First-of-its-kind wearable launches in the UK to help manage sleeplessness
Sleep technology experts Ebb Therapeutics has launched the Cool Drift Luxe wearable sleep device with proprietary technology that targets the root cause of sleeplessness: a…
Health and Social Care Secretary says UK must drive forward integration of health and social care
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock recently delivered a speech at the Royal College of Physicians about the future of healthcare and the lessons…
Advanced telecare solution that helps vulnerable people stay independent wins innovation challenge
Essence SmartCare Spain has won an innovation challenge for its telecare, which incorporates predictive learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the lives of…
Remote access living lab to create innovative tech solutions for vulnerable people
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University are launching what they believe is the world’s first open and remote access living lab to research and create solutions for…
Healthcare innovation could save the UK around £10 bil, new analysis shows
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a progressive policy think tank, has published a new report exploring the use and spread of innovation within…
“Much-needed” task group launches to accelerate digital health readiness in organisations
A new group has been formed to drive forward the “much-needed” digital health readiness agenda, which will be led by CECOPS CIC and supported by…
Thousands of lives to be saved in the UK with world-first coronavirus treatment
Announced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the UK Government has immediately authorised the NHS to use the world’s first coronavirus treatment…
2020 could see Welsh VR prescribed on the NHS for patient rehabilitation
Patients in Wales could soon see virtual reality become an everyday part of their medical treatment plans, due to “ground-breaking” research and development by Welsh…
Pioneering solution to combat issue of dehydration in hospital patients joins NHS Innovation Accelerator in 2020
Helping tackle the problem of dehydration amongst hospital patients with mobility needs or those recovering from illness or injury, the WaterDrop has been announced as…
NHS IT chiefs set the stage for a year of digital transformation as Digital Health Rewired returns
NHS technology leaders are to kick off the second Digital Health Rewired Conference and Exhibition on the 3rd-4th March at the Olympia National, London. The…