Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB has shared impacts from remote technologies including an app to recognise pain in care home residents, a remote monitoring toolkit, and a digital tool using wireless sensors to measure gait and mobility in people at risk of falls. The ICB’s Digitising Social Care programme […]
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Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB reports impact of patient engagement portal
A patient engagement portal developed by a team in-house at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has reportedly saved close to £3 million, UHMB has shared. The portal is now utilised across Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, including Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospitals […]
UCLH shares details of successful brain-computer interface innovation
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust has shared details of successful implant surgery aimed at enabling patients to control a computer through their thoughts, as part of their involvement in Neuralink’s GB-PRIME study. The study is designed to assess the “safety and functionality of Neuralink’s robotically implanted brain-computer interface, which […]
Mersey Care NHS launches video campaign encouraging patients to help ease winter pressures
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has launched a communication campaign to share a collection of videos encouraging patients to help ease winter pressures by using the trust’s walk-in centre or urgent treatment centre for non-emergency cases. There are five videos, covering topics such as when to visit the walk-in centre […]
George Eliot Hospital introduces digital interpretation service to maternity department
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is now using a digital interpretation service known as Wordskii-on-Wheels (WoW) to help remove language barriers, reduce health inequalities and improve accessibility within their maternity department. Donated by the League of Friends, WoW is a portable device that provides “on-demand telephone and video calls” whenever […]
Chatbot utilised for 30 percent of Talking Therapies referrals at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
In the year since its initial introduction, an AI-powered digital referral assistant (chatbot) has been utilised for 30 percent of Talking Therapies referrals for anxiety and depression at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. The chatbot engages in conversation with individuals to capture referral information which is then automatically added […]
NHS England updates guidance on patient initiated follow-up
NHS England’s latest guidance on patient initiated follow-up has highlighted the role of the NHS App and digital tools in enabling patient choice, aiming to reduce operational barriers, promote consistency, and support providers in “embedding PIFU as part of routine clinical practice”. In a foreword, Stella Vig, elective recovery national […]
Apple receives FDA clearance for hypertension risk monitoring feature
Apple has received US FDA clearance for their new remote hypertension risk monitoring feature, set to be released on the Apple Watch Series 9, 10, 11, as well as the Ultra 2 and 3 models in over 150 countries. The feature reportedly uses the optical heart sensor included with Apple […]
Sheffield Children’s NHS explores market for digital provider of children’s mental health services
Sheffield Children’s NHS FT has opened a market engagement exercise with the intention to explore the options available for supplying online mental health services for children. The trust is now welcoming input on the draft specification for an external, digital provider of children’s mental health services, with the aim to […]
Mid and South Essex NHS opens market engagement for digital-first patient communications solution
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has issued a preliminary market engagement notice indicating its intent to explore options for transforming paper-based patient communications through introducing a digital-first approach. The trust is seeking early engagement with suppliers who can offer modern and integrated solutions to help deliver this approach, […]
