By Orlando Agrippa, CEO of Draper & Dash Predictive Healthcare Analytics Working on the ground with healthcare teams and executives, I’ve seen time and time again the serious impact that factors which are often overlooked in the realm of patient care can have. Beyond the issue of medical optimisation and clinical […]
Tag: Innovation
Electronic consultations being trialled in Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has launched a pilot to trial electronic consultations across three of its services. The trial started in December 2019 and will run until June 2020, to evaluate the technology and service. The technology is being provided by Block Solutions, a booking platform that will work […]
App Library launched across the Humber
NHS organisations across the Humber have come together to launch the Humber Health App Store, designed to help local residents find clinically reviewed, safe and secure apps to help monitor their health and wellbeing. The library humberhealthapps.co.uk contains a range of apps that have been subjected to seven stages of rigorous testing. The […]
RCGP launches LGBT e-learning suite for doctors
The Royal College of GPs, in partnership with the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has launched a suite of e-learning resources to support GPs and other healthcare professionals to deliver the best possible care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) patients. Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP “GPs are […]
Difrent and Visionable partner to support providers with video collaboration
Difrent and Visionable have announced a partnership to support healthcare organisations utilise video for collaboration. Launching this month, Difrent, a professional services company with a background of working with Public Health England and NHS Business Services Authority, will now support Visonable a health tech video collaboration platform. The alliance will […]
Oviva raises $21m Series B to roll-out diabetes programme across Europe
Oviva, a digital provider of Type 2 diabetes treatment across Europe, has today announced its raised $21m in Series B funding. The company has to date raised $34m and offers an evidence-based digital solution to stop the progression of and reverse Type 2 diabetes and obesity-related conditions. Its solution provides […]
Paris start-up launches smart monitoring t-shirt
Chronolife, a Paris-based company has launched a new smart t-shirt that monitors six key physiological parameters to enable prevention and monitoring. The company has also this week closed a new round of fund raising to help in its commercial phase. The platform uses wearable electronics to integrate 10 biometric scanners […]
Wessex Heartbeat funds 3D printing program to improve heart surgery for children
A heart charity in Hampshire, Wessex Heartbeat, has funded a program to transform the way heart surgery is performed at the University of Southampton NHS FT. It will allow surgeons to get an accurate 3D printed model of a patient’s heart before surgery, to provide additional insight and improving peace […]
My Online Therapy raises £4.2 million
My Online Therapy, a virtual psychology clinic has raised $4.2 million in funding from the Lighthouse Investment Group. The virtual clinical provides people with access to psychological therapies by connecting them with leading psychologists via video or web chat. The company said one in four people in the UK struggle with […]
Current Health closes £9m Series A
Current Health the remote patient monitoring platform has raised £9 million in Series A funding. The patient platform combines ICU- accurate wearable monitoring, precise early warning alerts and video visits with an aim to prevent illness. Founded in Scotland in 2015 by CEO Christopher McCann and CTO Stewart Whiting, Current Health uses […]
