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By Alfred Olivares, Global Managing Partner, Healthcare & MedTech at HTEC The NHS, once the envy of the world, is now facing the expectations of a generation raised on instant access and personalised services. Research from the Independent Healthcare Provider Network shows that half of millennials plan to use private healthcare in the next year, [...]
Hello Klean has raised £1.5 million in debt funding from re:cap to scale its water-first beauty brand. The new capital will strengthen its working capital position so it can meet demand, expand internationally to the Middle East and further European markets, and invest in deeper filtration innovation. Hello Klean was created to solve an invisible [...]
CardMedic, the award-winning digital platform transforming clinician and patient communication, today announced a major integration with LanguageLine Solutions, the global leader in on-demand interpretation. The partnership brings one-click access to live, professional video and audio interpreters in more than 240 languages directly within the CardMedic app. The integration will help clinicians deliver safe, inclusive, and [...]
The NHS’s first prostate cancer screening programme could receive approval this week from the government’s National Screening Committee. The National Screening Committee (NSC) meets on Thursday to decide whether to introduce wider screening to detect disease earlier. Any rollout would likely focus on those at highest risk, including people with a family history or specific [...]
Scotland has set out a life sciences strategy aimed at growing the sector to £25bn by 2035. The Scottish Government’s refreshed Life Sciences Strategy focuses on infrastructure and skills, and brings in technologies such as artificial intelligence. An initial £1m will support delivery. Business minister Richard Lochhead, who launched the strategy at Dundee [...]
Macmillan Cancer Support and Life Sciences Hub Wales have joined forces to accelerate the pace of innovation in cancer care and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer across Wales. During its initial discovery phase, the new partnership will engage a broad group of core delivery and advisory partners, including people with a lived experience [...]
A new report from System C, ‘AI with Purpose: Insights from 300 Voices Shaping the Future of Health and Social Care,’ reveals a strong appetite for artificial intelligence across the NHS and wider healthcare sector – with the majority of respondents agreeing that AI can help streamline tasks and improve care delivery. The findings, published [...]
New pinprick blood tests could detect early signs of disease more than 10 years before symptoms appear, following analysis of samples from 500,000 people. The tests are being developed after researchers completed measurements of nearly 250 different proteins, sugars, fats and other compounds in blood collected from half a million volunteers. These molecular profiles provide [...]
Holly Health, in collaboration with Loughborough University and Modality Partnership, has completed an Innovate UK–funded 18-month project focused on advancing digital self-management for people living with or at risk of multimorbidity. By combining behavioural science with machine learning technology within the Holly Health app, the Biomedical Catalyst project introduced a just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) system. [...]
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) has successfully deployed Alcidion's Miya Emergency across its largest site Southampton General Hospital, digitising emergency department processes, integrating disparate patient data and providing visibility of patient status and A&E activity. UHS serves approximately 1.9 million people in Southampton and south Hampshire, whilst also providing specialist services to over [...]
