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.
Digital Health Unplugged: The future of mental health technology
14 January 2025
This episode of Digital Health Unplugged features Holly Coole from the MHRA discussing the regulation
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 January 2025
Our latest news roundup covers cleaning robots at South Tees Hospitals and a £10 million
Government announces AI Action Plan including health data library
14 January 2025
Prime minister Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which
Microsoft confirmed as Rewired 2025 co-headline sponsor
13 January 2025
Microsoft has been confirmed as the co-headline sponsor of Digital Health Rewired 2025, the UK’s
CBT-based app helps children self-manage anxiety through ‘quests’
13 January 2025
A CBT-based mobile game designed to help children self-manage anxiety is now available across Herefordshire
