Doctors and patients have threatened legal action over NHS England’s procurement of a £480 million federated data platform. The plan to create a privately run central database is expected to include all health information held by the NHS, including hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes. Denver-based Palantir, which makes surveillance software used by the FBI […]
OpenLoop, which provides staffing and support to digital health companies launching virtual care services, garnered $15 million in Series A funding and announced a nationwide payer network and revenue cycle management service. Nava Ventures led the round with participation from PrimeTime Ventures, UnityPoint Health Ventures, ManchesterStory and SpringTide Ventures. WHAT THEY DO The Iowa-based company […]
To this day, reproductive care remains fragmented, expensive and inaccessible. A lack of solutions to solve these problems has led to the proliferation of startups attempting to plug care gaps. After speaking with over 75 fertility tech companies and clinicians, we distilled a few points of advice for investors and founders in this space. Setting the […]
You want a Sur Ron light motorcycle battery and power specs but put on a $1,549 kick scooter with an optional seat that makes it look like a mobility scooter on steroids? Today’s your lucky day… The pitch went something like this: ZonDoo: “Would you review our electric kick scooter?” Me: “Don’t think so, there […]
Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace, new research from the University of Cambridge has found. However, perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot looks like. The researchers collaborated with local tech company Cambridge Consultants to design and implement a workplace wellbeing programme using robots. Over […]
Rolls-Royce has been working on a Micro-Reactor program “to develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to live and work on the Moon.” Lorenzo Di Cola | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — The UK Space Agency said Friday it would back research by Rolls-Royce looking at the use of nuclear power on […]
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Health and care experience company Transcarent has appointed Dr Randy Hawkins as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr Hawkins will oversee the organisation’s clinical quality initiatives and support its health analytics strategy. Dr Hawkins has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry including patient care delivery and military medicine in addition to healthcare […]
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with MyHealthCall, a patient engagement platform integrated with the NHS App. The integration went live this week in the musculoskeletal clinic, allowing patients to manage outpatient care, such as appointments, correspondence, and access resources such as hospital maps. Developed by Health Call, the solution forms part of the […]
In 2020, the Health and Social Care Committee commissioned a review of the evidence for effective implementation and appropriateness of government policy commitments with regards to digitisation in the NHS. A report entitled ‘Evaluation of Government commitments made on the digitisation of the NHS’ was recently published to share findings. “Evaluations and judgements in this […]
