Insight
As NHS healthcare services begin to emerge from the grip of the coronavirus crisis, attention is turning to future challenges. Mike Hobby, healthcare transformation partner at Checkit, discusses the importance of digitisation in addressing this Healthcare providers face not only the challenges of the ongoing f roll-out (even more vital given the new Delta [...]
Embracing hygiene tech is the key to overcoming the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Graham Mimms, co-founder of Safe Surface Sensor, tells Health Tech World Coronavirus has immeasurably reshaped the way we interact with the world. Whether that be with friends, colleagues, or day to day services, as a society we have become increasingly [...]
Gavin Mee, Managing Director Northern Europe at UiPath, explains how software robots were used during the pandemic and how they could help healthcare providers get back on their feet Despite huge investment over the last year, it’s apparent that global healthcare systems are facing yet another crisis in the wake of the pandemic. Providers [...]
What can healthcare learn from Netflix? GHX country sales manager James Minards discusses the topic for Health Tech World The consumerisation of technology has led us to expect accurate, targeted information at the touch of a button. We can quickly run a Google search for obscure facts and trust AI-based chatbots to provide near [...]
With the NHS under unprecedented pressure through the COVID-19 pandemic, Sean Tickle, head of CyberGuard Technologies, looks at why there has never been a greater need for strong cybersecurity in healthcare Healthcare data is one of the most valuable commodities on the dark web. This is just one of the reasons why, more and more, [...]
With latest statistics showing a worrying decrease in levels of rapid testing for COVID-19, Alex Sheppard, CEO of Vatic, discusses the need to urgently address the issue The UK is emerging at last from the COVID-19 induced torpor that we’ve all had to live with for over a year now. It feels like the [...]
The moment the flood of ice-cold water poured over my head, there was shock and silence; seconds afterward, my senses returned. I blurted out: “That’s cold!” Family nearby laughed, the moment passed, and the video of my ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was shared online. Mission accomplished, or so one might think. My state of frozen [...]
While the many benefits of cloud technology for healthcare organisations and the wider ecosystem are largely understood, the journey to the cloud is not without its roadblocks. As Cegedim Healthcare Solutions’ IT director, Mike Collier, and primary care product director, Tony Thorne, discuss, suppliers play a significant role in realising the NHS’ Cloud First strategy [...]
With the necessity to adopt digital technologies within healthcare becoming more widely realised during the past year, Matt Roberts, healthcare practice lead at Juniper Networks, discusses the fundamental role of digitalisation going forward The COVID-19 pandemic has put the greatest strain on humanity since WWII, and just like WWII there is a need for [...]
With COVID-19 cases again surging globally, Ron Chiarello, founder, CEO and chairman of Alveo Technologies, discusses multiplex testing Despite some developed countries’ progress in vaccinating their citizens against COVID-19, recently surging case numbers across the world have brought into sharper focus the global need for multiplex home testing options. In one two-week period ending in [...]
