Digital health
By Prof Mick Thacker, Dr Kate Ryan and Leslie Pan Pain, particularly musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, is both pervasive and complex. Globally, approximately 1.71 billion people suffer from MSK conditions, which account for the leading cause of disability worldwide, with lower back pain being the single biggest contributor across 160 countries [1]. In the UK alone, [...]
US-based obesity medicine specialist Knownwell has raised $25m in an oversubscribed, strategic-led round as it looks to scale its weight-inclusive primary care model nationwide. The financing was led by CVS Health Ventures, with participation from MassMutual Catalyst Fund, Intermountain Ventures and others. Existing investors a16z Bio + Health and Flare Capital Partners also joined the [...]
West Yorkshire’s reputation as one of the world’s most dynamic regions for health technology innovation will take centre stage this November as a first-of-its-kind conference brings together leading voices from the NHS, government, academia, and industry to shape the future of healthcare. The landmark event, “Driving the Future of Innovation – West Yorkshire’s HealthTech Cluster,” [...]
Medtech company Medtronic has successfully concluded the UK leg of its European ACM2U Truck Roadshow, bringing cutting-edge medical technologies directly to clinicians in Aberdeen, Liverpool and Cardiff and showcasing the future of clinical innovation. The mobile innovation hub offered immersive, hands-on training to hundreds of clinicians, helping address the growing pressures on the NHS through [...]
DocGo has acquired virtual care provider SteadyMD in a deal aimed at combining nationwide telehealth capabilities with DocGo’s technology-enabled mobile health and medical transportation services. The Nasdaq-listed company said the acquisition will enable it to offer a more comprehensive “last mile” care platform by pairing its in-the-field mobile clinicians with SteadyMD’s 50-state virtual workforce and [...]
By Afshin Attari, Senior Director of Public Sector at Exponential-e The level of legacy debt varies widely across the NHS. A recent report from the Department of Science Technology and Innovation (DSIT) has revealed that legacy technology can range from as little as 10 per cent to as much as 60-70 per cent. This reliance [...]
Ergéa UK was proud to join clinical leaders from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Actiform at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Bridgwater Community Diagnostic Centre - a milestone moment in our long-term partnership with the Trust. The project recently received conditional planning approval, paving the way for the new facility to welcome its first [...]
Odgers’ Carmel Gibbons, Chris Hamilton and Mike Drew discuss the growth of virtual wards, how health tech leaders can capitalise on this new technology, and the emerging leadership roles in care-at-home Healthcare systems across the world are under unprecedented strain. Demand for hospital beds continues to outstrip supply, while costs, workforce pressures, and patient expectations [...]
Men checked for prostate cancer on the NHS could soon get same-day results, with artificial intelligence processing MRI scans in seconds under new pilot schemes. Patients assessed by the AI as high risk would be sent straight to a radiologist for an on-the-spot biopsy – a tissue test to confirm whether cancer is present. Results [...]
Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is calling on innovators with healthtech solutions to apply for its accelerator programme. The programme is free for successful applicants and provides enhanced business support, regulatory guidance, NHS networking and scaled growth advice. The accelerator has recently been allocated £4.5m in funding from the West Yorkshire Mayor’s investment Zone. The funding [...]
