Here, we take a look at some of the health tech news stories to have captured our attention recently. Virtual observership programme launched at Guy’s and St Thomas’ for robotic surgery A six-week course in robotic surgery is underway at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which allows applicants such […]
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Predictive modelling, data dashboards and early warning systems feature in strategic data themes from Somerset NHS
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s digital strategy strategic data themes focus on the four core principles of predict, prepare, prevent and improve, setting out planned actions including providing training for staff on predictive modelling, developing tools so that front-end users can create their own data dashboards; and developing early warning systems […]
Calderdale Council awards £130k contract for digital platform to support family hubs
The borough council of Calderdale has awarded a contract with an estimated value of £130,560 across a 10-year period to Gemstone IT Services, for the provision of an integrated virtual health and wellbeing offer for families. The solution is required to act as “an umbrella first point of contact”, signposting […]
Government shares plans for regulatory work around AI including plans to launch AI risk “single source of truth”
The UK government has shared an update on the proposal to establish a “proportionate and pro-innovation framework for regulating AI” along with wider plans for supporting AI regulation across UK industries, including funding for AI projects and regulators and plans to launch a “single source of truth” on AI risks. […]
Virtual ward and hospital stay compared for length of stay and cost effectiveness
A study published in BMJ Open evaluates the length of stay difference between virtual ward patients and hospital patients along with economic impacts, with key findings including that the use of virtual wards was “clinically effective in terms of survival for patients not needing readmission and allowed for the freeing […]
SBRI Healthcare awards £4.9m in innovation funding across learning disability and maternity care
SBRI Healthcare, in collaboration with partners including the Health Innovation Network, has awarded almost £5 million in funding for innovations across learning disability and maternity care, with five innovations for maternity care receiving a portion of £2.5 million and a further five innovations awarded a share of £2.4 million for work […]
South West London ICB shares findings and recommendations from digital otoscopy pilot
Findings from a pilot project involving utilisation of a device to perform digital otoscopy have been published by South West London (SWL) ICB, with the report highlighting positive staff and patient responses; nearly 90 percent of patients being seen in less than four weeks; and cost savings of over £250,000 over […]
Re-wiring hospitals, data-sharing and remote monitoring feature in strategy from University Hospitals of Leicester
The latest strategy from University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust lists digital and data as enablers of success with a “new continuous improvement approach” planned to drive large-scale transformation, underpinned by programmes including digital and technology. UHL notes the “positive impact” that digital can have in people’s daily lives […]
Study suggests linking whole genome sequencing and clinical data could help personalise cancer care
A team of researchers have identified the benefits of linking whole genome sequencing data to real-world clinical data, to identify changes in cancer DNA that “may be relevant for an individual patient’s care”, potentially helping in the delivery of precision cancer care. The study, published in Nature Medicine, saw analysis of […]
Virtual reality used to support sepsis identification at Great Western Hospitals
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared how virtual reality (VR) technology is being utilised to help staff and students identify signs of sepsis, with the VR exposing users to a series of immersive simulations relating to sepsis, asthma and anaphylaxis which the trust says is ‘helping to upskill” […]
