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.
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23 January 2025
An evidence-based kidney care app has secured £610,000 in seed funding, including a sizeable contribution
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23 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s EPMA rollout and Medtronic’s securing of CE mark
UHNM Heart and Lung Centre to help develop national AI training
22 January 2025
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will
