ORCHA, the organisation that evaluates and advises on safe and proven health apps has launched a new app library to support the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource means healthcare professionals and the general public can find proven, updated and regularly reviewed apps that are safe to use. Some of the apps […]
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DigitalHealth.London new Launchpad opens for applications
DigitalHealth.London has opened its third Launchpad programme to support health tech innovators develop and launch new innovations into the NHS. The programme will initially support 5-8 companies launch new products or processes. Companies will be evaluated on the NHS need for the product and the potential benefits from the programme. […]
Hull and North Lincs launch free online mental health service
A new online service has been launched to support children and young people in Hull and North Lincolnshire. The tool is available for people aged between 11 and 25 to provide free, anonymous online counselling and emotional wellbeing service. Using Kooth, accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, people can receive […]
Visionable appoints Rachel Dunscombe as its CTO
Specialist video collaboration provider, Visionable, has appointed Rachel Dunscombe as its chief technology officer. Rachel will lead Visionable’s strategy on the development of its unique video collaboration platform to meet the needs of integrated care systems. The company is one of very view video manufacturers, and has customers such as West […]
NHS Digital partners with email and data security supplier
NHS Digital has partnered with email and data security supplier Egress for NHSmail. Egress Protect will integrate into NHSmail to improve protection and security, following a recent successful pilot of the solution. Chris Parsons, NHSmail Programme Lead at NHS Digital said “NHSmail is already a safe, secure email system, used […]
HTN Webinar Learning Series: Healthcare Interoperability and Supporting Pathology During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This week as part of the HTN COVID-19 Webinar Learning Series, we invite you to attend a session focusing on healthcare interoperability and how it’s supporting pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Health Tech Webinar Learning Series supports sharing information and learnings on the role of technology to support […]
Health Tech Heroes part two
Each week as part of our Health Tech Heroes series we recognise and say thank you to those in health tech making a real difference. Here in the second part in the series, we cover some of the amazing work this week where teams across the country have been working […]
Oxford University publishes guidance on bluetooth contact tracing app
At Oxford University, a team of medical researchers and bioethicists have published results in Science that furthers understanding of coronavirus transmission. The mobile app concept would use a low-energy version of Bluetooth to log a memory of all the app users with whom you have come into close proximity over the last […]
Webinar Overview: Digital first primary care
Last week through a live webinar, we heard from Kieran Waterston, Head of Sales at iPlato Healthcare. The webinar focused on a digital first primary care and how the mygp platform is being used to help the COVID-19 pandemic. You can watch a recording of the webinar here: Kieran Waterston […]
NHS COVID-19 symptom checker launched to help build up additional data
An online symptom checker has been launched to help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS England, NHSX and NHS Digital collaborated to develop the Coronavirus Status Checker to ask people with potential symptoms to complete the online questionnaire. The short survey is […]
