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Healthcare and health tech PR and communications agency, Silver Buck, has strengthened its advisory board, the Silver Buccaneers, with four new high-profile appointments from across the digital health landscape bringing a wealth of expertise spanning clinical innovation, health policy and patient advocacy. The new members are: Dr Umang Patel: Chief Clinical Medical Officer, Microsoft Trishna [...]
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS FT successfully delivers Archie EPR, electronic patient record (EPR) system in partnership with Altera Digital Health to help improve productivity and efficiency using digital technology to enhance patient care. The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) service led the way for digital adoption, staff adapted quickly and used digital record keeping for their [...]
With contributions from Shereen Younis, trainee solicitor with Osborne Clarke Data has become the defining battleground for digital health. As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities accelerate, interoperable health records gain traction and hyper-personalised care moves into the mainstream, digital health businesses face a fundamental tension: how to square patient and customer demand for tailored, tech-enabled services [...]
In this episode of the Health Tech World Podcast, we sit down with orthopedic surgeon Dr Ravi Bashyal to explore one of the most overlooked drivers of surgical outcomes: wound management. With millions of hip and knee replacements performed each year, surgical site complications remain a costly and potentially devastating risk for patients and health [...]
UK medicines regulator the MHRA has opened a consultation on indefinite CE mark recognition for medical devices in Great Britain. Around 90 per cent of medical devices currently used in Great Britain are CE marked, a certification showing they meet EU safety standards. The proposals aim to support long-term supply and sit within the MHRA’s [...]
Xyall has raised €7.6m to roll out its automated tissue dissection technology for molecular pathology laboratories worldwide. The Eindhoven-based medtech startup, founded in 2018 by Guido du Pree and Hans van Wijngaarden, digitises and automates the tissue dissection workflow used to prepare tumour samples for molecular analysis, a step in cancer diagnostics that is still [...]
Garner Health has raised US$118m in Series D funding to expand its doctor ranking platform, taking total funding to US$200m. Founded in 2019, the digital care navigation company uses data analytics and artificial intelligence to help employers and employees identify high-quality, cost-effective healthcare providers. It then creates financial incentives for patients to see those doctors. [...]
Simed Global has partnered with HiMedia Laboratories to develop rapid diagnostic technologies. The Birkenhead-based health technologies firm said the collaboration aims to accelerate the development, validation and worldwide adoption of rapid diagnostics. Simed Global said its instant diagnostic platform will be supported by Maharashtra-based HiMedia Laboratories, which specialises in life science and microbiology [...]
Flok Health has rolled out digital physio across 11 NHS areas in England, extending its app-based service to more than 2.4 million patients. The expansion follows pilot programmes in 2025, as the NHS looks to digital provision for musculoskeletal (MSK) care, which covers conditions affecting muscles, bones and joints, including back pain. The service offers [...]
Signature Clinic has entered into a strategic clinical partnership with CES Medical, under which patients will undergo cosmetic surgery at CES Medical’s Tunbridge Wells facility. The agreement enables patients in the South East to access Signature Clinic’s network, with surgery performed under CES Medical’s established clinical governance framework. As part of the collaboration, CES Medical [...]
