Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) has introduced an information sharing tool which aims to protect women at risk of suffering female genital mutilation (FGM). The practice of FGM refers to a procedure where a woman’s genitals are deliberately cut, injured or changed without any medical reason. The procedure is illegal […]
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NHS Digital trials functionality to support patients with learning disabilities
NHS Digital has launched a pilot to test new functionality in the Summary Care Record introducing a reasonable adjustment flag on patients records. The flag will let doctors, nurses and other health and care staff know that a patient has a learning disability and has specific needs that require adjustments […]
North West health tech entrepreneurs win European funding
Two innovations have been awarded €50,000 to help develop after being successful in the final round of the European Institute of Technology’s (EIT) Health Headstart Awards. Xploro, which was a spin-out of Manchester-based digital innovation agency Corporation Pop, is a digital therapeutics platform. The platform uses augmented reality, gameplay and […]
Liva Healthcare announces new programme with Healthier Living Partnership
Liva Healthcare the digital health coaching platform is working alongside Westbank Community Health and Social Care, on a new programme with Healthier Living Partnership and Devon County Council. The programme includes a face-to-face service which will be provided by Westbank Community and personalised health coaching and digital support through the Liva […]
Digital dermatology service a success for Bristol
Patients in Bristol with skin problems are benefitting from a new system allowing GPs to upload images and share them with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The images from the GP are made available to the dermatology department at Bristol Royal Infirmary to review, respond and provide guidance. The […]
Health Tech Trends Survey: Digital Maturity
In the first of the HTN Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, we asked NHS professionals their satisfaction with the digital maturity of their organisation. The survey was open for six months up until July 2019, where we asked healthcare professionals a series of questions, in which over the […]
Software lets surgeon see real-time 3D map of heart
University of Leicester Hospitals NHS Trust is utilising innovative software that allows a surgeon to view inside a patient’s heart in real time while applying treatment. Professor and Leicester’s Hospitals Cardiologist Andre Ng used the new technique in operations on two patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AF). The commonest form […]
HTN 100 News in Brief
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every week email news@thehtn.co.uk. Thousands at risk of Type 2 diabetes to receive digital support In pilot schemes, thousands will be offered wearable tech to monitor exercise and provide access […]
Sheffield Children’s Hospital trials Asthma app
A new asthma app is being trialled at Sheffield Children’s Hospital to help children manage severe asthma. The App from Aseptika helps patients and parents better manage servere asthma outside of hospital by connecting their inhalers to the app. The app is a place to input information, help educate and […]
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS FT picks CliniSys ICE for GP requesting
47 GP Practices across Devon and Exeter will be able to order pathology tests digitally, replacing the current paper process for ordering tests. Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will use CliniSys ICE to enable GPs to order tests. A pilot of 5 GP practices will take place before […]
