NHS England has published a new case study entitled ‘Improving care home residents’ wellbeing through digital technology – South Devon and Torbay’, in which Digital Health Devon, a collaboration between the NHS, Torbay council and local Healthwatch; aimed to support care homes and their residents in making the best use […]
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UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital AI tool for detecting leading cause of childhood blindness
A new study led by researchers from UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital, has found a new AI model could be an effective way of identifying retinopathy of prematurity, the leading cause of childhood blindness. The tool been developed to help identify which at-risk children have retinopathy of prematurity and to improve […]
Fostering “a culture of reflective learning” – inside the new simulation strategy for Wales
Improvement Wales and Health Education has recently launched a simulation-based education and training (SBET) strategy that seeks to enhance both current and future workforce skills using the latest simulation-based technologies. The document provides a strategic vision for SBET with a central goal of standardising delivery and building on current good […]
University Hospital Southampton to extend at-home testing pilot for pregnant women
A digital clinical diagnostics and diabetes home testing provider, Digostics, and University Hospital Southampton NHS FT (UHS) are piloting a new at-home test for expectant mothers. It involves an at-home oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), developed to improve screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). It means expectant mothers will be able […]
HTN Now: Vijay Magon on building a patient centric record
Recently at HTN, we had the pleasure once again of speaking with Vijay Magon from CCube Solutions, who gave a thought-provoking presentation on EDRMS, talking us through the software and how this can benefit other systems. Vijay provided a high-level overview of the three key functions of electronic document records […]
News in brief: digital prehabilitation service, data quality team recruitment in Doncaster, remote monitoring for cancer patients and more
As usual, over the past days there have been many exciting new stories in the health tech community. In this article, we explore some of the main stories from across the country that caught our attention. Digital prehabilitation for head and neck cancer patients A new pilot project offering digital prehabilitation […]
Digital pharmacy Phlo acquires Truepill
Digital pharmacy company Phlo Technologies has announced the acquisition of the UK branch of US-based healthcare platform Truepill, following Phlo’s announcement last month of £10 million in Series A funding. Phlo has acquired Truepill’s partnerships with several of the UK’s digital health providers, including The Lowdown (contraceptive advice and support […]
Private eye clinics implement electronic health record
OCL Vision, a specialist group of eye surgeons, has partnered with Streets Heaver to implement its electronic health record and patient administration system, across their private eye care facilities in Hertfordshire and London. It means the private eye clinics will manage all aspects of patient care through the platform, from appointment […]
