Medopad rebrands to Huma and acquires two companies
21 April 2020
12:05 AM
UK start-up Medopad has announced it is rebranding to Huma and acquired two UK AI and wearable technology businesses, BioBeats and TLT.
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NHSX must be ‘upfront’ about contact-tracing app, privacy group says
20 April 2020
2:00 PM
The app, developed by NHSX, is currently being trialled in the North of England. Digital Health News understands it is using Bluetooth to trace symptoms.
Digital sensors implemented at Heathrow quarantine facility
20 April 2020
11:00 AM
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+ have been involved in implementing digital solutions at a facility near Heathrow.
Trial of machine learning tool to manage Covid-19 pressure launched
20 April 2020
12:05 AM
The machine learning tool is designed to help hospitals predict how many patients need an ICU bed and how many require ventilators.
Boots extends partnership with LIVI as it looks to expand digital offering
17 April 2020
2:00 PM
Boots has chosen online GP provider, LIVI, as its preferred partner as the retailer looks to expand its digital offering for customers.
NHSX staff warned about conflicts of interest during Covid-19 crisis
17 April 2020
11:30 AM
An email sent to NHSX staff said the organisation needs to “carefully manage” the challenges that arise from working with private contractors.
Industry news in brief
17 April 2020
12:05 AM
This month’s industry round-up features news that Oxford VR has launched a social engagement programme aimed at reducing anxious social avoidance.
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck”
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose,
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to
