Insight
The Cheshire and Merseyside Pathology Network (CAM) is delivering one of the NHS’s most ambitious diagnostic transformations. Serving 2.7 million patients across five NHS Trusts, the programme is replacing multiple legacy Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) with a single, unified solution: Evolution vLab from Magentus. This shift will consolidate services into three laboratory hubs operating [...]
By Mark Matthews of The Motivational Speakers Agency Shafi Ahmed is a healthcare speaker, surgeon and innovator, known for leading the world’s first virtual reality operation. As a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, he has pioneered global surgical training through Google Glass and immersive technologies. Beyond the operating theatre, Shafi co-founded [...]
By Mr Kuen Yeow Chin, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Founder of Apex Skin Clinic Skin cancer remains one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time. In the UK alone, melanoma cases have more than doubled in the past 25 years, and the numbers continue to rise. While treatment outcomes improve significantly with [...]
By Oscar Daws, Co-founder and Managing Director, Tone Product Design It can be tempting to cut corners on design to save time or money. In healthtech and medtech, however, this is usually a false economy. Products that ignore or sideline human-centred design risk more than frustrated users – they may face poor adoption, patient safety issues [...]
A new health and wellbeing business support programme, created to accelerate new product and service development across West Yorkshire, has officially launched. Designed to kickstart new and emerging enterprises in health and wellbeing, the Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator (HHII) is being delivered as a strategic partnership between Kirklees Council, the University of Huddersfield and the [...]
By Roger Mazzella, Global Medical Industry Leader, Qt Group When designing a product, it’s natural to strive for innovation. However, in the MedTech space, chasing the latest features can sometimes sideline the very people who use these devices and applications. Users may be left struggling with complex interfaces that hinder rather than help. [...]
By Roy Wills, VP, Head of Healthcare Business and Partnerships, Intellias Medical imaging has always been at the heart of modern medicine – the lens through which clinicians see what the human eye cannot. Yet as imaging has evolved from grainy 2D pictures to ultra-high-resolution tomographic images, it’s also become a data-intensive discipline. [...]
By Colin Neale, Principal Business Development Manager at Wireless Logic The advantages of connected healthcare are now widely recognised. Medical devices that can transmit data in real time, remote monitoring tools that extend care beyond the hospital and digital platforms that connect clinicians with patients are continuing to transform the way services are delivered worldwide. [...]
Andy Flanaghan is CEO of Iris Telehealth, a telepsychiatry company operating across the US. The company recently launched it's Iris Insights tool which leverages AI to reduce behavioural health escalations and ensure patients get access to timely care. We spoke to Andy to get his thoughts on the challenges of working in behavioural health and [...]
By Pierre Gillet, vice president of international sales at BrightSign Technology is transforming healthcare by improving patient care and streamlining operations, with digital signage replacing outdated communication methods in hospitals and clinics. Far more than static screens, today’s digital signage systems are intelligent, adaptable tools that improve wayfinding, reduce patient anxiety, and deliver real-time, personalised [...]
