinkedIn on Saturday, 10th August […]
Researchers integrate genomics data in to Irish electronic patient records
Researchers from Ireland’s HSE Epilepsy Lighthouse Project and FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, have developed a new genomics module in the Irish National Epilepsy Electronic Patient Record system. Many adults and children with epilepsy of unknown causes now undergo genomic testing, which can help […]
Hadley Beeman, Tara Donnelly and Dr Sam Roberts comment on the new AI Lab
News broke this morning, Matt Hancock announced a new £250 million fund for a National Artificial Intelligence Lab to be led by NHSX and the Accelerated Access Collaborative. Hadley Beeman, Tara Donnelly, Dr Sam Roberts commented on the news: Hadley Beeman, Chief Technology Offier, NHSX “We will be transforming some of our […]
NHSX to lead on new National Artificial Intelligence Lab
Matt Hancock has announced a new £250 million fund for a National Artificial Intelligence Lab to be led by NHSX and the Accelerated Access Collaborative. NHSX said in an announcement on social media “Today we can announce that we’re going to set up an NHS AI Lab – in partnership with […]
SilverCloud partners with University of Central Lancashire
SilverCloud Health, a digital and mental health platform has partnered with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to deliver training in the use of digital therapy for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. The partnership sets to define for PWPs the use and delivery of digital therapy as part of the IAPT training […]
