A respiratory physiotherapist at the Royal Free London has launched a new app to help physiotherapists develop skills needed when treating patients with COVID-19. The app launch of oncallbuddy.co.uk is being supported by Health Education England and provides physiotherapists access to training and resources to help them manage COVID-19 positive patients […]
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King’s to develop AI COVID-19 decision support tool
Researchers from King’s College Hospital NHS FT and King’s College London are to launch a new COVID-19 research project. The study aims to analyse chest X-rays and clinical data over several months to support the development of artificial intelligence technology. In this study, up to 10,000 adults with suspected COVID-19 […]
Genomics study launched into patients infected with coronavirus
Thousands of severely ill patients infected with coronavirus will have their genetic code studied, following a new study launched. A partnership between Genomics England and the GenOMICC consortium, Illumina and the NHS will study a person’s genetic code to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetics influences how susceptible they […]
Lancashire Teaching launches online tool to support patients COVID-19 recovery
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has developed an online resource to support patients in their initial recovery once discharged following treatment for COVID-19. The online tool has been developed by a group of multi-disciplinary health professionals at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to provide advice to support discharged patients with physical and mental […]
NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app source code published
NHSX has published the source code of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app. The app is currently only available for download on the Isle of Wight, with over 40,000 residents at time of writing having downloaded the app. The pilot is said to inform how the app might be rolled out further, and […]
London North West registrar develops COVID-19 tool
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has introduced a new tool to help clinical teams monitor and track the progress of COVID-19 patients in intensive care. The software, Pathpoint ICU, was developed by Open Medical founder and orthopedic registrar Harry Lykostratis. Harry like many other doctors was reassigned during the pandemic […]
COVID-19 contact tracing apps from around the world
As countries begin to emerge from lockdown, the relaxing of restrictions has seen governments around the world introduce smartphone contact tracing apps in order to limit and control the spread of COVID-19. In this article, we take a look at countries which have adopted contact tracing apps, and look at […]
London trusts adopt Morecambe Bay’s Command Centre model for COVID response
Seven trusts in London have adopted the Command Centre model based on the Analytical Command Centre at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. The trusts are using the platform to alert staff to how many ambulances are predicted, including details of patient type and visibility of incoming COVID-19 risks. […]
Contact tracing app to be trialled on Isle of Wight
The NHS contact tracing app is going into testing this week on the Isle of Wight before being rolled-out later in the month. Isle of Wight will be the first place the new contact tracing app will be used to alert users should they have come into contact with someone […]
Feature: UAE labs implement connected management system to accelerate COVID-19 testing
InterSystems has signed an agreement with Pure Health to deploy the TrakCare Lab Enterprise system to support the UAE’s testing initiatives for COVID-19. GCC’s largest lab operator Pure Health is to deploy technology from InterSystems to support the largest laboratory network in the Gulf region with 115 labs and employing a […]
