Accessibility is Not an Option: What the European Accessibility Act (EAA) Means for You
We are moving into a new era of accessibility, when online stores and eBooks that talk, tablets that connect wirelessly to hearing aids, and controlling…
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Combating the Rise of Telehealth Scams
Remote health care has offered more access and convenience to patients and doctors, but it has also opened more opportunities for fraud. Telehealth scams exploit…
Understanding the Complexity of Health Tech
How a health tech taxonomy could unlock a more efficient and effective process for innovation within the NHS. As health technology (health tech) and the…
What NHS Cybersecurity can Learn from the Banking Sector
They say our most valuable assets are our health and wealth. But while the banking sector has invested heavily in protecting financial data, the healthcare…
How to Avoid the Trap of Digitisation Without Value
Forrester Consulting recently conducted a survey of European pharmaceutical companies commissioned by Hexagon, analysing their priorities and challenges in digital transformation. One of the most…
The NHS Efficiency Dilemma: Is AI Really the Solution?
Despite the Government’s commitment to ‘bring the NHS into the digital age’ in its AI Opportunities Action Plan healthcare organisations still rely on legacy systems…
Why Better Patient Navigation, not just more GP Appointments, is the Key to Fixing Satisfaction in Primary Care
Recent findings from the British Social Attitudes survey, analysed in the latest Nuffield Trust report, paint a concerning picture: public satisfaction with GP services in…
Pharmacovigilance Process Innovation – Why Reinvention of Local Literature Monitoring can’t wait
Monitoring in-country medical literature is an essential aspect of pharmacovigilance, providing an early pointer to adverse events in specific populations. Yet traditionally the process is…
Reorganisation, Consolidation, and Cuts: What are the implications for NHS IT?
NHS England has been downsized and abolished. Integrated care boards have been told to change function, consolidate, and deliver savings. Trusts are planning big cuts….
Gen Z Is Turning to Social Media, Not Doctors, for Health Advice
One of the biggest shifts in the health care landscape has been how younger generations seek and engage with medical advice. Today, social media is…