Superdrug, the national health and beauty retailer, has partnered with My Online Therapy a virtual psychology clinic. The company said the move comes in response to people’s mental health concerns over lockdown easing. My Online Therapy, one of the UK’s first virtual psychology clinics, will be working with Superdrug to increase awareness and […]
Tag: Innovation
Oxford University Hospitals introduces motorsport tech during COVID-19
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new type of aerosol shield designed by motor racing engineers. The ‘Oxford Box’ is being used on COVID-19 wards to improve the treatment of COVID-19 patients and improve the safety for clinical staff. Designed to keep frontline staff safe during the intubation […]
Amazon launches no programming app building platform
Amazon has launched a new tool, Amazon Honeycode, to allow anyone to build mobile and web application without programming required. The platform has initially been made available in Oregon, USA, with more regions coming soon. It means that anyone can build a mobile or web application without the need to […]
Mid and South Essex launches Medishout
Mid and South Essex NHS FT has launched an app for internal use for staff to report logistical issues. Following a successful pilot the trust is rolling out Medishout, an app for staff to report anything from faulty equipment to something that requires immediate attention to fix. The company was […]
North Staffordshire Combined adopts portal to support young people
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has adopted a digital portal to support young people with mental health services. Using DXC Open Health Connect platform, the tool supports a streamlined, digital approach to refer and triage patients to the most appropriate service for them, and provides access to an extensive […]
New app launched to support Functional Neurological Disorder
A new app, myFND, has been launched to support people with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) to understand and manage their symptoms. Supported by St George’s Hospital Charity and St George’s NHS FT, the app has been launched by Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Dr Chris Symeon. FND, or Functional Neurological Disorder, is a condition […]
Virtual reality tool adds COVID specific training modules
A virtual reality and augmented reality tech provider, built by an NHS trauma surgeon, has added specially designed COVID-19 modules for use on their immersive training platform. NHS staff have been using the immersive technology to enable mass, socially-distant training. It include training from how to use PPE, to how to […]
Oxford University Hospitals secures grant to develop COVID-19 training platform
A team of radiologists and radiographers at Oxford University Hospitals has secured a grant to customise a teaching platform to educate frontline NHS staff to diagnose COVID-19 using chest X-rays and CT scans. The platform was initially developed with funding from Health Education England to train Oxford Medical School students […]
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 […]
Interview Series: Dr Hussain Gandhi, Wellspring Surgery and founder of eGPlearning
In our latest interview, we had a chat with Dr Hussian Gandhi to find out more about the health tech revolution in primary care. Can you tell me about yourself and your organisation? I’m a GP at St Anns in Nottingham, I’m a partner at a practice called Wellspring Surgery, I’m also […]
