Babylon and Bupa UK have agreed a deal for a further three years for Babylon to continue to provide digital services, including its symptom checker, 24/7 virtual consultations and access to clinical records. Since the organisations partnered in 2015, 360,000 Bupa UK insurance customers have downloaded the Babylon app, with the […]
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HTN Now digital mental health and digital social care agenda launched
Coming up at HTN we have a one-day online event taking place 11 October focusing on digital mental health and digital social care, that’s open to all to attend, with a front row seat! We welcome speakers from across the industry to cover a range of topics, including: using health […]
Dr Tamara Everington, CCIO, on Hampshire Hospitals improvement strategy
Welcome back to another podcast episode of HTN Let’s Talk! In this episode we interview Dr Tamara Everington, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Haematology Consultant at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We speak about their improvement framework, what to think about before buying a digital solution, how to measure improvement and […]
NHS Digital figures show 21.5 percent rise in access to IAPT services for 2021-2022
NHS Digital figures show that the number of people accessing talking therapies for conditions such as anxiety and depression through the NHS has increased by 21.5 percent from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. The report, entitled ‘Psychological Therapies: Annual Report on the use of IAPT services, England 2021-22’ provides information on the […]
NICE makes conditional recommendation on wearable devices for Parkinson’s
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made conditional recommendations on five wearable technologies that could help improve symptoms and quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease: The Personal KinetiGraph Movement Recording System from Global Kinetics Corporation, a watch that measures movement and is intended to […]
Trusts to introduce new app to reduce asthma attacks
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the James Paget University Hospital are working with health tech supplier Aseptika to introduce a new app said to help reduce asthma attacks. The project aims to reduce hospital admissions for children and young people at high risk of an asthma attack and is open to […]
Cambric launches image transfer tech for GP practices
Cambric Systems, a supplier of healthcare patient data software, has launched a solution to support GPs in sharing clinical images when referring patients to specialist services. Intended to be used by GP practices and clinics, the company is introducing the tech to support the transfer of clinical images, whether a […]
News in Brief: tool prioritises vaccine need, digital cancer care platform at Guys & Thomas, funding from InnovateUK supports healthy ageing, and more
It’s been a very busy week in the health tech community – join us for our News in Brief to catch up on some of the top stories from the past few days. Guys and St Thomas collaborate with Careology for digital cancer care platform Guys and St Thomas NHS […]
HTN Now: CareFlow Medicines Management on managing controlled drug records
At our September edition of HTN Now, we were joined by Dan Hinchley, Business Development Manager and Pharmacy Technician for CareFlow Medicines Management (CMM). Dan joined us to discuss how drug records can be controlled with CMM’s Careflow Controlled Drug Manager, a single digital solution offering organisational efficiencies, compliance with […]
Camden and Islington NHS publishes annual report and digital priorities
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust has published its annual report for 2021/22, which details its successes over the past year along with continuing ambitions and improvement aims, including its digital strategy. The report set out four key aims to reduce health inequalities, improve outcomes for service users, eliminate unwarranted […]
