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A new colorectal robotics service has been unveiled at King Edward VII’s hospital in London. It will use robotic and digital technologies for precise, minimally invasive procedures for patients with colorectal cancers, benign colorectal conditions and hernias. The service, delivered by the Precision Surgery Group, will be led by four colorectal surgeons. The team includes [...]
Healthcare workers have faced unprecedented stress and strain over the past year, and their wellbeing is at stake as the pandemic continues. Steve Mason of Thrive explains how NHS Trusts, private health companies, care homes can show staff that they care Of all the segments of workers who have been impacted by the pandemic, healthcare [...]
An NHS Trust aims to standardise its systems so everyone involved in a patient’s care can access the information when they need it. Laurelle Morgan Bruce, Clinical Transformation Programme Manager at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust tells Health Tech World how the information is shared For people to receive the personalised care and ongoing support they [...]
After months of remote working employers are turning to mental health strategies to support staff. Christina Colmer McHugh tells Health Tech World that new technology is helping people cope with low moods and anxiety. A health device designed to improve mental wellbeing was borne out of a mother’s desire to help her daughter. Christina Colmer [...]
David Newell, Gemserv’s head of health, highlights the complex ethical and privacy issues surrounding the introduction of vaccine passports. Anyone who’s ever misplaced their passport will recognise that moment of panic. Anxious thoughts descend, thinking you’ll miss that flight or be stuck abroad – until you find that little burgundy or blue book hiding where [...]
The leader of one of the most mature shared care records in the country has just become partnerships director at Ethical Healthcare Consulting, the only not for profit health informatics consultancy in the UK. Health Tech World talked to him about the challenges facing IT as the NHS emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic and prepares [...]
The Government’s vision of future health care is focused on sharing more information across the system to produce better outcomes for patients. Darren Solomon of Clinisys tells Health Tech World that sharing diagnostic data will better inform clinicians and ultimately lead to better patient care In a recent white paper, Working together to improve health [...]
A company has set out plans to change ophthalmic surgery by using microsurgical robotics and computer visualisation. Many leading causes of blindness can be prevented by surgical procedures, which are often very intricate. ForSight Robotics has announced it is developing a surgical robotic platform, which will automate ophthalmic surgery with a system that tackles preventable [...]
The aim of introducing automation into the public sector and healthcare is not just to increase efficiency and reduce costs, but also to improve outcomes across an ageing population. In an exclusive article for Health Tech World Sascha Giese, head geek at SolarWinds asks if we are ready for healthcare automation. By 2025, half of [...]
Scientists are working on virtual reality training in birthing scenarios to try to improve outcomes for mothers and new-born babies. They're specifically looking at maternal morbidity issues affecting black and Asian mothers. Figures show black women are four times more likely to die in the UK from pregnancy-related or childbirth causes than white women, and [...]
