Healthtech-1 has announced that it has raised £2.7 million in seed funding with plans to expand their automation solutions for primary care, aiming to reduce the admin burden and to help “fix” primary care with tech. The platform currently automates new patient registrations and lab report filings, which Healthtech-1 refers to as “two of the […]
Something odd has been happening to young men in the sultry farming and fishing communities of Sri Lanka. Since the 1990s, men in their 30s and 40s have been turning up at hospitals with late-stage kidney failure, needing dialysis or even transplants. In some communities, as many as one in five young men is affected. […]
Hampshire Hospitals Charity has today unveiled a fresh new look which will help it grow much needed funds to improve the wellbeing and support of patients and staff in the hospitals it serves. The bright new designs move away from the traditional rainbow that was adopted by NHS charities during the pandemic and heralds a […]
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) prior to the retrieval of eggs during IVF can reduce the odds of achieving a live birth by almost 40 per cent, a new study has found. The study analysed PM10 exposure in the two weeks leading up to egg collection, finding that the odds of a live birth […]
Our latest poll over on LinkedIn explored our readers’ views around cyber security priorities in healthcare, namely: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term? Four possible answers were supplied – to enforce cyber standards, audit IT suppliers, focus on staff education, or provide central funding and support. […]
One month on from the Synnovis cyber attack, NHS England has shared its latest update on the clinical impact in South East London. The update from NHS England, published on 4 July, shares that for the fourth week of reporting data (24-30 June), across the two most affected trusts, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and […]
An invitation to tender has been launched by Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust (NNUH), for a digital histopathology outsourced reporting solution to help overcome the trust’s struggle with staffing levels of consultant histopathologists. The invitation highlights the trust’s challenges around staffing, including to meet agreed 2ww reporting targets, with 30 reported vacancies for […]
Research undertaken as part of the All-Island eHealth Hub for Cancer has highlighted the value of effective data sharing, computer code and the employment of digital health expertise when it comes to identifying diagnostic methods and developing targeted treatments for cancer. The hub – a partnership focused on developing data platforms and approaches for health […]
Half (49%) of neurodiverse employees believe that they are poorly supported at their company and a fifth (22%) of HR leaders admit that they struggle to cater to the needs of neurodiverse employees. This research comes despite 37% of HR leaders stating that they have invested in more support for neurodiverse employees. Benefits of improving […]
