Insight
By Peter Corpe, Industry Leader, UK Public Sector, Appian Despite the Government’s commitment to ‘bring the NHS into the digital age’ in its AI Opportunities Action Plan healthcare organisations still rely on legacy systems that aren’t fit for purpose. And the State of digital government review from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) [...]
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has taken a bold step forward in its virtual care journey by transitioning to a new digital platform - part of its strategy to scale a full virtual hospital at the heart of an integrated neighbourhood. Partnering with health tech provider Feebris, the Trust has not only ensured continuity of care [...]
Where hype meets strategy, the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum brings clarity, credibility, and collaboration to the evolving landscape of AI in medicine. By Gil Bashe, Health Tech World Correspondent, Medika Life Editor-in-Chief and Chair Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners The conversation about artificial intelligence in health has become crowded with bold claims, hype-driven [...]
By Chaitra Vedullapalli We’re asking the wrong question. For years, leaders have been told to “pursue happiness” — for themselves, for their teams, for their culture. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Happiness is an outcome, not a strategy. And chasing it often leads to burnout, not fulfillment. What we should be pursuing is something deeper, [...]
Loneliness is a key factor contributing to poor mental health among behind-the-scenes workers in the UK’s film and television industry, new research shows. The study links this to several job-related pressures – including long and irregular hours, the transient nature of project-based employment, workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination, and persistent stigma around mental health that [...]
By Chaitra Vedullapalli What if intelligence was no longer something you hired, but something you accessed—like electricity, water, cloud storage or bandwidth? Take a moment to sink in. After listening to Sam Altman's TED Talk on the democratisation of intelligence, Jensen Huang on Rebuilding Industrial Power and Satya Nadella's keynote at Microsoft Build, it became [...]
Scott Healy is CEO of Psych Hub. The Health Tech World Award-winning company’s platform aims to empower the people seeking mental health support, the practitioners delivering it and the organisations supporting them with evidence-based education and resources. Here, we learn more about the importance of accessible educational resources and the scope of Psych Hub’s mental health [...]
Spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a new study has shown. The research is the first of its kind to ask people experiencing chronic lower back pain – in some cases for almost [...]
St John & St Elizabeth Hospital has launched a new children and young people’s elective day surgery service for children aged three and above, increasing access to high-quality paediatric care in London. The service provides elective day surgery with procedures available across a range of specialties including ENT, ophthalmology, maxillofacial, and plastic surgery; with further [...]
By Gil Bashe, chair global health and purpose, FINN Partners, Medika Life editor-in-chief, and correspondent to Health Tech World This year’s BIO International Convention comes during heightened uncertainty, from shifting regulatory environments to tightened capital markets. In this landscape, the importance of convening as a sector is greater than ever. As the global community converges [...]
