Researchers at UCL-led collaboration i-sense, have published a dashboard to collate data on five stages; Find, Test, Track, Isolate and Support, with an aim to provide a complete picture of the pandemic. The i-sense COVID Response Evaluation Dashboard (COVID RED) collates and presents data from the Office of National Statistics, Public Health […]
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In Focus: HTN Awards 2020 Part One
In this two-part article we cover the projects that were announced as winners and highly commended in the Health Tech Awards 2020. HTN would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone involved! If you missed the evening, you can watch the announcement videos here. We would love to hear […]
The new technologies supporting stop smoking services
By Solutions for Health While COVID-19 brings challenges for stop smoking services, online support and an AI-powered robo-coach mean there’s digital support to help people kick the habit. Smokers are up to fourteen times more likely to have serious complications from COVID-19 than non-smokers according to recent research in China. […]
NHSX publishes Digital Technology Assessment Criteria
NHSX has published a Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) in beta; new standards to assess the suitability and function of digital health technologies. The standards form a baseline assessment criteria setting out how digital technologies will be assessed. It will be supported by a Guide to Good Practice for Digital and Data-Driven Health […]
HTN Feature: Digital Mental Health
In a two part feature we explore some of the programmes supporting mental health digitisation. We discuss interoperability, the challenges faced, successes and what is coming up on the horizon. In this part one of the feature we speak with Steve Wightman, MD of Healthcare, and Garry McCord, Chief Strategy […]
Boots to launch 12 minute Covid testing service
Boots has launched a new in-store COVID-19 testing service, specifically aimed at those without symptoms and is soon to launch a test to return results in 12 minutes. The new 48-hour service is available in 10 stores from this week, before rolling out to 50 Boots stores throughout November. The […]
Round 2 AI in Health and Care Award programme to open
Round 2 of the AI in Health and Care Award programme is set to open for applications next week. The programme is run in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHSX, and forms part of the NHS Artificial Intelligence Lab announced by Matt Hancock in 2019. £140m is to be […]
HTN Awards 2020 Meet the Winners…
HTN would like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to everyone involved. If you missed anything, watch the videos announcements below and view the winners and highly commended for each category. Health Tech Awards 2020 Opening Address- Matthew Gould, CEO, NHSX https://vimeo.com/471022854Overall Winner presented by Suzy Foster, CEO, Emis […]
HTN Voice: Reducing surgical backlogs and harm in a second surge
Reducing surgical backlogs and harm in a second surge by Orlando Agrippa, CEO, Draper & Dash 5 years, 10 million, burnout, avalanche of harm. These are the words which many of my senior colleagues across health systems have been using as part of their growing concerns as to where healthcare […]
Cambridge University Hospitals achieves HIMSS Stage 7
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has achieved the highest international quality standard for the use of technology, data and analytics to support the delivery of inpatient care. CUH is now the first healthcare trust in the UK to achieve ‘Stage 7’, the highest rating of the HIMSS Analytics international Electronic Medical Record […]
