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 […]
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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 […]
Covid-19: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area?
On Monday 12th October the Government announced a new local approach to managing and containing the spread of coronavirus. It included the introduction of local COVID alert levels to ensure the right levels of intervention are targeted in the right places. To check the number of coronavirus cases in your area […]
Cerner and Induction Healthcare partner to offer access to patient portal
Induction Healthcare and Cerner have agreed to partner to provide NHS trusts with access to the Zesty patient portal. The collaboration will also see the organisations develop a joint patient engagement solution, with an aim ‘to help NHS trusts deliver an easier, quicker and more efficient service for patients’. Through a […]
SilverCloud Health and Dorset CAMHS offer new online approach to tackle teenage depression
Dorset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services is working with SilverCloud Health to deliver a new digital mental health therapy programme to support young people with depression. The new programme, based on cognitive behavioural therapy, is supporting teenagers starting their GCSE and A level studies in the region by using interactive […]
Southampton pilots AI software to support lung health checks
University Hospital Southampton NHS FT is running a pilot using artificial intelligence to help detect lung cancer at an early stage. The pilot is part of the NHS England Targeted Lung Health Check programme, a new initiative to improve early diagnosis and survival for those diagnosed with cancer. The programme at Southampton […]
