Patient empowerment
By Sanius Health As we enjoy the last days of Summer and head into September, one of the clearest shifts we are seeing across life sciences is a surge in demand for patient preference science. Some of that momentum reflects the work of Kielo Health, Sanius Health’s preference science division, led by Dr Tommi Tervonen, [...]
A portable blood test could allow patients to monitor their health at home through an app, potentially reducing some hospital or GP visits. King’s College London spinout Algocyte has developed the small blood-testing device that connects via Bluetooth and uses AI to build a picture of an individual’s health over time. The technology could be [...]
Patients registered with London GP practices can now start their own Universal Care Plans through the NHS App. The service is powered by Better and delivered in partnership with OneLondon. A Universal Care Plan, or UCP, records a person’s health and care wishes, preferences and support needs so authorised professionals can consider them when providing [...]
Overactive bladder and incontinence affect millions, yet many people suffer in silence. In this episode of the Health Tech World Podcast, we speak with Miguel Aragon, Vice President & General Manager, Urology Capital & Services EMEA at Boston Scientific, about how Sacral Neuromodulation technology is changing the standard of care. Listen on YouTube below or [...]
A free app giving patients in Scotland access to their medical records has launched on smartphones for the first time. The first version of MyCare.scot lets users view their medications and allergies, check their vaccination history and use the national service finder to locate health and wellbeing services. The launch follows the successful rollout of [...]
The NHS modernation bill, brought forward last week, would create a single patient record in England and cut bureaucracy, with ministers saying it would support safer and faster care. The single patient record would mean all NHS providers, including hospitals and GPs, would have to share data so the right doctors, nurses and specialists across [...]
Hospital patients at every NHS trust in England can now check referrals and appointments in the NHS App, making it easier to manage care in one place. Around 64 per cent of all hospital appointments are currently visible through the app, with many patients also able to reschedule or cancel appointments, helping to cut missed [...]
Rapid Health’s Smart Triage innovation newly integrated into the NHS App, is improving GP access for patients across England. For the first time, over one million patients can access appointments not previously available via the NHS App 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, marking an improvement in patient experience, and reducing administrative pressure on practices. Every patient using Smart [...]
From hospital leaflets to spoken answers in dozens of languages, new research from the University of East London (UEL) suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically improve how patients learn about serious eye conditions. A research team led by UEL’s Dr Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini and Dr Fatima Kalabi from Queen’s Hospital in London, in collaboration with Moorfields [...]
Article produced in association with Jeen Health and Spital Clinic Genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk in women has, for much of its clinical history, been available only through a referral pathway involving a GP, a clinical genetics team and a family history review meeting specific risk thresholds. The arrival of direct-access private testing has [...]
