Opinion
By Emma James, chief commercial officer, Digital Modus In NHS procurement, the moment a contract is signed is often treated as the finish line. In reality, it should be the starting point to understand what needs to be achieved and how we measure the delivery and ultimately the success of the contract. The NHS proposed [...]
The UK medical technology sector has an annual turnover of over £26.4 billion. The opportunities for growth are huge, driven by developments in diagnostics, remote monitoring and patient care and enabled by AI, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), and software-enabled products. There are many challenges for MedTech companies in this fast growing market, from [...]
By Andy Barker, strategic advisor for digital health at Harris Health Alliance, and formerly IT director for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and digital transformation lead for Kent and Medway ICB. Neighbourhood care brings many benefits. It means that a multidisciplinary care team can look after patients, whatever their needs. That team can include acute, primary, [...]
By Dr Anne Blackwood, chief executive, Health Tech Enterprise In today’s medical technology landscape, Artificial Intelligence has become the catch-all solution to every problem, or so it seems. While AI is undoubtedly adding value in MedTech, its dominance in investor conversations has created an uneven playing field. Founders developing clinically meaningful but non-AI-driven solutions may [...]
It’s an exciting and uncertain time for both healthcare providers and researchers. Disruptive technologies are coming to the fore and data-driven insights seem to be playing an ever-greater role in how we analyse and interpret information. In the light of these changes, will emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, be the game changers their supporters [...]
By G2 Speech With ambient speech shouldering the burden of documentations in many healthcare settings, more clinicians are able to step out from behind the screen and back into patient conversations. But, like any emerging technology, it’s surrounded by misconceptions. Let’s break down some of the most common myths, and the reality behind them. Myth [...]
By Richard Lycett, Senior Technical Manager at Ambulance Radio Programme In the world of emergency services, the term mission critical is hard to escape but a non-negotiable in how we operate. At Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) our organisation sits within the NHS and exists to provide the national infrastructure that underpins ambulance service communications and [...]
What does healthy lifespan look like, and how long can it last? A new special report from our sister publication Agetech World explores the ‘biohacking’ quest to re-engineer ageing - and who it could benefit. Read the report in full below.
By Alasdair Craine Kettering General Hospital and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire were not short of demand. They were short of coordination. Patients were waiting in one part of the system while capacity sat underused in another. The issue was not effort or clinical capability. It was visibility. With the Federated Data Platform, that changed. What [...]
Internationally renowned surgeon and innovator Prof Shafi Ahmed has published his new book, INTELLIGENT: The Evolution of AI Transforming Healthcare, offering a powerful and timely exploration of how artificial intelligence is reshaping modern medicine. INTELLIGENT examines the rapid acceleration of AI across healthcare – from reading diagnostic scans and guiding surgical procedures to transforming drug [...]
