Northern Ireland’s £71m Digital Health Drive Brings Paperless Prescriptions And Smarter Family Support
A £71 million investment in Northern Ireland to digitise the prescription process with its ePharmacy programme and overhaul how children and families access support. Continue reading Northern Ireland’s £71m Digital Health Drive Brings Paperless Prescriptions And Smarter Family Support
Could the US Access to Care Model Point the Way for the UK?
As the NHS and social care providers grapple with deepening inequalities in digital health access, a major US insurer’s programme to place smartphones and tablets directly in the hands of underserved patients offers a practical blueprint and a timely provocation for British care commissioners and technology suppliers.
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MHRA Appoints CDC Technology Chief To Drive Digital Overhaul Of UK Health Regulation
The UK’s medicines and medical devices regulator has recruited one of America’s most accomplished public health technology executives to lead a fundamental overhaul of its digital infrastructure. Continue reading MHRA Appoints CDC Technology Chief To Drive Digital Overhaul Of UK Health Regulation
Why Supported Housing For People With Learning Disabilities Needs A Digital Rethink
A new development in Scotland is putting a spotlight on the chronic gap between supply and demand for specialist housing and on why the right blend of purposeful design, assistive technology, and data-led commissioning could be transformative for the 1.4 million people with a learning disability across the UK. Continue reading Why Supported Housing For People With Learning Disabilities Needs A Digital Rethink
From ICU To Living Room Portable Heart-Lung Technology Is Redefining Emergency Care At Home
As pre-hospital ECMO trials gather momentum internationally, the implications for community health services and urgent care delivery are profound, raising urgent questions for NHS commissioners and care technology innovators about what truly advanced care in the home could look like. Continue reading From ICU To Living Room Portable Heart-Lung Technology Is Redefining Emergency Care At Home
Wearable Heart Pump Sends Patients Home Five Days Earlier In Landmark UK Trial
A clinical trial led by the University of Glasgow has found that a wearable mini-pump can safely discharge heart failure patients from hospital nearly a week ahead of schedule, allowing them to complete treatment at home. Continue reading Wearable Heart Pump Sends Patients Home Five Days Earlier In Landmark UK Trial
Could A New Wave Of Nerve Stimulation Technology Transform Chronic Pain Care At Home?
Medtronic’s planned $650 million acquisition of SPR Therapeutics has shone a global spotlight on temporary peripheral nerve stimulation, a minimally invasive, drug-free approach to chronic pain that could hold significant implications for community health services and home-based care across the UK. Continue reading Could A New Wave Of Nerve Stimulation Technology Transform Chronic Pain Care At Home?
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Why Digital Accessibility In Home Care Can No Longer Be An Afterthought
As we mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the UK care sector faces a reckoning, the digital tools reshaping home care and community health services are, for too many disabled and older people, simply out of reach. Continue reading Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Why Digital Accessibility In Home Care Can No Longer Be An Afterthought
AI Documentation Platform Lands Largest-Ever Enterprise Deal In Home Care
An AI-native clinical documentation platform has secured its biggest enterprise contract to date, covering a census of approximately 2,700 patients, a development that underscores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the operational backbone of non-acute care. Continue reading AI Documentation Platform Lands Largest-Ever Enterprise Deal In Home Care
Q&A: “Build something healthcare can trust” A conversation on breaking into health tech
From AI hype to NHS procurement, data infrastructure to regulation, Maksim Mishin offers insight into what it really takes to build a medtech startup that lasts. Continue reading Q&A: “Build something healthcare can trust” A conversation on breaking into health tech
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