A Children’s Hospice in Worcestershire is providing a new 360 degree virtual tour to help families see what it’s like. The technology is helping families see what it is really like in the Hospice and has helped to alleviate any potential worries. The Acorns Children’s Hospice, Worcestershire Health and Care […]
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Norfolk and Norwich introduces new teaching tech
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced new virtual reality headsets to enhance training for junior doctors. Junior doctors will be helped to hone their skills through the use of virtual reality headsets, which allow the user to view and interact with a simulated clinical environment. It […]
London GPs can now refer leading mental health apps for free
IQVIA has partnered with Healthy London Partnership to enable 75% of GPs across London who have access to EMIS App Library by AppScript® to recommend 4 clinically-validated, reimbursed digital therapeutic apps to their patients. The apps recommended include: Sleepio (by Big Health) Be Mindful (by WellMind Media) My Possible Self MyCognition […]
Leicester launches new online programme for women
University Hospitals of Leicester and local CCGs have launched a new online educational programme for women who had diabetes during pregnancy. The three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) are working with the Leicester Diabetes Centre at Leicester’s Hospitals to provide an innovative online programme for […]
£50 million boost for digital health and care services in Wales
Health and Social Services Minister, Vaughan Gething has announced plans to transform digital health and care in Wales. The plans include creating the role of Chief Digital Officer for Health and Care and a new NHS Wales organisation to deliver national digital services, supported by £50 million new funding. The […]
Boots pilots new instore video GP service
Boots UK is to pilot an innovative new video GP service provided by LIVI to help make access to healthcare even easier. The pilots will take place in North West Surry and a private service in the London Liverpool Street store. LIVI allows patients to see a GP by video consultation […]
20 innovators join DigitalHealth.London Accelerator
DigitalHealth.London has today announced the 20 new digital health care innovators to be supported by the 2019-20 programme. Now in its fourth year, it supports small and medium organisations accelerate the adoption of innovations into the NHS. The Accelerator is receiving approximately £1.7 million of funding from the European Regional Development Fund as […]
Validating your healthtech startup idea without wasting time and money
So, you have a killer idea for a healthtech startup. You’re going to build it, grow it, sell it and then breeze through the rest of life as a successful entrepreneur. Sound good? Well… before you quit your day job (that you’ve probably spent years training to do), spend hours […]
Dr Hussain Gandhi: My top 5 UK primary care clinical apps and websites
In UK primary care we are seeing an increase in both the availability and use of digital resources to help clinicians. Artificial intelligence and machine learning can do amazing things but may be overshadowed by security and moral concerns. So which resources can be used effectively in primary care? In […]
New App supports child patients at The Christie
A new app is helping child patients at The Christie understand how Proton Beam Therapy works. Xploro® has teamed up with the cancer hospital over the last four years to develop the new app ‘Xploro®’ which includes games based on the human body, 3D hospital environments for children to explore, and experiences so […]
