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Civica will support the trust via its Aurum system, which is designed to identify millions of pounds of service improvement opportunities. The Aurum platform uses the latest data science techniques to find instances of systemic variation in clinical activity. Developed in conjunction with Civica’s innovation lab NorthStar, the assisted analytics platform takes insights from the [...]
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have developed a technique that monitors a patient’s vital signs completely touch free. By using a continuous wave radar-based system to sense tiny chest movements, the new method can accurately measure an individual’s heart rate and respiratory rate without the need for wires, probes, wearable technology or other skin attachments. It [...]
Elina Cadouri, founder and COO of credential verification specialist DOCK, spoke to Health Tech World about how blockchain technology can facilitate the release of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dock is a platform designed to provide a simple solution for businesses and developers to build, manage and present digital credentials that are instantly verifiable using blockchain technology. [...]
COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation within healthcare organisations, according to the latest Enterprise Cloud Index Report from Nutanix. More than two-thirds (70%) of respondents to the report said that the pandemic has caused IT to be viewed more strategically within their organisations, with 56% and 51% having increased their public cloud use and hybrid cloud [...]
Key figures behind an “extremely efficient” transport and tracking pod for pathology samples have spoken to Health Tech World about addressing the issues of the current system. SamplePod began its life as an innovation within Quality Hospital Solutions but was spun out as the scale and pace of the product developed. The pod securely packs, [...]
Glasgow-based immunotherapy company TC BioPharm has raised more than £1m as part of its latest crowdfunding campaign. Immunotherapy is a form of treatment that uses the body's own immune system to prevent cancer and infectious disease. Using patented technology, TC BioPharm harnesses the power of a particular part of the immune system, gamma delta T-cells (GDT). The [...]
Cegedim Healthcare Solutions has been awarded compliant status by the GP IT Futures Board. The development means that the company retains its status as the only healthcare technology supplier assured to provide both NHS GP clinical systems and NHS pharmacy dispensing software across the whole of the UK. Cegedim has implemented significant investment over the [...]
The founder of a Dutch-developed home healthcare monitoring app has spoken to Health Tech World about the impact of the technology and the company’s plans for expansion throughout the UK. The Luscii app allows healthcare professionals to guide patients at home from the hospital. Patients take their own measurements, answer questions about their wellbeing and [...]
A new service that lets patients and carers share videos of potential seizures directly with NHS healthcare professionals is being piloted in Scotland and children’s hospitals in England. vCreate Neuro allows clinical teams to view the videos and accompanying information, offer a faster diagnosis and recommend appropriate treatment, reducing the need for the patient having [...]
Researchers in South Korea have developed a technology that enables immediate detection of specific airborne viruses in the field. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology has announced that the collaborative research team led by Dr Joonseok Lee from the Molecular Recognition Research Centre has developed a detection platform that can simultaneously sample and monitor [...]
