September 2019 Newsletter
All the latest news, information on events, and other relevant opportunities – including 20 companies to transform the NHS, invitation to urgent and emergency care event, and a new proposal for the NHS to fund startups.
All the latest news, information on events, and other relevant opportunities – including 20 companies to transform the NHS, invitation to urgent and emergency care event, and a new proposal for the NHS to fund startups.
CW Innovation, led jointly by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+, is an innovative new programme aiming to transform patient care and experience and address some of the real-time challenges that healthcare organisations face, using the latest technologies.
Have you ever had an idea that you knew was going to help people but struggled to get others on board? This is one of the main challenges that Saquib Ahmad, Senior Psychotherapist at the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service faces as he creates a digital pathway in a historically ‘analogue’ service. In this blog, he reflects on how others in his position can overcome the struggle to get people on board.
Xim’s Lifelight technology allows completely contactless measurement of three vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure and respiration) in just 40 seconds using the camera built into a standard tablet device. It aims to make the process less distressing for mental health staff and patients, supporting them build their confidence in physical health assessments, and ultimately improve outcomes for patients.
Whilst studying towards an Executive MBA at London Business School, Tal Mahmud came across the principles of Game Theory, a theoretical framework for competing players to make optimal decisions. Now a GP at Hiyos / Firstcare Practice, Tal reflects how, whether consciously or subconsciously, and to varying levels of strategic importance, we all play games in our personal and social lives.
An international group of researchers working with Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in the Netherlands has found that DigitalHealth.London Accelerator company SkinVision – the first CE-marked skin cancer application based on extensive clinical trials – has a sensitivity of 95.1% in detecting the most common forms of skin cancer.
Seven new data hubs to be rolled out across the UK to speed up research for new medicines, treatments, and technologies that support quicker diagnoses and save lives. The hubs will connect and analyse health data from existing locations and in partnership with the NHS, ensuring data is kept safe and secure.
Vishaal Virani has spent the last few months navigating the US health system, which has made him more deeply appreciate how the NHS has implemented its single-payer system across the UK. However, there are also valuable things that he thinks the NHS could learn from the US, particularly when it comes to innovation.
The first-ever DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Awards were open for nominations from past and present Accelerator companies, with winners chosen by independent judges Tara Donnelly, Theo Blackwell, Ian Abbs, and Emmi Nicholl. The categories recognised high business growth, positive impact on the NHS, and strong engagement with the Accelerator programme.
The DigitalHealth.London Accelerator has announced the 20 new digital health care innovators to be supported by the 2019-20 programme. Now in its fourth year, the Accelerator supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accelerate the adoption of digital health innovations into the NHS each year.
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is currently looking for individuals representing high impact, evidence-based innovations, sourced nationally and internationally, which address one or more of the commitments laid out in the NHS Long Term Plan. For its 5th call for applicants, the NIA will select up to 12 new Fellows.
All the latest news, information on events, and other relevant opportunities – including the final chance to register for Accelerator launch, Chelsea and Westminster trial of mental health app for youngsters, LIVI’s new contract serving 1.85M patients.