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Here, our reporter Andrew speaks to Luke Starr (CCO) and Dr Steven Brooks (CMO) of Rapid Response Revival, the team behind the groundbreaking CellAED, a portable defibrillator. CellAED is a portable defibrillator that can be stored in the home, ready to be used incase of emergency. In this special report, we discuss innovation, boosting survival [...]
Recorded incidents involving physical violence and abuse are not uncommon in UK-based healthcare institutions. According to the 2022 NHS Staff Survey, almost 15 per cent of healthcare professionals experienced at least one incident of physical violence during the previous 12 months, with almost 30 per cent of staff experiencing some form of harassment, bullying or [...]
The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) is set to return to CMEF 2023 – the largest health tech expo in China – with seven of the UK's innovative health technology companies. Back in person, and with travel restrictions lifted, the ABHI UK Pavilion will provide a platform for UK companies to showcase their health [...]
Big data and analytics, digital apps and remote monitoring rank among the most important areas for future healthcare innovation, NHS Scotland staff have said. The healthcare workers were surveyed in an independent poll commissioned by NHS partner, InnoScot Health. A total of 88 per cent ranked big data and analytics as one of the most [...]
As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the West Midlands has a long history of innovation. Today, the region maintains its reputation as an innovation powerhouse, spanning tech, manufacturing, digital, life sciences and beyond. Based at the University of Birmingham, the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) is a leading light in the clinical [...]
India has approved a nasal vaccine for Covid-19 in a world first. Developed by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is administered in drop form, stimulating an immune response in the tissues lining the nasal cavity. Recipients are to be given two doses of the vaccine 28 days apart. Bharat Biotech Chairman, Dr Krishna Ella, said: “It’s easy [...]
CHAPPER healthcare, the wholesaler and distributor, specialising in importing and exporting pharmaceuticals, has set up a subsidiary in Dubai to strengthen its presence in the MENA region. The new subsidiary, called CHAPPER Healthcare MENA FZ-LLC, has been incorporated in the UAE and is based at the company's offices in Dubai. It means the company has a [...]
Health tech is set to boom in the coming years. But there’s still “persistent gender inequality” across the space. How can we better empower women in health technology? No matter which way you spin it - women are still a minority in tech. The rise of femtech has closed the gender gap to a point [...]
Tola Sargeant, managing director of analyst firm TechMarketView, examines the outlook for health tech spending in the NHS in 2023 and beyond... Looking to the year ahead, you don’t need to be an expert to see the immense pressure that the NHS is currently under. Workforce issues, the Covid-19 backlog and rising costs adding to [...]
Millions of NHS doctor’s hours and approximately £1bn has been lost to ‘inadequate’ IT systems, according to a new report from the British Medical Association… A new study by the British Medical Association (BMA) has found that the NHS loses 13.5 million hours of doctors' work annually due to inferior and inadequate IT systems. A [...]
