Digital health
What is needed for the single patient record to deliver intended benefits? Dr Paul Deffley, Chief Medical Officer for Alcidion and former NHS commissioning professional, considers how emerging policy could help patient record systems to become more active and intelligent, enhancing the delivery of care. A single patient record already exists in the NHS. Or [...]
A new portable gene therapy device could allow hospital pharmacies to create personalised medicines on demand for rare disease patients, a new study suggests. The technology could reduce reliance on centralised drug manufacturing by enabling pharmacists to prepare treatments directly at the bedside. This approach may address the challenge of treating rare diseases, which affect [...]
A new €34.3m research centre based at University of Galway will focus on developing healthcare technologies for chronic disease management and supporting their commercialisation in Ireland’s north and west. The Accelerating Research to Commercialisation (ARC) Hub for Healthtech will develop smart implants — devices placed inside the body to monitor or treat medical conditions — [...]
GP practices in England can now adopt the first new core electronic patient record system since 1999, marking a major shift in the technology available to general practice. Medicus Health’s cloud-based platform is the first system to be fully approved through NHS England’s Tech Innovation Framework. It breaks a 25-year period in which most practices [...]
A short video session with a therapy dog can significantly reduce stress levels, according to new research comparing virtual interventions with in-person interactions. The study found that five-minute pre-recorded sessions featuring therapy dogs helped ease stress among both students and members of the public, highlighting the value of virtual alternatives for people unable to access [...]
The UK has become the first country to join a new international network of health regulators focused on the safe and effective use of AI in healthcare. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) joined the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network on 24 June as a founding ‘pioneer’ member, placing the UK at the centre [...]
A revolutionary 3D eye imaging system that’s set to transform eye care, telemedicine, and clinical workflows has been unveiled by Centre for Sight, one of the UK’s leading eye hospitals. IMVIS (Infinite Medical Ventures Imaging System) digitises the traditional slit lamp exam, a core part of eye examinations that has barely changed in over 100 [...]
Strategic realignment over the next 10 years is important. But what are the practical, inarguable early wins the government must try to achieve for an NHS now? Dr Mark Ratnarajah, UK managing director of C2-Ai and practising NHS paediatrician, offers some answers. As the unveiling of the long-awaited NHS 10-year plan rapidly approaches, the need [...]
And insight for developers and the tech world. An interview with Ashleigh Tropp, Community Paediatric Nurse, Ealing District Written by Libi Stein, EatMoreFruit Communications Community healthcare is the backbone of the NHS, accounting for 13 per cent of daily activities and reaching over 200,000 people each day. Much of this care supports individuals managing long-term [...]
Lifeyear, a UK-Estonian healthtech start-up, has raised €2.8 million to launch its remote patient management platform to deliver at-home digital cardiovascular care. With cardiovascular disease (CVD) projected to surge in prevalence and with UK cardiac waiting lists exceeding 418,000 people, the funding marks Lifeyear’s timely entry into the UK market, positioning it to lead the [...]
