Following the establishment of the elective recovery taskforce – designed to “maximise all capacity available to us” by bringing together voices from across healthcare – the government has published an implementation plan which places focus in key areas, including empowering patients to exercise their right of choice and enabling longer-term […]
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$60 million raised in Series B funding for Causaly’s AI-powered research platform
Causaly, an artificial intelligence platform for biomedical research, has announced its success in raising $60 million in Series B funding, bringing the total funding raised to $93 million which will be utilised to “extend Causaly’s product lead and expand commercial relationships”. The Series B funding was led by ICONIC Growth and […]
Green plan from Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals shares ambitions around digital infrastructure audit and digital strategy development
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (ESTH) has published a green plan with ambitions including an audit of their digital infrastructure and the development of a new digital strategy which will place focus on whole-system intelligence and health and social care integration. The green plan shares that the […]
Panel: taking a data-driven approach to operational improvements, day-to-day management, and proactive care
For our latest thought leadership webinar, we welcomed a panel of experts for a discussion on taking a data-driven approach to operational improvements, day-to-day management, and proactive care. To bring a variety of expert insights and viewpoints to the discussion, we were joined by Stephen Slough, chief digital information officer at […]
Yorkshire & Humber AHSN digital accelerator opens
Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network has opened its latest accelerator to support innovators with digital and patient solutions spread nationally. The Propel@YH programme aims to attract innovations across a number of priority areas, including: workforce, waiting lists; mental health; early diagnostics; urgent and emergency care; the Office for Life Sciences […]
Peterson Center on Healthcare launches $50 million institute to evaluate digital health technologies
The Peterson Center on Healthcare, a non-profit organisation to transform U.S. healthcare, has launched a $50 million institute to evaluate digital health technologies. Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) aims to provide independent evaluations of innovative healthcare technologies to improve health and lower costs, as well to deliver evidence-based assessments that […]
Study highlights value of health literacy interventions
A research study published in Sage Digital Health journal aimed to deliver an intervention to improve health awareness for infection prevention, hygiene, and sanitation to assess its impact, and identify the risk of multimorbidity in women of reproductive years from low socio-economic background. The digital health intervention in Pakistan demonstrated the value […]
NHS National Services Scotland to launch digital image capture, referral and integration framework
This week, NHS National Services Scotland has published a contract opportunity to form a framework for digital image capture, referral and integration technologies. The framework is to support 14 regional health boards across Scotland and 2 national health boards, with the option to call off solutions that could help to reduce […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield open patient engagement portal tender
Calderdale and Huddersfield Ltd, a subsidiary of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, has opened an opportunity to procure a patient engagement portal. The contract is worth between £450,000 to £1,000,000, over a third year period, and has an aim to be implemented on or before 31st March 2024. The notice […]
Amazon Clinic expands virtual consultations across the United States
Amazon has expanded their “virtual health care marketplace” Amazon Clinic across the United States, supporting customers to access virtual consultations for more than 30 common health concerns through Amazon’s website or app. Video visits are now supported nationwide, in addition to message-based consultations which are available in 34 states. According […]
