Digital health
Scotland’s National Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (DHI) will support the remobilisation of health and care services in Moray. The centre is a collaboration between the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Strathclyde and will be the first project to commence as part of the Moray Growth Deal. DHI has worked closely [...]
Omri Shor, co-founder and CEO at Medisafe, shares his digital health predictions for 2022. As we look ahead to 2022, it’s clear that 2021 brought its own unique challenges, especially in the healthcare world. We saw an increased push into future technology and advanced use of digital platforms even as patients started to return to [...]
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that online consultations can disadvantage some patients and create more work for GP practices. The study, which was conducted pre-covid, found that online consultations made it difficult for some patients to communicate effectively with a GP and generated additional work for GPs and led to staff dissatisfaction. [...]
Opinion and news platform Medika.Life will join marketing and communications firm FINN Partners in January. Medika.Life will be championed by Gil Bashe, global health chair, FINN Partners, and Noah Finn, managing partner, Integrated Marketing. The platform hosts more than 40 authors sharing content in general medicine, health policy, ecohealth, disease awareness and issues of interest [...]
Technology is integral to operations at NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC). As an NHS procurement organisation, NOE CPC connects the NHS and suppliers working together to innovate, rationalise and deliver value to the NHS. Finding the most suitable platforms and channels to enable effective collaboration is key to support its partners [...]
Leeds Rhinos has signed a deal with health-tech company hero to support and educate the club's staff. Leeds Rhinos and hero will be working together on a three-year programme of activity which includes in-person health and wellbeing support, services and training. Rob Oates, commercial director at Leeds Rhinos said: “We are excited about this new [...]
UK Health tech provider EMIS launched a clinical software system that could support the NHS in mobilising the COVID-19 vaccination programme. A spokesperson for the company said, for the first seven months of the programme, EMIS remained the only provider of the technology needed to drive and record vaccinations within GP practices, pharmacies and mass [...]
Nicole Lin, managing director of Synology UK, explains what an IT administrator should be looking for in a modern and solid file transfer solution in 2022. We all know that 2020 has been the year where everyone, every business, every institution had to adapt. Starting with remote working, which lead to a radical change in [...]
Local authority leisure provider Everyone Active has joined forces with EXi, the NHS-approved exercise prescription app and data portal, to reopen its essential exercise referral scheme. EXi is a UKCA marked class 1 medical device that provides an automated yet personalised exercise prescription. The digital solution is safe and effective for those suffering from any [...]
In today’s Health Tech World weekly roundup, we bring you research updates, investment news and interviews from around the world. This week, a UK diagnostic firm has confirmed that its mini lab can identify the new Omicron variant, a university hosted the world’s first 5G to 5G holographic 3D video chat. And an eating disorder [...]
