MyTailoredTalks is an innovative app created by Pogo Digital Healthcare, which was launched in 2022 to provide support and information for people living with Long COVID. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent pandemic, Long COVID has affected millions of people in the UK. Care for people living with the condition has been difficult […]
Health systems are facing a difficult financial future as labor costs soar and the population ages, increasing demand just as hospitals have less resources to serve them, said panelists at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Kaveh Safavi, senior managing director of healthcare at Accenture, is concerned access is going to become a […]
Patient engagement in the management of their own health is lousy at best. We as patients tend to see the doctor only when absolutely needed. In public health systems like the UK NHS, it often takes so long to get an appointment that people put off a visit altogether. Today the patient-doctor interaction is periodic […]
X Shore, an electric boat maker based in Stockholm, just announced plans to make its electric boats available in marinas across the United States. The new partnership with Safe Harbor Marinas will give its members exclusive access to X Shore’s flagship Eelex 8000 electric boats at locations in San Diego, Charleston, Montauk, Newport, West Palm […]
Around the time you turn 40, surprising things may begin happening to your body. Chin and nose hairs start to sprout while other hairs decide to stop growing. Skin sags or gets dry or suddenly you have acne again. Your back, shoulders and knees may ache and belly fat may appear. Perhaps you find yourself […]
Small molecule neoantigen immuno-oncology company NeoPhore has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Professor Chris Lord’s lab at The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Professor Lord is Professor of Cancer Genomics and Deputy Head of the Division of Breast Cancer Research at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), as well as the Deputy Leader of the […]
For our panel on virtual care and patient flow, we welcomed Dr Penny Kechagioglou (chief clinical information officer and deputy chief medical officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire); Lee Rickles (chief information officer at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust); and Paul Deffley (UK chief medical officer for Alcidion). The panel covered virtual care and […]
he Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has invested over £3.5m in relocating outpatient physiotherapy and podiatry services from the main hospital site on the Bristol Road, to College Green at Bournville, where patients and staff will have easier access to new, upgraded equipment and facilities. Following on from the official opening of clinic space in Griffins Brook Lane, the […]
Good clinical audits can lead to significant improvements in the way healthcare services are delivered. But what makes a good audit? CaseCapture’s head of technological development Martin Cripps shares some advice. Clinical audits might sound like an administrative task. But in the decades we have worked alongside NHS organisations in capturing and analysing data, I’ve […]
NHS England has announced a national expectation that all non-specialist acute trusts establish a patient portal in 2023/24, a letter to regional directors notes. NHS England’s chief operating officer, Sir David Sloman, and national director for digital channels, Joe Harrison, have sent a letter to NHS directors to confirm additional investment to extend the coverage of […]
