A consultant at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is using Facebook to connect with patients seeking a second opinion after being given an initial diagnosis of amputation. Lorenzo Patrone, an interventional radiologist at the West London Vascular and Interventional Centre was initially invited to join a group whose […]
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Interview Series: Dr Afzal Chaudhry, CCIO, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT
In our latest interview we asked Dr Afzal Chaudhry from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT a few questions to hear about some of the organisation’s recent successes and what is coming up for them over the next 12 months. Could you tell me about a recent project you are working on? […]
Health Enterprise East partners with St George’s Hospital
Health Enterprise East has partnered with St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to help accelerate the development of innovative technologies. The company has reviewed over 2,200 ideas from across its network, secured 125 commercial deals and generated £16m in new investment to support med tech projects. The new partnership means […]
Hillrom introduces 10 year costing model
Hillrom, a medical technologies provider for healthcare, has introduced the first full 10-year set costing model programme. The company provides hospital beds, patient lifts, and non-invasive therapeutic products to health and care providers and has now introduced a 10 year guarantee for the first time for its successful HR 900 bed system. […]
National NHSX CIO post launched
NHSX is seeking a national CIO to help deliver on its five missions. The role will be a core member of the organisation’s senior leadership team and will work directly with the Chief Executive and CCIO. The post-holder will also help the clinical team in scoping designing and delivering new programs […]
Podcast: Addressing clinical variation and the clinician landscape
A new podcast series from Healthcare Analytics provider Draper and Dash has this week published its ninth episode. The new episode sees CEO Orlando Agrippa speak with guest Steve Lash, Medical Director of Optegra. The series explores thoughts around healthcare challenges in the past and present, while continuing to answer the question of […]
HTN 100: Interoperability for medical devices webinar, Advanced acquires CareWorks and Bupa Cromwell installs robot for surgery
Webinar: how a single interoperability platform can connect any medical device On Tuesday 29th October at 11AM, Enovacom, an Orange Business Service subsidiary held a live webinar focusing on interoperability. Anil Madhar, a consultant at Enovacom discussed the importance of interoperability and the emergence of its priority to provide accurate and […]
Help shape the innovative Health Tech Awards 2020
The innovative Health Tech Awards help share and celebrate great work across health and care. Following another successful year of awards where we celebrated projects really making a difference, we are busy planning the 2020 awards! To find out more and meet the 2019 winners, please click here. We want […]
Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ gathers health data on millions of Americans
According to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, Google has gained access to millions of US patient data without those patients knowing or being able to opt-out. The partnership with Ascension, one of the US largest health systems used by 2,600 hospitals, has provided access to millions […]
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Command Centre officially opens
At a launch event today Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has officially opened its new Command Centre. The Command Centre, using technology from GE Healthcare Partners, went live earlier this year and was recently awarded Tech Project of the Year in the innovative Health Tech Awards 2019. The Trust said […]
