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The government has released its plans for the NHS and social care to deliver for patients, this winter and next. Pritesh Mistry, Fellow at The King's Fund, shares his insights with Health Tech World about the role data and digital technology will have to play... The UK has a new Prime Minister and a new [...]
Anna Soisalo, executive director strategy and product from Ustwo Europe, speaks to Health Tech World about the future of digital health, data responsibility, and personalised medicine... Technology is often described as a panacea in healthcare. Whether providing faster cancer diagnosis and more effective treatments or helping to keep elderly relatives out of care homes thanks [...]
During a key talk at the Health Tech Forward conference, panelists gave their insights into virtual care and addressed the question of whether or not it’s a catalyst for improving health equity. Deploying virtual care evenly across the board, through varying cultures, languages and ethnic backgrounds is something which bears its own major challenges. During [...]
Andy Meiner, chief revenue officer at ReStart, shares his insights with Health Tech World on interoperable digital care, and the importance of an"open tech" approach... Integrated care systems (ICSs) will struggle to achieve even the most basic objectives, such as virtual wards and integrated clinical pathways, without a fundamental change in approach. These digital transformation [...]
Entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and journalists from all over the world have gathered in Warsaw today (Tuesday 4 October) for the esteemed Health Tech Forward conference. Health Tech World editor, Kirsty Rigg, has flown over to the Polish capital to cover the event first hand… Warsaw’s trendy suburb of Praga is buzzing with energy this morning [...]
The largest global healthcare exhibition MEDICA, is taking place 14-17 November in Dusseldorf, Germany. And exclusive invitations from the UK government offer a global platform for UK medtech businesses… The Department for International Trade is providing a global platform for UK medtech companies seeking overseas markets at MEDICA 2022. Health tech, life sciences and medtech [...]
Darren Goode, who previously led health tech company Elvie to become a $26m global brand, will now turn his efforts to innovative, home fertility femtech firm, Béa Fertility… A former global chief marketing officer at Elvie has been appointed as a leading advisor at femtech startup Béa Fertility - where he plans to help the [...]
Innovative femtech company Forth has been nominated for the ‘Innovation in Health Tech’ award, at the LaingBuisson Awards 2022. The CEO of femtech firm Forth previously made the 2022 longlist for the Health Tech World incredible women in health tech - and now the company is up for another prestigious award as a health tech [...]
In the middle of a busy day shift at Croydon University Hospital, Emergency Medicine Consultant Oliver Spencer pauses to reflect on the pressures that the NHS is experiencing right now. “The NHS is seeing a surge in demand for services, not least due to the backlog that has mounted over the last two years,” he [...]
Almost half (49 per cent) of healthcare workers agree that health systems lack preparation for managing another health emergency. Global health systems are “not ready” and likely won’t cope with another health emergency such as a pandemic, a survey has suggested. Poor funding, staff shortages, and inadequate preparation have all been blamed for current pressures, [...]
