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Medtech Accelerator awards £150k to two innovations
Medtech Accelerator, a specialist financial scheme for early stage medtech innovations, has announced awards totalling £150,000 to two innovation projects in the fields of critical care logistics and cornea replacement surgery. LocANTS, a software platform that facilitates the sharing of critical data when moving a patient between hospital sites, and […]
Patients Know Best secures ITP funding
Patients Know Best has secured central funding as part of the Innovation and Technology Programme (ITP). In April 2017, NHS England launched the Innovation and Technology Tariff (ITT), an initiative designed to reduce the financial and procurement barriers experienced by commissioners and providers wanting to adopt innovative technologies in the […]
Health Tech Awards 2019 finalists revealed…
HTN is delighted to announce the entries that have made the shortlist in the Health Tech Awards 2019! The innovative Health Tech Awards sponsored by CCube Solutions celebrate and showcase exceptional projects, teams, partnerships, technology and organisations across health and care that are making a real difference. Our judges have […]
Bath Spa University launches app to tackle mental health problems
Bath Spa University has launched a new app to tackle wellbeing and metal health problems in the NHS. The app has been designed exclusively for the NHS to help tackle mental health issues amongst staff, after a new study by Bath Spa University identified some of the possible causes of psychosocial […]
Opinion: The Health System Support Framework: Is it killing the digital transformation that NHSX promised to achieve?
By Dr Michael Brooks, co-founder and chief medical officer, Patient Source and Emergency Medicine Consultant With great anticipation, NHSX was launched to bring modern technology to the NHS and turn the health service into a world leading innovator. Following the introduction of the Health System Support (HSS) Framework, has NHSX […]
Nine new tools and services to use NHS login
NHS Digital has announced nine new products including myGP and Mjog Messenger will use the NHS login service. The service provides patients with a secure, simple way to identify themselves and match them to their records, with the new products adding to the current 4 products connected. NHS login is […]
Eastern Pathology Alliance adopts new genotyping testing
The Eastern Pathology Alliance is to offer Hepatitis C genotyping testing nationally utilising equipment from Vela Diagnostics which incorporates Ion Torrent semiconductor sequencing to improve speed, accuracy and reliability. The new service introduces fast testing, clinical interpretation along with guidance and advice about drug selection. Mainly affecting the liver, Hepatitis […]
Great Western goes live with new online appointment tool
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new online appointment service, aiming to improve patient experience and reduce the number of missed appointments. Utilising the DrDoctor platform, patients will have the option to receive their appointment letters, reminders and view important clinic information and hospital floor plans from their smartphones, […]
Opinion: How do we harness the benefits of technology in primary care?
By Nigel Cullumbine, Chief Operating Officer at NHS Arden & GEM CSU Primary care is making positive strides when it comes to digitally-enabled healthcare. It’s exciting to hear about successful moves to implement video and online consultations, enable patients to view their records online and the growth of wearables to […]
