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The Institute of Healthcare Management has called for honest and open communication about NHS capacity after a snapshot survey revealed the scale of sickness absence across the service. The independent membership organisation for health and social care managers also said local leaders and communications teams should be allowed to level with the public about their [...]
NASDAQ-listed Nuance Communications has launched an AI-powered patient engagement virtual assistant platform. The platform is designed to integrate and extend the capabilities of the electronic health record (EHR), customer relationship management (CRM), and Patient Access Centre systems to enable healthcare provider organisations to improve clinical care. Nuance’s technology enables healthcare organisations to deploy a single [...]
Quantum Design UK and Ireland (QDUKI) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) to give customers the ability to view and utilise the JA Woollam IR VASE II Spectroscopic Ellipsometer. The nature of Ellipsometry makes it ideal for diagnostics in several sectors such as semiconductor devices, photovoltaics, nano-photonics, flat [...]
Public services software specialist Civica has entered into an agreement to acquire a medical care specialist. Founded in 1992, Buckinghamshire-based Medical Billing and Collection currently works with approximately 1,500 consultants spread across groups, clinics and hospitals. The acquisition will see Civica add new medical billing and collection capability to its existing health and care software [...]
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first of eight in Greater Manchester to deploy a diagnostic imaging initiative aimed at transforming how clinical staff examine patients. A new region-wide approach to analysing x-rays, MRI scans, CT scans, mammography, and an entire range of crucial diagnostic images, has started to become reality following [...]
A new online tool has been developed by researchers from the UK Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium (ISARIC4C) which can predict the likelihood of deterioration in adults hospitalised with COVID-19. ISARIC4C was funded as part of a joint rapid research response by UK Research and Innovation and the Department of Health and Social Care through the National Institute [...]
Mimi Hearing Technologies has released a new hearing test which will launch in Everlisten’s new app. Mimi Health Hearing Test has been registered as a CE marked class one medical device under MDD, delivered through a software development kit. The test is now available in the new Everlisten iOS and Android apps, marking Mimi Health’s first partner [...]
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to a surge in the use of digital healthcare platforms, according to a new report from the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications (ORCHA). ORCHA’s latest report, COVID-19: Digital Health Trends, provides 15 months of app search and download data, which begins prior to lockdown measures. Since [...]
Derbyshire health and care system partners are evaluating the impact of a new digital monitoring technology that helps to detect the deterioration of care home residents. Joined Up Care Derbyshire, the county’s Integrated Care System (ICS) which brings together health and social care organisations in Derbyshire, and the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN), [...]
An online platform designed to support its user’s mental health is eyeing a £100,000 crowdfunding target. Healingclouds connects clients with more than 150 certified and accredited therapists globally. The platform offers one on one therapy sessions and a library of therapist-led courses, operating a monthly subscription model. At the time of writing, the company has currently raised [...]
