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Dedicated coverage of digital health start-ups from across all parts of health and care, with particular focus on those developed by or working in partnership with NHS organisations. A particular focus on start-ups taking part in Digital Health’s annual Pitchfest competition.
Paul Hodgkin wonders what the recent massacre of French cartoonists has to say to the NHS, and argues that thing is that it will need to be vigilant against new demands for its data.
There were some eye-catching launches of wearable technology in 2014; and companies see health as a market. Sam Sachdeva looks back and forward to what may lie ahead in 2015.
Confidentiality can’t just be toggled on and off, because it goes to the heart of the doctor/patient relationship. Paul Hodgkin argues modern IT systems need to reflect that.
Dr Neil Paul wonders if GP practices could learn from the modern support tools used by companies; and suggests that online chat could well have a role.
EHI Live visitors queued up for selfies with Dr Ranj; and then headed down to the Social Media Village to hear how they could build social media into their own health and care services. Sam Sachdeva reports.
Paul Hodgkin wonders about the role that modern, social media tools could play in communications about Ebola; particularly when it affects the NHS.
