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First aid training and delivery in the UK with the British Red Cross
HEQ speaks with Dafydd Beech, National Community Education Manager at the British Red Cross, about first aid education and the rise of digital delivery.
Dafydd...
The need for digital reform in the social care sector
TEC Services Association CEO Alyson Scurfield details the need for comprehensive digital reform within the social care sector
Innovation, collaboration, and policy during COVID-19
Dr Britta Lassmann of the International Society for Infectious Diseases explores the role of digital innovation in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Britta Lassmann, interview...
From vision to reality: the rise of Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare sector
Paula Bellostas Muguerza, Principal at Kearney, explores the growing significance of Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare sector.
Reducing hospital admissions with COVID-19 telemonitoring
A new telemonitoring programme has helped to reduce hospital admissions and ER visits from patients with COVID-19.
The rapid upscaling of a COVID-19 telemonitoring programme...
2021: an outlook for 5G in healthcare
BT Enterprise Health Sector Lead Lucy Baker explores the role of 5G connectivity in the growing health tech sector.
Last year was a year like...
Wearable devices detect COVID-19 symptoms before diagnosis
A new study has explored the use of wearable devices to detect symptoms of COVID-19 and predict a patient’s diagnosis.
Carried out by researchers at...
Accelerating the future of digital healthcare
Freshworks head of account management and public sector, John Kelly, explores the impact of COVID-19 on digitisation within the health sector.
If COVID-19 has taught...
Moving to remote consultations to reduce the risk of COVID-19
A new study has examined how GPs in the UK coped with the rapid shift to remote consultations in a bid to help reduce...
Launch of UK’s first ‘Pharmacy First’ digital health service
The UK will see the launch of its first ever pharmacy-first digital health service in a partnership between Well Pharmacy and Push Doctor.
Well Pharmacy...
Transforming and digitalising the future for healthcare businesses
Astrocytia founder and CEO Brian Thomsen tells HEQ about best practice in healthcare digital transformation.
Founded in 2018, Danish firm Astrocytia is dedicated to promoting...
Health technology can reduce administrative burden on frontline services
In early 2020 the UK health secretary Matt Hancock reaffirmed that the appropriate use of technology would be ‘critical’ to the future of the...
Digital health innovation in multiple sclerosis care
icometrix is committed to democratising the personalised management of multiple sclerosis through digital health innovation
Senior patients prefer digital health tools to in-person consultations
A new report has shown that half of older patients in the UK had a better experience with digital health tools compared to in-person...
The role of technology in improving patient care
Radar Healthcare explains the role of technology in improving patient care and risk management, and how automation can be used to free up time for staff to focus on other tasks
Supporting the healthcare sector on its digital transformation journey
Anne Sheehan, Business Director at Vodafone UK discusses how it is helping the healthcare sector in its digital transformation.
COVID-19 has presented many challenges for...
NHS partnership to provide digital healthcare for over 300,000 people
A new NHS partnership will see over 300,000 people receiving digital healthcare.
The partnership with Push Doctor, a leading digital healthcare company, will assist Hounslow...
Multimillion pound health and innovation institute opening in Manchester
A new, multimillion pound institute for health technology and research innovation is set to open in Manchester, UK.
Led by a consortium at the University...
Algorithm to identify heart attack risk before symptoms develop
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are leading a project to develop an algorithm for identifying patients at risk of heart attack before symptoms...
Transforming histopathology with digital screening
The Digital Histopathology Screening platform can detect multiple biomarkers in a single tissue section, leading to personalised cancer treatment and improved patient outcomes