Entering a New Era in Health Tech Innovation
In the coming year, the UK’s healthcare sector will have to weather many challenges, from nursing strikes to chronic staff shortages. All the while, the…
Health Tech
Why Nurses Should be at the Centre of the Digital Agenda
Nurses hold roles across the entire care pathway, and as a result they have the most varied experience, from working with colleagues in other specialisms….
Looking ahead for Gamma Knife
Offering precision targeted radiation treatment, healthcare professionals are often surprised to learn that the technology behind Gamma Knife treatment is not a new concept, having…
Are Living Labs the Answer to Powering Open Innovation in Integrated Care Systems?
Victoria Betton, author of Towards a Digital Health Ecology: NHS Digital Adoption through the COVID-19 Looking Glass, discusses whether Living Labs are the answer to…
Virtual Wards: Tech matters, but so do people
Emily Wells is the first Chief Nursing Information Officer to be appointed by Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and was the Digital…
Digital Referrals Reduce Waiting Times in North East London
Marie Loizides, associate director of performance analytics at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how switching to digital referrals has reduced waiting…
Empowering Young People with Digital Mental Health Tools
Earlier this year, NHS Gloucestershire’s children and young people’s mental health services launched its digital support finder. On Your Mind Glos aimed to get young people to the…
Withings Announces U-Scan – The World’s First Hands-free Connected Home Urine Lab
Consumer digital health leader Withings has this week launched one of the company’s most technologically advanced devices to date, U-Scan is a miniaturized health lab…
The Crippling Impact of Cyberattacks in Healthcare: How Can Organisations Boost Resilience
Since the onset of Covid-19, the global healthcare sector has faced significant instability. And as organisations struggle to meet soaring service demands, the current economic…
2023: The Year to Focus on Creating a Better Patient Experience
The past three years have necessitated quick thinking and a willingness to adapt to change across every industry. But recent economic and geopolitical turmoil has…