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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 […]

Content Featured

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 […]

Secondary Care

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

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 […]

Apps

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 […]

Secondary Care

NHS Digital and Accenture agree perimeter security deal

NHS Digital has signed a contract with Accenture to provide the NHS with free-to-adopt, perimeter security services. The deal includes technology from Palo Alto, an American cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those […]

Interview

Interview Series: Bryn Sage, Chief Executive, Inhealthcare

In our Interview Series this week, we spoke with Bryn Sage, the chief executive from Inhealthcare, the specialists in digital health and remote patient monitoring. We asked Bryn as few questions: Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? I’m Bryn Sage, the Yorkshire-born chief executive of Inhealthcare. […]