Can Blockchain Help to Deliver the NHS Long-term Plan?
The first NHS Electronic Patient Record systems were introduced over 20 years ago. Since then, we have seen technological advances never imagined. Yet, still, only…
Articles by Matthew Driver
The NHS fax ban: Progress not perfection
The NHS has a problem. For decades the humble fax machine has been a cornerstone of communication within the health service. Yet due to Health…
Retail Healthcare Update: Disrupting Traditional Care by Focusing on Patient Needs
Authors: Kush C. Gaur, M.D. Candidate 20201, Mona Sobhani, Ph.D1., and Leslie A. Saxon, M.D.1* 1 USC Center for Body Computing, Keck School of Medicine,…
Ampersand Health’s Digital Therapeutics Platform Wins Innovate UK Grant
Ampersand Health has received an Innovate UK grant that is designed to help SMEs to evaluate innovative medical technologies with specific relevance to the NHS….
Orion Health Delivers the First Health Information Exchange in the Middle East
The first Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the Middle East, Malaffi, went live at the end of July just six months after contracts were signed…
A Chatbot Therapist to Combat Depression
A chatbot therapist to treat depression has launched as recent figures show that NHS patients seeking help with their mental health are waiting more than…
Charity Launches New Online Hub for Vital Sharing of Knowledge and Experience
Patient Safety Learning have announced a campaign to end the thousands of avoidable deaths each year from unsafe patient care. The charity is calling for…
Latest Issue: Embracing Innovation in Healthcare Delivery
How can healthcare organisations and providers effectively embrace technologies that challenge, enhance or transform conventional methods of healthcare delivery? In this issue we address the…
Building a Connected Healthcare Service
The government’s new joint organisation for digital, data and technology, NHSX, has been created to give NHS employees and patients access to the cutting-edge technology they…
AI-Analysis Software Supports Intelligent Detection of Eye Diseases
New RetCAD software employs artificial intelligence to assist opticians, optometrists and eye care clinics in the detection of eye diseases like macular degeneration and diabetic…