Digital in Healthcare News
Partnership develops video game style technology to reduce rehab times
Academic and engineering experts from the University of Strathclyde and the NMIS, have teamed up with UK and European partners to reduce rehabilitation times for patients with stroke, dystonia, and sports injuries by up to 30%. Read more
24 Sep 2021
Digital Clinical Safety Strategy published to help NHS use digital safely
NHSX in collaboration with NHS Digital and NHS England and NHS Improvement, has published the first ever Digital Clinical Safety Strategy to help the NHS provide a safer service for patients. Read more
20 Sep 2021
Virtual ward start-up secures £2.4m to further develop technology
Doccla, a healthtech start-up behind virtual ward technology to ease pressure on hospitals, has secured £2.4 million in an oversubscribed seed round, led by Giant Ventures and early-stage technology VC, Speedinvest. Read more
16 Sep 2021
Research outlines need for improvement with online symptom checkers
Online medical symptom checker tools only give the correct diagnosis first in 37.7% of cases, and do worse when users require urgent attention, according to new research from Doctorlink, an NHS supplier of digital medical consultations. Read more
16 Sep 2021
Coalition to represent patient interests in digital health policy
A new coalition with members from Royal Colleges, health charities and patient groups has come together to ensure the interests of patients are at the heart of the development of policy in digital health technology. Read more
15 Sep 2021
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Stroke rehab platform shown to increase exercise eightfold
GripAble, the digital mobile assessment and rehabilitation platform, can increase the amount of arm exercises stroke patients do without professional supervision eightfold, according to a new study. Read more
14 Sep 2021
Time to embrace predictive models?
Lucy Mackillop, Sensyne Health CMO, analyses the role of predictive models and algorithms in healthcare, and why new technologies are key for the future. Read more
20 Sep 2021
Are we set for a quantum leap in taking diagnostics to patients?
Technological advances, the need to level-up access to services, and a new willingness to do things out of hospital might now see the NHS rapidly and permanently un-constrain the geography of its diagnostic services. Read more
16 Sep 2021
Q&A: Whipsaw, wearables and pandemic changes
Med-Tech Innovation News spoke to Dan Harden, Whipsaw CEO, founder and principal designer and Cole Derby, Whipsaw director of industrial design about the company, the impact of the pandemic on the wearables market, and its innovations. Read more
9 Sep 2021
Natural hearing is critical for greater participation in life
Laura Winther Balling, evidence and research specialist at Widex, explains why hearing naturally through cutting-edge technology is key to a rich life for people suffering with hearing loss. Read more
6 Sep 2021
Hospital 4.0: What will the hospital of the future look like?
Jon Payne, manager at InterSystems, explores the concept of Hospital 4.0, and what the future of the hospital may look like. Read more
27 Aug 2021
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Regional anaesthesia device wins HSJ's patient safety innovation prize
A regional anaesthesia device, invented by clinicians at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) and developed in conjunction with Medovate, has won the ‘Patient Safety Innovation of the Year’ HSJ Patient Safety Awards. Read more
24 Sep 2021
Unipart signs deal with Prenetics to deliver COVID-19 testing services
Unipart Logistics has signed a contract with global digital health company Prenetics to deliver COVID-19 test kit fulfilment services. Read more
23 Sep 2021
Integer Holdings to construct new medical device facility in Galway
Integer Holdings, a medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturer, will further expand its presence in Galway with the construction of a new Medical Device Innovation and Manufacturing facility in the Parkmore East area of the city. Read more
23 Sep 2021
Partnership to develop computational modelling for orthopaedic devices
Pacific Research Laboratories, the parent company to Sawbones and Numalogics, a subsidiary of Spinologics, have partnered to develop computational modelling and simulation software applications for the orthopaedic medical device industry. Read more
23 Sep 2021
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BioMed Realty acquires two new lab sites in Cambridge
Blackstone portfolio company, BioMed Realty plans to deliver approximately 800,000 square feet of additional purpose-built lab space, following the acquisition of two new sites in Cambridge. Read more
22 Sep 2021
Meet the start-up: How a setback became an inspiration
Jean Luc, founder and chief executive officer of HexTransforma Healthcare, spoke to Med-Tech Innovation about its emergence and entering the medtech and healthtech space. Read more
23 Sep 2021
The benefits and growth of antimicrobial medical devices
David Hall, managing director of BioCote, explains more about the company’s antimicrobial technology and its growth potential. Read more
23 Sep 2021
The influence of aesthetics on usability engineering
Sean Hägen, founder & director of research and synthesis, BlackHägen, shares his theories and methodologies to optimise human factors engineering for usability. Read more
22 Sep 2021
Rapid discovery: Diagnosing cancers quickly
Ian Bolland sat down with Dr Matthew Baker, co-founder and chief technology officer and Dr Mark Hegarty, CEO and co-founder of Dxcover, to discuss the company’s cancer diagnostic capability along with its recent rebrand. Read more
22 Sep 2021
Q&A: How a QMS can lead to quicker medical device launches
Robert Fenton, founder and CEO of Qualio, explains to Med-Tech Innovation News how its quality management system can help medical device companies launch their products faster. Read more
24 Sep 2021
Breathing easy: Safeguarding respiratory services in a COVID-19 landscape
RwHealth founder and CEO Orlando Agrippa explains how AI innovation in emergency admissions from asthma and COPD will be essential this winter. Read more
23 Sep 2021
Q&A: Developing a test to detect new COVID-19 variants
Milan Patel, CEO and co-founder of Pathogen Dx spoke to Med-Tech Innovation News about developing technology to detect COVID-19 variants, which tests can detect variants and building an efficient system. Read more
22 Sep 2021
Lung cancer: How AI can be used to improve treatment management
Oliver Humbert, doctor and professor of nuclear medicine and biophysics at Cote d’Azur University, explains AI’s uses in treating lung cancer. Read more
21 Sep 2021
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