Digital health
As the NHS faces a significant workforce crisis, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out a new ‘digital staff bank’ to unlock access to flexible working and boost staff retention. Data shows that half of current NHS staff contemplating leaving their roles and stress cited as a major contributor - a new ‘digital staff bank’ has been [...]
Digital health & health tech is said to change the landscape of psychological care, but what exactly should this mean, both patients and for professionals? Jalil Allabadi, CEO of Altibbi shared is insights with Health Tech World... It is not unusual to see a great deal of coverage in the media about the digital revolution [...]
A digital health and wellbeing platform has partnered with an over 65s ‘later living’ provider in order to support “non-drug” health support for seniors. Goldster, a digital platform dedicated to the “non-drug” approach to health, has teamed up with luxury residential living provider Riverstone, in a partnership which hopes to improve the way seniors spend [...]
The US digital healthcare provider FOLX Health has announced US$30m in funding to create a more equitable healthcare system for the LGBTQIA+ community. FOLX will use the capital to expand its platform to service members, self-insured employers and their employee population. The round was led by 7wireVentures, with participation from new investor Foresite Capital and [...]
The synthetic data generation company Syntegra and the physician consultation service Atropos Health have announced a partnership to broaden access to data-driven clinical care. The collaboration is hoped to enable users of Atropos Health's Green Button clinical informatics consult service to use Syntegra's synthetic data, in addition to its existing real-world datasets. Synthetic data is annotated [...]
The National Horizons Centre is a leading light in the emerging genomics and bioinformatics space.
Tech-related treatment & healthcare is nothing new - and hopes are high when it comes to things like AI and faster cancer diagnoses. But treating the mind, specifically trauma-related conditions like PTSD, is a more complex issue. Can AI, VR, and other advancements be trusted for matters of the human psyche? Health technology is moving [...]
The Irish healthtech company xWave has announced a partnership with the Royal College of Radiologists to tackle imaging backlogs. The collaboration will see xWave’s tech platform made available in the UK, helping patients to access life-saving treatments. NHS radiology services are currently under pressure, with record-breaking wait times for diagnostic tests and specialist appointments. According [...]
The medical device distributor Healthcare 21 has announced a UK partnership with AngioDynamics to improve oncology outcomes and strengthen clinician support. AngioDynamics is a US medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system and expanding cancer treatment options. The partnership with Healthcare 21, set to start from November 1, [...]
Almost half of UK citizens have claimed they would prefer to be monitored in a real hospital rather than a virtual ward, with over 60% unable to “confidently” explain what a virtual ward is - a survey has found. Data revealed by Spirit Health shows that 43% of the public would actively opt for a [...]
