Facebook has launched a range of tools to connect users to local providers, recommended preventive tests, checkups and where to give blood when banks are in need. To support blood banks Facebook has launched a feature in the US, India, Brazil, Bangladesh and Pakistan that makes it easy to sign up […]
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NHS Tayside and Inhealthcare partner to roll out nutritional health tech
Over 100 care homes in Scotland are set to benefit from a new digital pathway to provide nutritional support. It is designed to improve the health and wellbeing of residents and reduce any inappropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements. NHS Scotland has said malnutrition and dehydration have substantial adverse effects […]
European Space Agency awards contract to Spirit Digital
Spirit Digital has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications and SpaceSolutions contract and funding to develop its digital remote monitoring health platform. The platform provides real-time location-based satellite air quality data, which helps patients with respiratory conditions to monitor their long-term condition and make empowered decisions about how they […]
SilverCloud reaches 300,000 service users
SilverCloud Health a digital mental health platform has now supported 300,000 service users with mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. The innovative digital therapy programmes were developed as a result of a partnership between Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and SilverCloud Health. The programmes are now incorporated in more than […]
Rob Shaw to leave NHS Digital for consulting
NHS Digital has announced its deputy CEO, Rob Shaw is to leave the organisation at Christmas, to pursue a consulting career. In the statement issued it said “Initially he will be working with foreign governments on national health and care infrastructure.” Rob commented “Whilst I will miss the organisation and […]
Feature: Getting back on track – revolutionising spinal surgery with the Advance Table Lateral System
Roughly 80% of the world’s population suffer from lower back pain caused by spinal disorders. Spinal fusion surgery is often the most utilised intervention for lower back pain and costs the NHS an estimated £1.6 billion annually. To address this, Hillrom have introduced the Allen© Advance Table Lateral to Prone […]
HTN Awards 2019 meet the winners
The innovative Health Tech Awards celebrate and showcase exceptional projects, teams, technology and organisations across health and care that are making a real difference. In this article we cover the winners of the awards and highlight their projects and link to resources for further information. At HTN we are really […]
Case Study: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital opts for space and time saving solutions for GDPR compliant Surface Pro deployment
With the integration of GDPR throughout the whole of the UK, the need for safer, encrypted data within the hospital is imperative for The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham (ROH). Matthew Maycock, IT Project and Infrastructure Manager, sought a secure, wall mounted charging cabinet to roll out throughout ROH. In a […]
HETT 2019: HTN Round-Up
This week we saw hundreds of professionals from the NHS gather at the Excel in London for the Healthcare Excellence Through Technology (HETT) show. In 1948 when Aneurin Bevan designed the healthcare system he said: ‘The NHS will last as long as there are folk with faith to fight for […]
£50 million boost for digital health and care services in Wales
Health and Social Services Minister, Vaughan Gething has announced plans to transform digital health and care in Wales. The plans include creating the role of Chief Digital Officer for Health and Care and a new NHS Wales organisation to deliver national digital services, supported by £50 million new funding. The […]
