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Marie Loizides, of Barking, Redbridge and Havering NHS Trust, explains how switching to digital referrals in North East London has made a positive impact on both patients and clinicians. As a physiotherapist I have seen first-hand how devastating it is for a patient to come in having waited many months in pain for treatment, only [...]
Jenny Saft, CEO and Co-Founder of Apryl, shares her experience and insights with Health Tech World about adapting to different markets in the health tech sector… Launching a health tech company in new markets is a rewarding but challenging venture. As CEO and co-founder of Apryl, a Berlin-based fertility company whose client base spans 30 [...]
A healthcare provider is trying to tackle major bed-blocking issues in NHS hospitals by launching a “rapid discharge” service, alongside new tech to improve the onboarding of patients… Specialist home healthcare provider Cera is aiming to tackle major bed-blocking issues in the NHS with a new rapid discharge service - proven to visit c.80% of [...]
Over 20 NHS Trusts are making huge savings in staffing costs with the largest ever ‘collaborative staff bank’ - set up to ease the pressures on the staffing problems around the country. The North West staffing initiative was set up in 2020 to tackle staffing shortages and reduce spending on agencies. It has now announced [...]
A specialist no-code app builder which develops sophisticated digital health solutions has announced a new Managing Director - and the relocation of global headquarters to the UK. Cogniss, whose platform is designed specifically to create digital health apps, will be joined by the former Managing Director of ORCHA, Dr Lloyd Humphreys, who will help grow [...]
An expert AI team which is part of the NHS Transformation Directorate will develop a new round of projects where artificial intelligence can overcome issues in healthcare. The NHS AI Lab Skunkworks team of data scientists, engineers and project leaders are providing free short-term expertise and resources to public sector health and social care organisations. [...]
A UK health tech platform has launched an app which will enable families to take healthcare more “into their own hands”. Carecite says its new app will help patients connect and coordinate with an insured, DBS checked and certified professional caregiver - empowering them to take better control of their healthcare at home. Cost of [...]
Digital forensics expert Eliza-May Austin speaks to Health Tech World about cyber attacks on healthcare - and its potential danger to life. Damage and disruption to services is one thing, but the recent cyber attacks on the NHS could easily result in much bigger consequences, according to a digital forensics and cybersecurity expert. Eliza-May Austin, [...]
An NHS Trust has launched a digital tool which claims to provide meaningful weight loss and tackle a growing obesity problem. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has announced the arrival of W8Buddy (weight buddy) which has been developed for Tier 3 Weight Management Services (T3WMS) to tackle obesity. The digital health tech tool [...]
You could be increasing your own chances of cognitive decline and dementia through daily lifestyle choices, a new study has claimed. So what exactly are the controllable risk factors, and what action can we take to keep our brains in shape? According to the NHS, the likelihood of developing dementia doubles every five years, as [...]
