Charity Autism Together has launched a £2.5m appeal to fund a ‘game-changing’ high-tech project with the potential to transform the care of those with severe autism. Around 1:100 people in the UK are on the autism spectrum. In the US, the ratio is now 1:68. Biometric technology measures minute physiological […]
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS deploys Tintri
Imperial College Healthcare NHS has deployed Tintri as a central piece in its virtualisation strategy. Since deployment, the health trust has said it has seen notable benefits including increased storage performance and capacity, as well as a reduction of downtime and administration. Imperial College said it had begun the process […]
NHS Wales to create national eco-system
A partnership has been launched to share digital health innovations and to access NHS Wales’ health and care sector platforms. The collaboration between NHS Wales Informatics Services and the Life Sciences Hub Wales is supported by Welsh Government’s Efficiency Through Technology Programme. It is known as the Digital Health Ecosystem […]
Intouch with Health and DrDoctor partner
Hospital patient flow and appointment specialist companies Intouch with Health and DrDoctor have partnered to deliver a completely-digital outpatient management solution. The solution will allow hospitals to encourage patients to schedule, view and change outpatient appointments themselves via an online portal, significantly reducing the need for paper-based booking forms and […]
Servelec HSC wins new customer in Lincolnshire
Servelec HSC has won a new contract win to support secondary care mental health services across Lincolnshire with its EPR solution, RiO. The company said the key objective for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was to procure a fit for purpose system that meets the key requirements of the Trust, […]
Ideagen secures first US acquisition in $9m healthcare deal
Ideagen has announced the acquisition of American healthcare software specialists, Medforce Technologies Inc, for a deal worth $8.7m. Medforce is a growing, profitable and cash generative organisation which has successfully developed its Command suite of enterprise information management, workflow and compliance software since 1993. Its flagship CommandCenter product is used by […]
Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat
Monitoring in real time what happens in and around our bodies can be invaluable in the context of health care or clinical studies, but not so easy to do. That could soon change thanks to new, miniaturized sensors developed by researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering that, when […]
TPP sign agreement with First Chengmei Medical in Beijing
TPP have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Hainan-based company, First Chengmei Medical Industry Group. First Chengmei Medical Industry Group are a company based in the Chinese province of Hainan, they specialise in medical care, elderly care and financial investment. The firm offers a range of medical, management and construction […]
Carelink migrates customers to HSCN
Carelink, the UK healthcare managed infrastructure and network services business has successfully migrated to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), the replacement network for N3. The migration to HSCN involved seventy of their customer organisations. Carelink was one of the first wave of suppliers to achieve HSCN Stage 2 compliance […]
Highland Marketing: Are you delivering the right messages?
Honing your messaging is vital if you want to tell potential customers what you have to offer them. Becky Mellor from health tech communications expert Highland Marketing has some tips for getting it right. Last year, I stopped being the marketing manager for a healthcare IT supplier, and moved over […]
