NHS to upgrade its 24-hour live data centres and offer more falls services for older people
The NHS is upgrading its 24-hour live data centres to manage demand, strengthening same-day emergency care, and offering more falls services for older people, as…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Lord Darzi’s NHS report
On 12 September 2024, Lord Darzi published an important report exploring the current performance of the NHS across England and the challenges facing the healthcare…
The NHS is in “serious trouble”, independent report warns
Lord Darzi Lord Darzi’s independent report on the state of the NHS in England has just been published. Entitled ‘Independent Investigation of the National Health…
NHS trust trials assistive technologies for its new National Rehabilitation Centre
Equipment tracking, artificially intelligent CCTV, and voice-activated environmental controls are some of the technologies being trialled at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust to support…
£10k grant up for grabs for healthtech innovators in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) is offering up to £10,000 in funding for innovators who can find new ways of improving local…
Investigation into the state of the NHS to help re-establish quality of care
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a full and independent investigation into the state of the NHS, to uncover the extent of…
Consultation calls on patients and clinicians to share their views on new medtech devices
NHS patients in England will benefit from faster access to the most innovative and cutting-edge medical technologies under new plans. Proposals set out in…
NHS collaborative effort develops device to support children with cystic fibrosis
Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), in collaboration with Hydrate for Health, have developed a pioneering device…
2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework: Details for the assistive tech sector
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) have published a new policy paper that…
Public satisfaction with the NHS at lowest level on record
Poor access to GPs and long waits for hospital treatment have led to public satisfaction with the NHS hitting the lowest level on record, a…