A virtual tour of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals has been launched to support young patients and their families when preparing for a hospital operation. A new virtual reality doctor, nurse and anaesthetist have joined the workforce at the Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital as part of the Little Journey App. The free to […]
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HTN 100 Featuring: Vitaccess, Melanoma UK, Philips, Dem Dx and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. Oxford based scale-up donates £10,000 to Melanoma UK Vitaccess, as part of their syndicated project with patient support charity Melanoma UK, has donated £10,000 towards an […]
Matthew Gould praises Great North Care Record for data sharing
Matthew Gould, Chief Executive Designate of the newly formed NHSX officially opened the new home of the Great North Care Record. Set up over three years ago, the Great North Care Record is a new way of sharing patient information electronically across the North East and North Cumbria to improve treatment […]
Interview Series: Neil Griffiths, Managing Director, TeleTracking
In our latest Interview Series we asked Neil Griffiths, Managing Director of TeleTracking a few questions. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? I have always been immersed in the healthcare sector, having held a number of operational and executive level roles within NHS Trusts and private […]
Patient Access app launches bookings for local pharmacy services
The Patient Access app has been extended following a successful pilot to support appointment booking beyond GP appointments. Following a pilot with the Day Lewis pharmacy group, the app can be used to book appointments with services by community pharmacies. Pharmacy services that can be booked via the app include […]
PRSB publishes new standard for shared care records
The Professional Records Standards Body has published a new standard to outline the core information to be shared in a person’s care record. Following a consultation process with over 1,500 professionals and organisations the new standard determines the vital information about a person that should be shared between health and care […]
Balancing clinical work with a digital health startup
Digital Innovation in health has become a priority for the NHS and health institutions worldwide. And whilst innovation in this space is happening, it’s often felt that it’s at a slower pace than in other industries. One of the biggest blockers of digital innovation across the UK health industry is […]
French hospital benefits from 3D colour printing for kidney surgery
Bordeaux University Hospital is using full colour 3D printing, multi-material, technology to supporting kidney cancer surgery. Life-like transparent and full color models are being used by doctors pre-surgery to help them to perform precise and successful kidney-sparing operations and improve patient outcomes. The technology from Stratasys is hoped to improve the […]
HTN 100 Featuring: Draper and Dash, Highland Marketing, Stryker and Northgate Public Services
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. Future of Healthcare podcast series launched A new podcast series has been launched by Healthcare Analytics provider Draper and Dash. The series sees Orlando Agrippa and […]
Interview Series: Dr Tom Lawton, Head of Clinical Artificial Intelligence at Bradford Teaching Hospitals
In our latest interview series, Angela Sharda speaks to Dr Tom Lawton about his new role, his aspirations for taking Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovations from the labs to wards, what he has in the pipeline for the next 12 months and whether AI can help solve the NHS crisis. Dr […]
