Digital health
A £15.9m contract has been awarded to Citadel Health to provide new technology to NHS Wales; in a deal with will create the largest and most inclusive single laboratory information management system in the UK. The contract aims to bring together the management of end-to-end patient testing for every discipline across Wales. It is hoped [...]
Virtual labs platform Labster has acquired UbiSim, the virtual reality training platform for nursing. Labster, founded in Denmark in 2012, is a learning platform featuring science learning resources, including virtual science simulations, manuals, lab reports, and 3D animated videos. UbiSim, was established four years ago in Switzerland. It offers immersive virtual training simulations for nurses and [...]
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As the latest UK Health and Care Bill makes its way through parliament, Chris Barker, CEO, Spirit Health, reflects on key changes these reforms will bring about. Changes that will define the way industry engages with the NHS in the future; and a digital-first approach is at their core. The recently published new Health and Care Bill formalises [...]
How patients are connecting to make sure their voice is heard.
Medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra will deliver the radiology module of its enterprise imaging solution to the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland. It will be used to improve radiology workflows through enhanced reporting efficiency, which in turn allows for shorter lead times for patients. A spokesperson for the radiology department at the University Hospital Basel said: [...]
Precision health firm Twin Health has raised US$140m (£103m) in series C funding as it scales its service in the US and globally. Twin Health, founded in 2018, is the creator of the Whole Body Digital Twin system, designed to help reverse and prevent chronic metabolic diseases. Powered by artificial intelligence, it provides a dynamic [...]
Hygiene and health firm Essity has launched a new digital solution for wound assessment. The mobile app records key wound characteristics, generates an assessment and helps healthcare professionals to select the appropriate wound product. Cutimed Wound Navigator has the ability to capture an image, from which wound measurements are automatically determined. The result of an [...]
Healthcare professionals at Queen’s Hospital Burton will be better placed to get patients home safely and as early as possible, whilst freeing up urgently needed capacity, with the help of a technology soon to be deployed. Following the success of the ExtraMed Patient Flow solution at Royal Derby Hospital, where staff have reduced lengths of [...]
The firm behind brain training app BrainHQ is working with the US government to measure the impact of computerised brain exercises on fall incidence in older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a competitive grant to Posit Science, the maker of the BrainHQ brain training app. The newly-funded study will [...]
