Leadership
Today, many healthcare organisations are discovering more technology does not always translate into better patient engagement. Fragmented systems, disconnected communication channels and inconsistent strategies for outreach often create added complexity rather than clarity. AssureCare is addressing this challenge with the launch of Aktivate, a next generation patient engagement platform designed to unify communication across the [...]
Magentus, a leading name in clinical diagnostics, announces the formation of a UK Advisory Board to guide the next phase of its strategy and reaffirm its long-term commitment to the UK health system. The announcement marks a significant milestone in Magentus’ renewed leadership in the UK market. It reinforces the company’s focus on earlier diagnosis, [...]
The European Commission has closed an antitrust probe into Edwards Lifesciences after the company withdrew a policy aimed at so-called "copycat devices". The probe dates back to September 2023, when the Commission carried out a surprise inspection at the facility of a maker of cardiac devices. Edwards later confirmed it was the company subject to [...]
The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed healthcare. Hospitals and clinics rely on a wide range of connected devices on a daily basis, from patient monitors and wearable sensors to imaging systems and smart diagnostic equipment. However, as the industry continues to innovate, growing cybersecurity challenges also arise. Niall McConachie, regional director (UK & Ireland) [...]
Interview with Martijn de Groot, product manager at G2 Speech Healthcare is under intense pressure. Every week, clinicians are juggling increasing patient demand, heavy administrative workloads, and ever-growing amounts of data - all while trying to maintain the highest standard of care. The role of AI in this environment is no longer theoretical or optional, [...]
Hanna Barzakouskaya is CEO and co-founder of Healsens - an innovative platform that helps individuals stay healthy as they age by identifying personal risks early and guiding them towards meaningful preventive actions. Here, Barzakouskaya reveals her motivations for taking on preventative healthcare and outlines her ambitions for the platform over the next five years. Hi [...]
System C has been awarded a three-year contract by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) to deliver its Digital Pharmacy Stock Management solution, supporting the safe and efficient management of medicines. The new system will provide NWAS with a fully cloud-hosted platform for medicines inventory management and medicines assembly workflows for the kits used [...]
By Craig Millard, MD (EVP) @ Harris Health Alliance The NHS 10-Year Plan outlined a bold vision for a more joined-up, digitally enabled, patient-centred, and community-focused health service. Six months on, and the headlines continue to focus on the shiny new, groundbreaking tech and its potential for transformation. That’s all well and good, but that [...]
Organised crime gangs are making branded weight-loss jabs that mimic legitimate medicines, the UK medicines regulator has warned. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend emerged in recent months, prompting what it called the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency. Andy Morling, [...]
More than 750,000 women are currently waiting for hospital gynaecology services, including routine, non-cancer referrals. In England alone, over 580,000 people are waiting for non-cancer gynaecology treatment, with almost half waiting beyond the NHS target of 18 weeks, and more than 18,000 women have been waiting for over a year. “These are not just numbers,” [...]
