NHS Digital’s has appointed Robert Coles as Chief Information Security Officer and he will start with the organisation on 1 October 2018. Robert has over 30 years’ experience working in information security and spent the last four years as GlaxoSmithKline’s Chief Information Security Officer. He has previously held posts as Chief […]
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Oxehealth secures world-first accreditation for its vital signs technology
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has accredited Oxehealth’s vital signs measurement software as a Class IIa medical device in Europe. This is the first time that software enabling a digital video camera sensor to remotely measure vital signs has been approved as a medical device. No global medical device regulator, including […]
HTN Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced!
Following an overwhelming number of entries, our judges have selected the 2018 Health Tech Awards Shortlist! The HTN Awards 2018 celebrate great technology and innovation across health and care. The winners will be announced across digital channels on 7th November 2018 from 7:00pm. The shortlisted entries are: Efficiency Savings of […]
New professional information standard for digital maternity records published
A new standard has been published to support the introduction of digital maternity records that will ensure that record information is consistent and can be shared more easily across healthcare services in England in the future. The new guidance builds on the Healthy Child Record standard, published by the Professional Record […]
Babylon to invest $100 million to double its London team to 1,000+
Babylon has announced plans to invest US$100 million to create the world’s largest multi- disciplinary team dedicated to building next-generation, AI-powered healthcare technologies Dr Ali Parsa, Babylon’s Founder and CEO said of today’s announcement: “We are currently witnessing what is arguably the fastest-ever period of technological and scientific innovation in […]
New digital platform for health and care staff to share their views
Secretary of State Matt Hancock will set out plans to give 3.1 million health and care staff in England a voice in the day-to-day creation of policy. He is launching a new digital platform called ‘TalkHealthandCare’, which staff can use to post ideas, questions and challenges for government. The platform will […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital implements Elsevier’s Clinical Pathways solution
GOSH has implemented Elsevier’s Clinical Pathways solution, Arezzo, in its Endocrinology and Metabolic unit to reduce the time doctors and nurses spend on paper-based administrative tasks. GOSH is using Arezzo which takes medical guidelines, protocols, and order sets, combines them with relevant patient information and presents personalised patient pathways and testing […]
Interview: Rob Brougham, UK MD of Ieso Digital Health
In our latest interview series, we spoke with Rob Brougham, UK MD of Ieso Digital Health. Ieso is a provider of digitally-enabled mental health care and delivers evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy online (CBT) to patients suffering from depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions. By combining the power of technology with […]
New guidance for AI to benefit NHS
A new code of conduct for artificial intelligence (AI) and other data-driven technologies will allow NHS patients to benefit from the latest innovations. Speaking at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo conference, health minister Lord O’Shaughnessy announced the initial technology partnerships Code of Conduct for Data-driven Health and Care […]
Canon Medical Research receives £140k to develop AI-powered cancer assessment prototype
Canon Medical Research Europe has been awarded £140,000 to develop a prototype that combines Artificial Intelligence and medical imaging technology to improve assessment for one of the most difficult cancers to manage, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM). The Cancer Innovation Challenge aims to inspire novel data and technology innovations to help […]
