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Can digital innovation reduce healthcare inequalities?

Ben Marshall

Mar 21, 2021
6 min

Can digital innovation reduce healthcare inequalities?

Covid-19 overshadows all our lives. But just because we are battling the same storm does not mean we are all in the same boat. The people...

What can the NHS learn from Japan’s Unique Social Care System?

Melissa Thompson

Mar 13, 2021
3 min

What can the NHS learn from Japan’s Unique Social Care System?

Longevity has increased immensely over the last several years, paving the way for longer, often fuller lives of people around the world....

Technology will only transform medicine if we get privacy right

Robert Wachter

Mar 13, 2021
3 min

Technology will only transform medicine if we get privacy right

The cost of global healthcare is unsustainable. As people live longer they have more chronic diseases, their knees hurt, their cataracts...

WhatsApp, Messaging Apps and the future of Digital Health in the UK

Lloyd Price

Apr 2, 2020
8 min

WhatsApp, Messaging Apps and the future of Digital Health in the UK

Messaging apps are the future of digital health technology in the UK. Looking forward 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, secure communication...

Should NHS Doctors charge for patient appointments?

Lloyd Price

Mar 28, 2020
5 min

Should NHS Doctors charge for patient appointments?

Faced with an ageing population and increased demand from diabetic and asthmatic patients, many GPs fear the current NHS system is...

Doctors and nurses raise the alarm on WhatsApp being used to transmit patient medical information

Didi Rankovic

Nov 10, 2019
4 min

Doctors and nurses raise the alarm on WhatsApp being used to transmit patient medical information

Facebook's WhatsApp has been growing in user numbers to become one of the globally dominant and most widely used messaging apps. And as...

London-based Babylon Health raises €495 million to democratize healthcare in the US and Asia

Lloyd Price

Aug 2, 2019
2 min

London-based Babylon Health raises €495 million to democratize healthcare in the US and Asia

London-based Babylon Health took its name from the ancient city of Babylon, where almost 2500 years ago citizens would gather in the town...

Pritesh Mistry

Jul 21, 2019
4 min

Will Alexa upend the NHS?

You may have seen in the news last week Amazon and the NHS have partnered to improve access to health information through Alexa, Amazon's...

Co-op to trial 'Amazon Locker-style' prescriptions service

Corrinne Burns

May 21, 2019
2 min

Co-op to trial 'Amazon Locker-style' prescriptions service

The Co-operative Group is to trial what it says is the first click-and-collect ‘Amazon-style’ locker service for medicine prescriptions...

The Virtual Couch: Rise of the Digital Therapist

Vicky Allan

Apr 14, 2019
7 min

The Virtual Couch: Rise of the Digital Therapist

When it comes to mental health, the digital world is often portrayed as the enemy. Digital detoxes are all the rage. We fret over the...

Could a Finnish Artificial Intelligence model be the answer to streamlining NHS services?

Ben Wood

Apr 14, 2019
4 min

Could a Finnish Artificial Intelligence model be the answer to streamlining NHS services?

NHS GP waiting times are at their all-time worst but things are set to improve as the leading Nordic tech firm Klinik Healthcare...

NHSX: new joint organisation for digital, data and technology

Department of Health and Social Care

Feb 19, 2019
4 min

NHSX: new joint organisation for digital, data and technology

A new joint unit, NHSX, will be created to bring the benefits of modern technology to every patient and clinician. It will combine the...

The vast majority of patients do not want to register with a Digital-first GP service says Which? su

Rachel Carter

Feb 13, 2019
2 min

The vast majority of patients do not want to register with a Digital-first GP service says Which? su

The vast majority of patients do not want to register with a digital-first GP service, according to a survey by independent consumer body...

Video doctor appointments are the future, but there is a reluctance to change from both patients and

Trish Greenhalgh

Feb 5, 2019
4 min

Video doctor appointments are the future, but there is a reluctance to change from both patients and

In January, the NHS published a long-term plan in which it promised to redesign services so that, by 2024, up to a third of hospital...

(Inter)National Health Service : the NHS is developing a profitable line in overseas consulting

The Economist

Feb 4, 2019
3 min

(Inter)National Health Service : the NHS is developing a profitable line in overseas consulting

In 2013 the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust was approached by two Emirati investors with a business opportunity. Six years...

Digital Health Hype Circles

London, England, UK

Are we doing enough to protect our NHS, its staff and patients from future cybersecurity breaches?

Mozilla investigation into Mental Health apps reveals disturbing lack of user security and privacy

Four steps to robust clinical cybersecurity

Hive Health: pioneering new Cyber Security company specialising in Healthcare

Evolving NHS Cyber Security ICS Landscape

Frenemies: what is big tech getting wrong in healthcare?

The challenges of Cyber Security in health care: the UK National Health Service as a case study

Bio Eats World: Building Digital Health’s Github

GripAble: providing accessible and engaging rehab technology

Cybercriminals could cause “irreversible damage” to the UK healthcare sector

The rise of digital physical therapy - 3 companies to watch

NHS Digital delays launch of patient data service

My Therapy Assistant: Virtual mental health in our post-pandemic world

Women In Mental Health: Founders Discuss How They Are Shaping The Industry

Asaya and medical cannabis care in the era of personalised medicine

Wavepaths: merging science, psychotherapy and technology

What’s Spurring the Rise of Brazil’s HealthTechs?

Google Care Studio: the power of search for medicine

Microsoft Competes With Google, Amazon In Healthcare

CoMind and the future of Non-Invasive Neural Interfaces

Hapbee Wearable Tech, Cold Therapy and the Health Benefits of the Wim Hof Method

Ultra WideBand impulse radar (UWB): The future of Remote Monitoring in Healthcare and Social Care

What's the purpose of a medical advisory board in digital health startups?

Fully Homomorphic Encryption: the next big thing for Healthcare data

InteropEHRate: enable patients to be in full control of the use of their health data

The Digital Pill: What Everyone Should Know about the Future of Our Healthcare System

Challenges of being a disruptor in healthcare and the prospects of embracing the inevitable progress

Blog posts referenced by academia, book publishers and tech companies

It's Time to Heal: 16 Trends Driving the Future of Bio and Healthcare

Telehealth: Future growth depends on overcoming four hurdles

Beyond bitcoin: Five possible uses for Blockchain in Healthcare

Why Health Systems Should Build Their Own AI Models

98point6: How We Treat Patients via Text

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