An app to provide specialist advice to GPs has been approved by NHS Wales. Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has approved £650,000 in funding for the new system that allows GPs, paramedics and other healthcare professionals to get immediate specialist advice when reviewing and treating patients. As part of plans to deal […]
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Researchers publish online tool to calculate COVID-19 risks
Scientists from University College London, UCL Hospitals NHS Trust, the University of Cambridge and Health Data Research U.K. have developed an online tool to help calculate and understand the risks of COVID-19. Using over 3.8 million health records, researchers developed the tool to estimate the excess risk of mortality which […]
Contact tracing trialled at three health boards
A pilot has been launched this week to test contact tracing technology at three health boards. The software will be tested in NHS Fife, NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Highland. The pilot is expected to last two weeks, with the expected roll-out to all health boards by the end of May. […]
Interview Series: Barnaby Perks, Oxford VR
In our latest interview series we asked Barnaby Perks from Oxford VR a few questions. Can you tell me about yourself and your organisation? The business started as a spinout from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford in 2016. Daniel Freeman, who is Professor of Clinical Psychology […]
Interview Series: Georgia Nelson, Inhealthcare
In our latest interview in our series of 20 interviews in 20 days, we speak with Georgia Nelson from Inhealthcare to explore how the company has responded over the past few weeks, the impact on health tech and more. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? […]
Genomics study launched into patients infected with coronavirus
Thousands of severely ill patients infected with coronavirus will have their genetic code studied, following a new study launched. A partnership between Genomics England and the GenOMICC consortium, Illumina and the NHS will study a person’s genetic code to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetics influences how susceptible they […]
GP IT System supplier acquired by PUBLIC
PUBLIC, a leading government tech firm has acquired GP IT system supplier Microtest. The organisation offers support, insight, capital and networking to help tech providers, typically start-ups, navigate the public sector. The details of the deal remains undisclosed, and the co-founder of PUBLIC Alexander de Carvalho, has been announced as […]
Feature: #HealthTechToShoutAbout
The health tech industry has rallied to support health and care over the past few weeks. As part of the HTN #HealthTechToShoutAbout feature series, supported by Highland Marketing, we spoke to 6 health tech suppliers to hear more about their recent work in response. Please click on an image below […]
Real-time patient data
As part of the HTN #HealthTechToShoutAbout feature series, we spoke to Healthcare Gateway to hear more about their work in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Liam King, Commercial Director, Healthcare Gateway said to HTN “The MIG shares data either as a HTML rendered view or in a structured format from a […]
Royal Wolverhampton and University Hospitals Birmingham sign with Babylon
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust have signed with Babylon to use its COVID-19 app to support patients. The company is providing its AI digital care assistant to help support and monitor coronavirus patients 24/7 in the community. People can use the service to check their […]
