12 innovators have joined the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) for the year, a programme to support innovations scale across health and care. This year technologies range from tools to support the workforce, mental health and COVID-19 responses, including remote patient monitoring, to diagnostics and virtual clinical training for staff. The […]
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Panel Discussion: Women leading collaboration in technology in health and social care
HTN recently attended the NHS and Health & Care Women Leaders Network’s joint virtual celebration of International Women’s Day 2021. There were a host of fantastic and informative sessions across the day – ranging from giggle-inducing wellbeing activities like Laughtercise, to thought-provoking fireside chats and panel discussions. As the “unconference” […]
HTN Feature: Healthcare teams share tips for coping with stress during pandemic
Over the past 12 months the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for each and everyone of us. So, we sent out an open invitation to hear some of your tips to help survive or manage the stresses at the moment. Like many, here at HTN, we have had our various […]
Health tech boosted as UK Gov announces new backing for women innovators on IWD
The UK Government has announced new investment in 40 top female entrepreneurs on International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March 2021. It’s hoped the financial boost will help women innovators to ‘scale up’ their plans, with pioneering ideas and businesses across a range of sectors set to receive a £50,000 government […]
GP remote diagnostic telemedicine tool to be trialled across the country
A diagnostic telemedicine tool, developed by GPs, is so be trialled by a residential care home in Cumbria and a specialist complex care centre in Nottinghamshire. The innovation supports GPs to remotely undertake virtual care rounds and utilise diagnostic equipment, without the need to leave their practice to visit patients. It includes […]
West Midlands maternity triage system goes digital for UK-wide use
A digital maternity triage system, developed in the West Midlands, has launched an online training programme and is now available to maternity teams across the UK. The Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) was created to provide a ‘standardised method of safely and efficiently assessing women’, particularly those who are having […]
From ophthalmological scans to sepsis treatment: the diverse applications of AI in healthcare
In part three of our applications of AI in healthcare series, we take a deeper look into how AI has exponentially enhanced the area of ophthalmology through university research and private health technology suppliers. Also featuring is this edition, is the use of AI in skin disease, in visual neuroscience, […]
News in brief: Bradford NHS FT makes digital letter savings, Bristol Uni creates new patient monitoring system
In a week where Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has signed a £10 million deal with Civica, and the NHS Cancer Programme announced a new funding competition for innovations, there have plenty of great stories from the health tech sector. Here are a few more news bites and […]
NHS Cancer Programme to launch £15m funding competition as part of call for cancer innovations
The NHS Cancer Programme is launching a funding competition of up to £15 million, as part of its open call for innovation in cancer care, on 17 March 2021. The aim is to deliver new and already existing cancer care innovations to the NHS frontline as quickly as possible. There’s […]
NHSX releases ‘digital playbook’ for eye care specialists
NHSX has released an ‘eye care digital playbook’, which directs clinicians and organisations to digital tools that can support patient pathways. The resource, which is extensive and features numerous case studies, can be used by eye care specialists looking to digitally enhance their ophthalmology pathways, remote monitoring and sharing of […]
