Amazon adds Care Hub features to Alexa for US customers
A set of care features called the Care Hub are now available to Amazon Alexa customers in the US and are designed to help older people keep independence.
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Improving patient outcomes using video appointments
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have worked closely with Visionable to develop a Virtual Consultation platform. There has been a huge increase in usage for patient consultations since the outbreak of Covid-19.
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Kettering General Hospital introduces virtual visit solution
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now offering its patients and their loved ones access to an app which allows them to book virtual visits.
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Applications open for the 2021 edition of the Rewired Pitchfest
Applications for the 2021 Rewired Pitchfest, the fast-paced digital health competition for early stage start-ups, innovators and entrepreneurs, have opened.
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Special Report: Mental Health
With unnecessary human contact being strongly discouraged, Claire Read investigates whether care which is entirely centred on conversation can still be provided in the midst of a global pandemic.
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Amazon makes its move into the health sector with online pharmacy
Amazon has made its move into the health sector and launched its own online pharmacy service which will allow customers to buy prescription medication.
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Former Pitchfest winner TestCard secures £4.5m funding for expansion
TestCard is a combination of a non-invasive urine test kit with an accompanying mobile app that turns a mobile phone’s camera into a clinical grade scanner.
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Chelsea and Westminster to focus on health tech for children
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has partnered with KidsX Accelerator to develop healthtech specifically targeted at the needs of children.
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NHS Covid-19 app compatible across Scotland along with others
The NHS Covid-19 App is now compatible with contact-tracing apps across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey and Gibraltar.
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Motor neuron disease app developed to help better manage care needs
An app which helps those with motor neuron disease better manage their care needs has been developed by clincians and scientists.
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