Insight
Through the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers have turned to technology like never before. Here, Mike Jones, vice president and team manager at Gartner, looks at the growing role of tech in the sector going forward The COVID-19 outbreak is perhaps the most salient example of a crisis that has had [...]
With the ever-increasing risk of cyber attack, Andrew Martin, senior sales & marketing director EMEA & managing director UK at Egnyte, offers his expertise to help healthcare businesses guard against such a breach It’s a sad fact that sensitive data has become an extremely attractive target for cybercriminals. What’s more, as growing volumes of [...]
Though it may seem an unexpected destination, over the past few years Cornwall - which made international headlines last week as the host of the G7 summit - has seen a huge growth in its healthtech sector, attracting businesses from across the world. Why? Nicola Lloyd, director of trade and investment for Cornwall Trade and [...]
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 [...]
