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By Afshin Attari, senior director of public sector at Exponential-e Every year, millions of pathology slides are produced in the UK, most still examined manually under a microscope. This century-old process, though reliable, is no longer fit for purpose. Cancer diagnostic backlogs continue to grow, and only 67 per cent of patients are currently meeting [...]
Article produced in association with Jeen Health Britain has committed serious money and political will to genomics at birth and during pregnancy. The one window it keeps overlooking is the cheapest and most actionable of all - the months before conception. A screening timeline with a gap at the start The UK has rarely been [...]
The programme will explore whether AI can improve the assessment of accuracy and safety, better predict risks, and detect effects that existing approaches may not capture. Adverse drug reactions lead to around 250,000 hospital admissions in the UK each year and cost the NHS more than £2bn annually. Around 90 per cent of medicines fail [...]
Spark TSL and CardMedic today announced a formal partnership that will see CardMedic's industry-leading translation and interpretation software integrated as the clinical communication solution within Spark TSL's Spark Fusion patient engagement devices. Spark TSL is the UK's leading supplier of patient entertainment and WiFi infrastructure to the NHS. CardMedic is the leading provider of innovative [...]
London-based healthtech company 01Health has raised a US$15 million Series A to scale a platform that enables specialist healthcare services to be delivered through local clinics rather than hospitals and major healthcare centres. The round was led by Gresham House Ventures, with follow-on investment from Balderton Capital, Eka Ventures, and Wavemaker360. Former NHS doctor and [...]
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest organisation to announce that it will host an Elevate health tech showcase to inspire staff at all levels with the latest in technology and digital innovation. Health tech growth partner Highland launched the Elevate showcase series earlier this year to bring innovative technology [...]
Haast Autonomous has raised US$1.85m in pre-seed funding to develop a medical drone system for moving sensitive supplies between healthcare sites. The Houston-based startup, named after the Dutch word for “haste”, pairs a custom aircraft with software that manages dispatch, routing and chain of custody. Chain of custody is the documented record of [...]
Healthcare reviews and patient feedback platform Doctify has announced its launch into Saudi Arabia; amid a shift in the Gulf state towards greater patient choice and transparency. The launch comes at a pivotal moment for the Saudi Arabia healthcare sector. Saudi Arabia’s healthcare system is undergoing a structural shift, as care becomes more digital, more [...]
The government will invest £20m to digitise eye referrals from high-street optometrists in England and speed access to specialist care. Community optometrists will be able to refer patients directly into NHS hospital eye services through digital systems. Optometrists are eye care professionals who test vision, spot eye conditions and prescribe glasses or contact lenses. [...]
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is introducing a new digital platform designed to help tackle rising demand for ADHD and autism assessments and improve the efficiency of neurodevelopmental services. The Trust has partnered with digital health company Psyomics to implement beseen for Neurodiversity, a platform developed in collaboration with the NHS to every step of [...]
