Your.MD, the creators of the self-care app Healthily, has raised £23 million in Series A funding. The app supports people find safe and personalised information, guidance and support for their health, and is used by millions of people for self-care. The company has reported user growth of 350% in the last […]
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C the Signs diagnostic tool rolled out to 400 GP practices
A new diagnostic tool to help detect cancer at an early stage has been rolled-out across 8 North West London boroughs, including 400 GP practices. C the Signs can be used by GPs during their regular consultations with a patient, and classifies patients by their risk of cancer, using signs, symptoms, […]
Careology partners with the London General Practice to launch Careology Connect
Careology, a health tech platform that helps those diagnosed with cancer to navigate their journey, has partnered with The London General Practice to launch ‘Careology Connect’. The technology will allow healthcare teams to remotely monitor their patients’ Covid-19 symptoms in real-time and intervene when medical attention is required. Using wearable technology […]
Video: Dilshan Arawwawala, CCIO, presents an application used to support staff Covid-19 testing
On day one of HTN Summit 2020, we welcomed Dilshan Arawwawala, CCIO at Mid and South Essex Health Care Partnership to present a session discussing an application used to support staff Covid-19 testing. Dilshan said: “The problem we were trying to resolve was access to Covid testing and receiving back results quickly.” […]
Chelsea and Westminster NHS FT launches first Nursing Innovation Fellow position
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT has launched its first Nursing Innovation Fellow position, with support from Burdett Trust for Nursing and its official charity CW+. The trust said the role will encourage nurse-led innovations and will support an entrepreneurial nurse, midwife or allied health professional to lead on the […]
Video: Leicester’s Hospitals digital strategy and EPR programme
HTN Summit 2020 Day Two, we were joined by Paul Volkaerts, CEO at Nervecentre, Andy Carruthers, Chief Information Officer at Leicester’s Hospitals and Graeme Hall, Chief Pharmacy Information Officer at Leicester’s Hospitals, for a session focusing on the EPR programme at the trust. The session explored Leicester’s Hospitals digital strategy, including their EPR Programme, electronic prescribing and medicines administration system and […]
Video: Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Health Education England discusses digital capabilities
For Day Two of HTN Summit 2020, we welcomed Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Head of Blended Learning and Digital Literacy Workstream Lead at Health Education England. Henrietta presented a session on ‘digital literacy’ and the importance of digital capabilities in the delivery of health and social care. Henrietta said: “Health Education England is embarking on a massive piece of work […]
Interview Series: David Probert, Chief Executive, Moorfields Eye Hospital
The latest in our Interview Series we speak with David Probert, CEO of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT. We talk about the role of technology during the pandemic, innovations to their service, maintaining staff wellbeing and morale, and plans for a recovery phase. What did Moorfields learn during Covid-19? Some […]
Newham Hospital introduces new blood pressure app for pregnant women
A new blood pressure app has been introduced at Newham Hospital to help reduce the number of hospital visits for pregnant women. The app, BPm-Health (Blood Pressure management system-Health), by Sensyne Health, has been introduced for women who are at high risk of high blood pressure. It means they can […]
5 AI suppliers join NHS AI Lab for testing and evaluation
5 health tech suppliers have been named as part of phase 3 of the AI in Health and Care Award programme, part of the NHS AI Lab. Phase 3 aims to support real-world testing in health and social care settings to develop evidence to support further adoption. 42 suppliers were announced today […]
