The Spark Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), run by the Crown Commercial Service, has been enhanced to include procurement of virtual wards and remote patient monitoring technology. With support from NHS England, four new areas have been added to the framework, to cover virtual wards, continuous monitoring support, long term condition (remote monitoring) and spot monitoring. The […]
In the release notes of the latest Tesla FSD Beta v11, Tesla explains what is happening to Autopilot with the new update, and it adds the capacity to send voice feedback. Tesla FSD Beta v11 is both an exciting and scary step as it is supposed to merge Tesla’s FSD and Autopilot highway stacks. FSD […]
With the struggling NHS making headlines on a daily basis, it’s difficult to know when the problems may end. From strikes and calls for higher wages from doctors, nurses and ambulance staff, to shortages and long queues outside A&E departments, it’s clear that something needs to change. In fact, a recent BBC Panorama investigation reported that […]
London,February 2023: KareInn, a provider of digital care planning and care home software, has announced it has been included on NHS England’s Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier list, a list of NHS assured solutions to fit the diverse and modern needs of social care providers. The Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier list is provided by […]
Digital health platform, Better has been named a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Digital Health Platforms. The report provides an overview of the digital health platform market and includes information on key vendors and their offerings, as well as market trends and predictions. The report states: “Digital health platform technologies and services […]
By Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, Head of Clinical, Accurx. In his latest Elective Recovery bulletin, Jim Mackey, National Director for Elective Recovery, recorded that waiting lists in NHS trusts across the country are “not as accurate as they should be, with multiple entries apparent in the data.” To many, this could sound like simply an administrative […]
Inspired Neighbourhoods Group, a social business and community service provider, has opted to implement Wellola’s patient communication platform, Portasana, across the Bradford district. The new platform will enhance the accessibility of the organisation’s counselling service, ‘Inspired and Active Minds (I-AM)’, and empower people to take greater ownership of their health and care, with the ability […]
The first trust as part of the Health and Social Care Northern Ireland ‘Encompass’ programme is set to go live on 9 November 2023. The £300m 10-year programme is to deliver a new electronic patient record for five trusts across Northern Ireland. South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust will be the first trust to go live with […]
A pilot of a new app has launched across Wolverhampton that offers incentives such as vouchers for shops, gym discounts and cinema tickets for users who track their exercise and healthy eating using the app. Supported by a government scheme, the app generates personalised health goals for every participant, for example providing a target to increase […]
South Korean medical AI company Lunit has announced its decision to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in Europe. According to a press release, Lunit Europe Holdings will be based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and will begin local staff recruitment shortly. WHY IT MATTERS Although Lunit had a branch office which previously managed its European business, […]
