In our latest interview in our series, we spoke with Kenny Bloxham the Managing Director of Healthcare Communications. We talk about some of the organisation’s recent projects, the challenges trusts face, the importance of digital inclusion, what to consider when digitising appointment letters and what’s next for the company. Could […]
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Messaging app wins new customers
Forward Health, a communications app has announced new deals with Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. The new contracts takes the company to a footprint of 20 NHS trusts to adopt the solution, helping them move away from pagers, […]
Oxford AI company announces global installations
Oxford based Mirada Medical has signed new contracts to install its DLCExpert AI system at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Northwestern Hospital (IL), City of Hope (CA) and CHU Liège. The company uses AI-powered autocontouring software for cancer treatment planning. A study conducted in 2018 explored the strategy for using software to […]
Home urine test for prostate cancer could revolutionise diagnosis
A urine test created by scientists from the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital could mean urine tests for prostate cancer could be performed at home. The study shows how the ‘PUR’ test (Prostate Urine Risk) could be performed on samples collected at home, so […]
Lincolnshire Community to implement digital referral service
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is working with digital health and remote patient monitoring specialist Inhealthcare. Inhealthcare is working with the trust to develop an easy-to-use online system for handling referrals that can be accessed by both patients and professionals. The company will be creating digital referral forms for 10 […]
Interview Series: Gayle Campbell, Cardiovascular Pharmacist, Guy’s and St Thomas’
In our latest interview we spoke with Gayle Campbell, a senior cardiovascular pharmacist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, who has developed MedTap – a new medications app to support patients take their medications correctly. MedTap, features videos with NHS clinicians providing similar information to what patients would hear […]
HTN 100: TPP working with Servelec, Concepta hires CEO, Creavo begins new study and user adoption platform launched
TPP and Servelec to drive closer integration TPP has announced it will be working with Servelec to deliver integration between Rio and the SystmOne GP platform. SystmOne and Rio user East London NHS Foundation Trust and BLMK ICS are supporting this initiative over the next few weeks. Simon Fewer, Interim Chief […]
Elsevier acquires 3D4Medical
Elsevier has made its fifth acquisition in the past two years by acquiring 3D4Medical, a global anatomy education company. 3D4Medical created Complete Anatomy, an advanced 3D anatomy platform, revolutionising how students, educators, health professionals and patients understand and interact with anatomy. The platform now has more than one million registered […]
Southampton professionals spend ‘day in life’ using 24-hour app
Staff at University of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust are using an innovative app to experience a day in the life of their patients. The inflammatory bowel disease team in Southampton have become the first clinical team in the UK to use the In My Shoes app to understand how Crohn’s disease […]
Amazon Alexa can now send medication reminders
Amazon is moving into the medicine adherence space by adding new functionality to Amazon Alexa. Non-adherence is well documented, with greater than 30% of patients with long term conditions failing to take their medicines correctly. This can result in possible hospital admission or deterioration. Amazon said they have introduced the […]
