A new app has been launched to support eye test screening at home for children across Cambridgeshire. Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has collaborated with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Healthy Child programme screening team, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council to launch the app for children and adults who may have missed eye screening during restrictions […]
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Community diagnostic centres to mental health – tech leaders tell us their biggest challenges
Three months into the year seemed like an appropriate time to catch up with health tech industry leaders, to find out about what they believe are the biggest current challenges facing healthcare. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic continues – but with some reason for optimism on that front, we asked […]
“The core goal is to make our staff more efficient” – Darren Atkins of the Royal Free talks RPA
Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in Automation at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, recently held court in a UCLPartners Innovation Network Meeting, presenting his team’s work in RPA (robotic process automation). In a session screened on YouTube, entitled ‘NHS Robotic process automation’, Darren shared case studies and […]
Royal College of Midwives calls for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a new positioning statement to call for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service in the next 12 months. The trade union, which represents the majority of practising midwives, has called for every trust to recruit or train Digital Midwives to lead […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2021, we would love to hear from you!
The HTN Health Tech Trends Series, sponsored by InterSystems, is back for another year. The HTN team are now working on the next two features in the series and we would love your help to answer three questions. We would like to understand your organisation’s digital maturity, the extent to […]
Interview Series: Richard Wyatt-Haines discusses the trials and tribulations of being a start up in the world of digital health
HTN recently chatted with Richard Wyatt-Haines, CEO and founder of HCI (Health and Care Innovations LLP), to talk about how a unique partnership was formed with his local NHS trust and how the last five years working closely with the health sector has helped the business grow and adapt, overcome […]
University of Glasgow joins consortium focusing on AI treatments for pancreatic cancer
The University of Glasgow is set to play ‘a key role’ in a Pan-European consortium that wants to use AI to improve pancreatic cancer treatments. According to the University, the project – called PANCAIM – will utilise ‘tools such as artificial intelligence, integrated genomics and medical imaging’, to ‘generate breakthrough […]
NHS trust and CCG websites compared for accessibility
Silktide, a company that compares millions of websites, has analysed NHS trust and CCG websites for usability, including content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. The Index, a league table, has been created showing how organisations in various industries compare for web accessibility. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT, […]
HEE launches e-learning to support video group clinics in primary care
Health Education England (HEE) has partnered with Redmoor Health, ELC Programmes, e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) and NHS England and Improvement to launch e-learning tools and sessions for video group clinics in primary and community care settings. The video group clinics (VGC) e-learning programme provides resources that support learners in understanding […]
Case Study: NHS trusts choose digital patient records for realisable benefits and transformation
Feature by CCube Solutions Over a number of years and decades, at CCube Solutions we have been supporting NHS Trusts realise tangible benefits as part of their transformation programmes focused on patient records management. Realisable benefits include: Instantly available Medical History Improvements in staff & patient Safety Avoids unnecessary admissions […]
