Cardiff University has developed what it calls a ‘pioneering research-based app’ to provide support and advice for people who are unable to fulfil their wish to have children. The app – MyJourney – is from the University’s Fertility Studies Research Group at the School of Psychology. Created in collaboration with […]
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Chelsea and Westminster FT collaborates to develop diabetes app
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has co-designed a diabetes app for patients, to help support remote self-management. The Trust has announced the arrival of the new DBm-Health™ app, a co-creation between clinicians and the company Sensyne Health. The technology is currently being launched to a “limited number” of […]
The Health Foundation announces funding for 30 projects
Q Exchange, the collaborative community-funded programme started by the Health Foundation has revealed the projects that will qualify for £30,000 worth of funding. 122 proposals were trimmed down to 30, with entrants demonstrating their ideas around a theme of ’embedding positive changes emerging through new collaborations or partnerships during COVID-19′. […]
New Zealand Ministry of Health completes ‘world-leading’ trial for contact-tracing Bluetooth card
The New Zealand Ministry of Health has completed a trial for Bluetooth card contact tracing technology, which is intended to help minimise COVID-19 outbreaks. Purported to be world-leading, the community-led tech trial was focused on a wearable Bluetooth card designed by Te Arawa COVID hub, the Ministry of Health, the […]
New app launched in Scotland to support Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
A new app has been launched by healthcare bodies in Scotland to support the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. The Vaccine Management Tool has been developed by NHS Education for Scotland in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lothian and NHS Fife, NHS National Services Scotland and Public Health Scotland. […]
Kettering General introduces live video consultation translation service
Kettering General Hospital NHS FT has introduced a new service as part of video consultations, offering non-English-speaking patients the option of a live translation service. Part of the Healthcare Communications video consultation platform, the new service aims to improve accessibility and reduce costs of translation services. The platform was adopted […]
Healthtech start-up launches tool to help reduce working from home issues
A health tech start-up has launched a new tool aimed to assess employees’ working from home set-up by using their webcam. Through a 10 minute assessment, the AI tool analyses shoulder positioning, screen-to-eye distance, screen height and lower back support, and also assesses wellbeing factors such as natural light, clutter and […]
GE Healthcare and Wayra UK open AI for healthcare accelerator programme
GE Healthcare and Wayra UK have partnered to launch The Edison Accelerator Programme, to support six startups with development, adoption and integration of AI technologies. The programme is to focus on applying AI to medical imaging, operational AI in oncology and the use of AI to improve the patient experience. Applications […]
From AI to support colonoscopies to strokes: the diverse applications of AI in healthcare
In September, 42 AI projects joined the NHS AI Lab through its AI in Health and Care Award programme. 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 invested […]
Feature: Digital Social Care
In our latest feature, we speak with Julie O’Connor, Head of Product Management, and Julie Tyas, Senior Business Application Consultant at Servelec, to explore some of their digital programmes supporting social care services. What technology have you implemented in the social care space over the past 6 months? Julie O’Connor: […]
