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Health technology provider Alcidion has appointed digital health leader Will Smart as a non-executive director A former national chief information officer for health and social care in England, Will Smart will join the Alcidion Group board in a global role from October. He will provide strategic insight as the company continues to support healthcare Continue reading Former NHS CIO Will Smart joins Alcidion
Leading health tech PR and marketing agency will provide media and content services for the conference, exhibition, and networking event, as it expands to become a “festival” of digital health Highland Marketing has been named as the communications partner for this year’s Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology show, which takes place at ExCeL London Continue reading Highland Marketing becomes communications partner for HETT 2024
By Dr Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, Scientific Director, Zerenia Clinic UK Healthcare in the UK faces significant challenges, but what can be done to improve the situation? In recent years, the burden on the NHS and care services has increased dramatically, leading to longer waiting lists and strained social care services. Conventional medications and care services Continue reading How medical cannabis could help the NHS
Highland Marketing advisory board member Natasha Phillips led a discussion on nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals, and the skills and competencies they will need to lead and thrive in a digitally-enabled healthcare system. “If the NHS is going to become more productive, we need to put the nursing and midwifery workforce at the Continue reading People at the heart of tech at the heart of the NHS
Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has just said: “After a second constructive meeting, I am pleased to announce that my department will enter formal negotiations with the BMA junior doctors’ committee on Tuesday. “This is a crucial step forward, as we work to end this dispute and change the way junior doctors Continue reading Health and Social Care Secretary quote on junior doctor negotiations
The UK’s largest independent provider of mental health services will benefit from medicines supply and pharmacy services alongside further development of the newly implemented e-Works electronic prescribing and medicines management solution Priory has signed a new, five-year agreement with Ashtons that underlines its commitment to improving the management of medicines, following the roll-out of Continue reading Priory signs a new five-year agreement with Ashtons
Whichever party forms the next government will find a health and social care system facing enormous challenges. Highland Marketing asked its associates and clients what role health tech and med tech can play in addressing them. Highland Marketing asked some of its associates and clients what they hope the general election will mean for Continue reading What do health tech leaders want from the general election campaign?
Health Innovation East, the innovation arm of the NHS in the East of England and Cogniss, a no-code ecosystem for digital health solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to launch the Health Innovation East Digital Hub. A no-code ecosystem is an online collection of tools, ways of working and learning resources that help people Continue reading Health Innovation East partners with Cogniss to help drive the democratisation of digital health
Health tech provider C2-Ai has formally launched a new ‘observatory’ system to help hospitals gain a better understanding of risks, outcomes and safety within maternity and neonatal services. Announced at the annual NHS ConfedExpo, the new system will equip hospitals and frontline teams with a detailed picture of individual health trajectories for women, and Continue reading Maternity tech launched to help NHS measure and enhance safety
By Anne-Marie Vine-Lott, Director of Health, Vodafone UK Anne-Marie Vine-Lott Restoring public sector productivity is a national priority. Recent ONS figures reveal productivity levels in the public sector considerably worsened in late 2023 – especially across healthcare and education – and to this day remain 6.8% lower than pre-pandemic levels. The Office for Budget Continue reading Solving the public sector productivity puzzle: why connectivity holds the key
There is considerable excitement about the potential of AI to deliver more accessible, efficient, and high-quality healthcare; alongside concern about data privacy, bias, and how these new tools will be used in clinical practice. The key to realising the benefits and addressing the concerns is the adoption of standards for the development and implementation Continue reading Why standards are key to building trust in AI
NHS trust is adopting new recruitment software to streamline processes, improve experience for managers and candidates, and address equality, diversity and inclusion Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is working with Oleeo to help to support its recruitment processes and deliver a better experience for recruitment managers and candidates. The trust, which employs 14,000 Continue reading Somerset NHS Foundation Trust works with Oleeo to streamline recruitment
We need to focus on solving the right problems with technology, and facilitate better conditions, in order to improve smart healthcare adoption at scale in the NHS, writes Dr Paul Deffley, chief medical officer for Alcidion. Where would you position the NHS in relation to other countries, when it comes to the adoption of Continue reading Is ‘smart health tech’ solving the right problems for the NHS?
Scottish Health Secretary announces additional £100,000 for the initiative. A programme which uses football to promote mental health and wellbeing has received additional funding from Scottish Government. The Changing Room – Extra Time initiative has been awarded £100,000 for a fourth year. It builds on The Changing Room – a 12-week programme which takes Continue reading Support for football focused mental wellbeing programme
UK trade association AXREM and health tech specialist agency Highland Marketing have formed a new partnership, to help support a sector that serves vital healthcare services. Sally Edgington AXREM represents member companies that collectively provide UK hospitals with most of their diagnostic medical imaging technology, and radiotherapy equipment. Mark Venables The association has seen Continue reading AXREM and Highland Marketing partner to support diagnostic health tech industry
With Mental Health Awareness Week started, senior leaders and mental health experts have joined forces to launch the Trauma Toolkit for Teachers, a comprehensive resource aimed at helping schools support students through trauma-informed teaching strategies. With a staggering 500,000 children in the UK currently waiting for mental health support, the need for early intervention Continue reading TAMING THE TIGER: EDUCATORS & MENTAL HEALTH LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH TRAUMA TOOLKIT FOR TEACHERS
The former NHS CNIO for England has joined the Highland Marketing advisory board. Here, she talks to GPSJ about her passion for transformation, the role of technology, and her mission to put nurses at the heart of debate about both. Natasha Phillips is on a mission. “I want to bring the nursing view to Continue reading GPSJ Interview with Natasha Phillips
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