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One round of IVF costs a sixth of the average household income (£31,400) - and families struggling to pay for it think their employers should foot the bill. Should they? Families struggling to afford the costs of IVF should be able to look to their employer for financial support, according to over 60% of Brits, [...]
A total of 12 mental health trusts have reported that they still can’t access patient records, months after the latest cyber attack on the NHS. Is it looking like some records won’t be recovered? There are 12 mental health trusts which are still unable to access important patient data as a result of the huge [...]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed the future use of technologies such as robots, Virtual Reality and drones by the NHS during his speech at the CBI's Annual Conference. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the conference crowd that he “grew up in an NHS family” and that “it’s in my blood” before detailing plans for [...]
The trick to keeping the weight off in 2023 could be a strange one. Apparently, it could be as simple as cooling your hands - according to new university research. New and surprising research from Stanford University shows that cooling your palms drastically reduces fatigue, improves performance and causes greater weight loss, aiding people to [...]
Phil Howe, Chief Technology Officer at Core to Cloud and Richard Staynings, Chief Security Strategist at Cylera share their insights with Health Tech World about rising cyber threats to healthcare... With the UK Government now on ‘high alert’ - preparing for a wave of potentially devastating Russian-led cyber-attacks towards our critical infrastructure - what preventative [...]
In response to the ‘Workforce: recruitment, training, and retention report’ - Robert Miller - CEO, of Wellbeing Software explains why we have a "collective responsibility" to empower health systems to deliver more efficient, precise and proactive care for everyone... The workforce crisis is the greatest challenge facing the UK’s Health and Social Care sector today, [...]
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) was flagged by the NHS as the most prominent condition in which lives could be saved - with plans of preventing 150,000 heart attacks over a decade. What does the technology look like which can achieve this? The 2019 long-term plan from the NHS was clear in its intentions to prevent thousands [...]
Over 3000 GP surgeries and nine Urgent & Emergency Care centres will see a “range of kiosk solutions” to help streamline digital triage and check-in - thus easing pressures around the UK. A digital company has developed a range of kiosk solutions to help eConsult provide a ‘digital front door to healthcare’ in 3200 GP [...]
Professor Karol Sikora is a world leader in oncology and former director of WHO Cancer Programme in Geneva and Lyon. He has written a stark, open letter to the Equitix COO, Siôn Jones, about the “scandalous” closed cancer centres which are needed in a time of crisis... In a recent Tweet, Professor Sikora declared that [...]
Amidst the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, families are discovering a captivating trend: the charm of staycations. Staying close to home no longer means sacrificing the thrill of adventure or the joy of spending quality time together. Now, more than ever, accessible family staycations have emerged as the perfect solution, ensuring that every member [...]
