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Coronex has developed a platform for lateral flow (LF) testing that detects new COVID-19 variants. Accurate repeat testing, such as that provided by the new Coronex LF technology, will enable monitoring of antibody responses to vaccination over time, and inform the need for repeat immunisation over the coming months and years. This proprietary platform technology [...]
Researchers researchers are studying a new type of immunisation that may be able to protect against many variants of coronaviruses. in the laboratory of Pamela Björkman, the David Baltimore professor of biology and bioengineering, are working on developing vaccines for a range of related coronaviruses, with the aim of preventing future pandemics. Led by graduate [...]
Health Call has developed a new online booking platform so that staff working in health and care can book their COVID-19 vaccinations. Health Call is a collaboration between seven NHS trusts in the North East and North Cumbria which produces digital tools. Through the new booking system, frontline staff can book their own appointment online. [...]
Clarigent Health, a US-based mental health technology company, has launched an app-based listening tool designed to provide clinical decision support to mental health professionals. Clairity analyses speech with artificial intelligence trained to identify patients at risk of suicide. For mental health professionals, whose observations are informed by education, practice, and experience, Clairity is designed to [...]
Freehand, a UK-based medical technology company, has launched a £1m funding round to support the international expansion of its robotic surgical camera controllers. The company is seeking investment via Crowdcube to establish a global team of clinical training specialists and expand its distribution network across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Freehand’s robots are used in keyhole [...]
In a webinar, seasoned NHS chief information officers outlined the challenges that they had encountered with training for big system go-lives and heard how uPerform by ANCILE Solutions can address them; building on the experience of Infirmary Health in the US. “Training is a hot topic,” Cindy Fedell, a former NHS chief information officer [...]
Nobody can predict how the coming year will pan out, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage. But in healthcare, technology and business things change all the time. Mark and Susan Venables, the co-founders of Highland Marketing, argue that to succeed in an uncertain environment NHS IT companies need a flexible plan that will keep [...]
As the new year gets into full swing, with plenty of challenges across the healthcare sector, we asked a number of experts how they see technology making a positive impact in 2021. Tom Scott, sales director, Alcidion Healthcare organisations saw a dramatic digital adoption and transformation in a very short period during 2020, and that [...]
David Lawson, chief procurement officer at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, on how a new partnership with technology group Omnicell will improve patient safety and drive efficiency. I am delighted to announce a ground-breaking development partnership with leading automated medication management and supply solution specialists Omnicell to transform the way hospital inventory is [...]
The recent General Medical Council (GMC) report titled ‘Caring for doctors, caring for patients’ outlined that “Medicine is a tough job, but we make it far harder than it should be by neglecting the simple basics in caring for doctors’ wellbeing.” Here Simon Applebaum, MD of Spirit Digital, discusses how digital solutions can help to [...]
