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A proposed vaccine library in the North East could produce millions of doses of a Covid-19 vaccine if approved. Scientists in Teesside are developing the proposed library to combat different strains of the virus in the future. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, recently visited CPI in Darlington to [...]
A digital platform that helps professionals electronically share referral and treatment data between organisations is having a major impact on cancer care. IT expert Ruth McCarthy of Somerset Cancer Register tells Health Tech World that sharing information on a register helps patients get the possible care and understand their treatment. Somerset Cancer Register has become [...]
Personal digital health technologies that can measure health conditions and behaviours have the potential to save lives. Amy Wilson VP corporate strategy at Clever.Care tells Health Tech World that health devices could be routine care for older people Today, more than ever, the health space is filled with constantly new and evolving technologies to enable [...]
The Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital (ETZ) based in Tilburg and Waalwijk in the Netherlands is adopting a new digital training platform. It helps clinical staff optimise the use of its electronic patient dossier (EPD) system, Epic. The healthcare organisation is rolling out ANCILE Solutions’ uPerform platform after successful completion of an initial project in 2020. Sponsored feature ETZ [...]
Momentum is building in Tees Valley's biosciences sector - which was key to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and is drawing increased global attention. Writing for HT World, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen explains why there is much more to come from this fast-growing cluster of activity in North East England. The Tees Valley is marking itself out [...]
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is giving patients free online entertainment services provided by WiFi SPARK. TV, radio, games, newspapers, magazines and hospital services will be accessible from any internet-enabled device, to help improve patients’ time on wards. Patients at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust can now access a range of online entertainment and media [...]
ANCILE Solutions’ digital training platform, uPerform, helps healthcare organisations prepare staff for the deployment of major healthcare IT systems. The company is well-known for its technology across different industries, internationally, so when it wanted to launch the platform for the UK healthcare market, it turned to Highland Marketing to host a webinar for prospective clients. [...]
With their ability to collect, analyse and transmit health data, cloud-based tools are rapidly changing healthcare delivery. Matt Barnes, head of health & housing at Maintel, tells Health Tech World that for patients and clinicians, these applications are playing a central part in monitoring and preventing chronic illnesses, with the capacity to evolve the future [...]
A chronic back problem led bioelectronic boss Rick Rowan into personally researching pain relief. In an exclusive interview with Health Tech World he explains how the science of bioelectronics and the application of electroceuticals will transform the quality of life for people worldwide New technology which allows patients to manage their chronic and acute pain [...]
Rapid diagnostic tests are becoming increasingly important, especially after Covid-19. In an exclusive article Oliver Schacht, chief executive of OpGen tells Health Tech World that quicker diagnosis results in quicker care and eases patient suffering "Over the past year, discussion around COVID-19 has introduced the concept of ‘PCR’ testing to the general public. And though many [...]
