How digital services can define and address inequities in sexual health
In a piece for Digital Health, Dr Vanessa Apea from Preventx, looks into how digital services can define and address inequities in sexual health.
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Report reveals increased use of connected care technologies in UK
There has been an increase in the use of connected care technologies in UK healthcare in the last 12 months, according to a new report commissioned by Philips.
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Wearable tech market ‘worth billions’
The market for wearable technology is expected to exceed $6 billion by 2015, according to a report from IMS Research.
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Cerner to market CareAware iBus in EU
Cerner has announced that it has received CE Marking certification from the British Standards Authority for a new product that enables the exchange of information between medical devices and electronic health records.
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Pilot supports feedback despite costs
Real-time patient feedback can drive performance improvement in general practice and have a positive impact on patient engagement, a pilot study has found.
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NIGB burns in bonfire of the quangos
A body set up to improve the way in which confidential patient data is handled has been scrapped by the government as part of its ‘bonfire of the quangos’.
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Trusts told to plan for end of McAfee
Trusts are being told that the Enterprise Agreement signed with McAfee after the HMRC debacle is unlikely to be renewed.
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CSC launches BlackBerry ‘super app’
CSC has partnered with Research in Motion to offer a secure new service that allows NHS staff to access and update patient information remotely via a BlackBerry.
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More evidence needed on telehealth costs
More evidence on the cost-effectiveness of telehealth and telecare innovations is needed to encourage their wider adoption, according to a review of use of assistive technologies in health and social care.
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UK does well on end of life care
Technology will be an increasingly important element in delivering end-of-life care at home, according to an analysis which found the UK has one of the best systems for palliative care in the world. Researchers from the Economist Intelligence Unit developed a “quality of death” index to rate end-of-life care services across 40 countries. The UK […]
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