Babylon invests $30m in US consumer health company Higi
Babylon Health’s series B funding will go towards expanding Higi’s Smart Health Stations and digital programming, offering an end-to-end solution.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Delivering digital mental health care
Hear how organisations have reacted to the onset of Covid-19, what uptake of digital services have been like and how digital services can benefit patients.
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£150,000 up for grabs in competition for digital Covid-19 responses
Supported by Digital Health Ecosystem Wales, the funding is available for between five and eight projects to rapidly pilot solutions.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals ‘holds nerve’ in deploying EPR during Covid-19
The update follows the implementations of Sunrise EPR as a ‘clinical wrap’ around its existing patient administration system last year.
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Welsh government pledges £650,000 for specialist advice app
The Consultant Connect app has been deployed across NHS Wales to help mitigate the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as supporting primary care in the long term.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
Our latest mobile apps round-up features news that Patient Access has passed 10 million UK users and Pando Health has been added to the NHS Apps library.
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NHSX publishes AI buyers guide to ensure safety and efficiency
Procurement teams need to be assured that AI technology meets the “highest standards” of safety and efficiency, according to the guide.
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New test and trace system falls short on roll-out of contact-tracing app
DHSC said work on the contact-tracing app continues following a “positive reception” on the Isle of Wight, but no date for the roll-out was committed to.
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NHSX seeks remote monitoring suppliers to manage Covid-19 pressure
In a tender notice the organisation called on remote monitoring companies with “evidenced examples” of the successful use of their innovation to apply.
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Third NHS trust signs deal with Babylon for digital triage
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust joins two Midlands trusts in deploying the app-based service in a bid to keep unnecessary A&E visits down.
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