Digital health
By Tom Moloney, senior strategy director, Koto Male fertility is entering the mainstream health conversation. Not because men suddenly became proactive about their reproductive health (if only), but because the data is now too loud to ignore. Sperm counts are dropping, awareness is rising, and the market – valued at US$4 billion in 2022 and [...]
In England, GP online contact now exceeds phone calls, new Office for National Statistics data shows. Figures covering three weeks from mid-September show just over 43 per cent of people went online to contact their GP, compared with 41 per cent by phone. The shift comes after all NHS practices were required by the government [...]
Altera Digital Health, a provider of electronic patient record (EPR) solutions in the UK, has announced a new partnership with PC PAL to enhance paediatric care within its Sunrise EPR system – with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust becoming the first NHS trust to implement advanced growth charting as part of this innovation. Through [...]
A West London GP surgery has become the first in the UK to trial Mirror, an AI-powered patient scribe that captures the key points of a medical consultation and turns them into clear, plain-English notes for patients to take home. Golborne Medical, part of the NeoHealth Primary Care Network, is launching the pilot under the [...]
Magentus, a provider of intelligent healthcare technology across the UK and Australia, has announced the acquisition of Labflow, a modern, cloud-native suite of pathology software products. This strategic move expands Magentus’s global footprint and strengthens its position as a leader in connected, scalable healthcare solutions. The acquisition will enhance Evolution vLab, Magentus’ enterprise-grade Laboratory Information [...]
Electiva Healthcare Group has announced a series of high-profile senior appointments and a sharp focus on further acquisition. In just twelve months, Electiva has rapidly expanded its family of hospitals and specialist brands, already delivering more self-pay procedures by volume than any other provider in the UK. Driven by a commitment to clinical consistency, intelligent [...]
Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget has prompted a measured but constructive response from health tech suppliers, many of whom see the Chancellor’s commitments as a meaningful step toward improving NHS efficiency and patient outcomes. Announcements of £300 million capital investment for NHS technology, 250 new neighbourhood health centres, with 100 of these by 2030, and savings [...]
By Colette Kitterhing, vice president of UK and Ireland at Netskope Healthcare is changing at a rapid pace, as the health industry digitally transforms to meet patient expectations. Despite this, trust is still delicate in the industry. When people can't book appointments, deal with broken communication between clinicians or receive incorrect diagnoses, their confidence deteriorates. [...]
Mobile healthcare app My Specialist Appinion (MSA), has officially launched to address the growing crisis in UK healthcare accessibility. Founded by seven NHS doctors, MSA offers patients affordable and convenient access to healthcare specialists without the lengthy waiting times or prohibitive costs of traditional routes. The platform was conceived in December 2020 during the COVID-19 [...]
By Adam Boynton, senior security strategy manager at Jamf Mobile devices have become the NHS’s most quietly transformative tools. Whether on a ward round, at a community visit, or during an emergency response, clinicians now rely on phones and tablets as instinctively as they once reached for a penlight. These endpoints carry [...]
