Birmingham and Solihull STP has announced plans to launch a Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the next few months. The first phase of the platform will include GP practice records, basic information from secondary care, including hospitals, mental health and community services, radiology and pathology results and maternity records. Following going live, information from community […]
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Virtual patient training platform launched
A virtual reality and augmented reality tech provider, built by an NHS trauma surgeon, has launched a new training programme focusing on interactions with a ‘virtual patient’. The new programme aims to support medics and trainees to interact with AI-powered ‘patients’, either through their tablet, desktop or VR or AR […]
HTN Voice: Getting the NHS ready for digital
The Highland Marketing advisory board wanted to discuss how health and care organisations can make sure they are ready to implement technology and get the best use out of it. Who better to lead the discussion than James Freed, chief information officer for Health Education England? “Every year,” James […]
New report examines digital exclusion
A new report published by Public Health Wales and the King’s Fund has revealed the results of their study into the development of inequalities in healthcare that may arise due to digital exclusion. With digital channels now being employed as one of the means of providing access to healthcare, concern […]
£200k to drive shared urgent digital care record across London
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has won £200,000 in funding to further the roll out of Coordinate My Care across London and to increase the use of the shared urgent digital care record for ambulances, emergency departments and other urgent care services. The solution provides health and social care professionals […]
National system introduced in Wales to support COVID-19 vaccine roll out
A new system developed by NHS Wales Informatics Service for creating and scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments has been launched. The Welsh Immunisation System, is an in-house development, to support the roll out of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and others as they become available. The system is being used across all Health […]
Yorkshire and Humber publishes learnings from Covid report
A new report co-produced by SYB ICS and the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network has published findings on how the NHS in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw was able to adapt to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first UK lockdown. The paper, titled The Rapid Insights […]
Details announced for HTN Now January 2021
HTN Now, a new series ‘for the moment’ or ‘for the now’, brings together healthcare teams and industry to share their programmes, experiences, learnings, new innovations and technologies. Through live webcast sessions, content, a digital awards programme, interviews and video, HTN Now focuses on a variety of digital programmes and innovations […]
New sensor launched to diagnose sleep apnoea
A project supported by the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and £4.8M investment, has this week launched a new sensor said to diagnose sleep apnoea and associated sleep disorders using a device that sits on your chin. The device, Sunrise, is a certified medical smart sensor, to offer results […]
Clinical studies tech start-up uMed raises £3.7m
Health tech startup uMed has raised £3.7m in new funding for its solution that helps automate processes in running clinical studies. The latest funding follows a previous raises of £1m in October 2019 from Playfair Capital which continues as an investor in its latest round. The company now plans to use […]
