A new review into the safe use of health data for research and analysis has been launched by the Government. The review will support the development of a new Data Strategy for Health and Social Care, that was announced in November 2020. Following a report ‘Busting bureaucracy: empowering frontline staff […]
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AI team at NHSX opens Dragon’s Den-style opportunity for innovators
The AI Lab team at NHSX has launched a call to find, fund and resource innovations to support the development of AI in health and care. The team are looking for innovations that solve operational and back-end processes, and highlight that the projects must have a clear problem statement or use case. […]
Exploring the mental health impact of Covid-19 on healthcare workers
This week at HETT Reset an interesting panel discussion focused on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic was having on the mental health of healthcare workers. The session, hosted by Heather Caudle, Asarebea Adi, Mark Radford, Lucy Warner and Aasha Cowey, discussed the platforms and services that had been made available […]
Addressing diversity and health inequalities alongside tech innovation
Part of the morning agenda, on a busy day two of HETT Reset, was a detailed panel discussion on how to address diversity and health inequalities alongside health tech innovation. The panel included, and was hosted by, Shera Chok, Co-Founder of the Shuri Network, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at NHS […]
Industry collaboration on usability standards; moving away from a one-size-fits-all model
On the first day of the HETT Show 2021, an afternoon panel of health tech and NHS digital brains tackled the topic of industry collaboration on usability standards. Areas covered on the agenda included user experience and uptake of services, co-ordinating real-world evidence and real-world users, improving the accessibility and […]
Industry leaders on re-defining digital maturity
On day one of the HETT Show 2021, one of the first sessions was based around the question, re-defining digital maturity what should the components be for place-based care? In a panel discussion, hosted by Paul Rice, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT and Airedale […]
NHSX supports smartphone tech for detecting early kidney disease
A smartphone app that utilises AI is set to help NHS patients transmit test results to GPs within ‘minutes’. The ‘pioneering’ technology from Healthy.io – called CKD Early Detection Service – transforms a smartphone camera into a ‘clinical-grade tool’ that detects early kidney disease. The tech is part of the […]
Innovate UK’s £2.1 million funding for pharmacy dispensary software
Innovate UK has announced a £900k boost – which brings total funding to £2.1 million – for Invatech Health, to help develop its cloud-based pharmacy dispensary software. The extra financial support will see the company work on new features for Titan PMR, its ‘cutting-edge’ system that aims to make dispensing […]
Cardiff Uni announces ‘pioneering’ support app for fertility struggles
Cardiff University has developed what it calls a ‘pioneering research-based app’ to provide support and advice for people who are unable to fulfil their wish to have children. The app – MyJourney – is from the University’s Fertility Studies Research Group at the School of Psychology. Created in collaboration with […]
Chelsea and Westminster FT collaborates to develop diabetes app
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has co-designed a diabetes app for patients, to help support remote self-management. The Trust has announced the arrival of the new DBm-Health™ app, a co-creation between clinicians and the company Sensyne Health. The technology is currently being launched to a “limited number” of […]
