Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing features the latest cohort of the West Yorkshire Digital Ambassador Programme and the Emory Empathic AI for Health Institute.
News
Babylon files for liquidation in US Bankruptcy Court
Babylon Health has filed for bankruptcy for two US subsidiaries, Forbes has reported, citing filings in the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
Digital Patient
North East Ambulance Service to extend telemedicine trial
North East Ambulance Service is extending its NHS England-funded telemedicine project, to support faster, more effective stroke care in the region.
Clinical Software
Telemedicine robots helping to ease pressure on hospitals during Covid-19
The roll-out of new state-of-the-art robot technology, developed by Consultant Connect, is helping to ease pressures on hospitals during Covid-19.
Clinical Software
Top tips for successfully delivering stroke telemedicine services
Lynda Sibson and Raj Shekhar from the East of England Stroke Telemedicine Stakeholder Partnership share their tips on stroke telemedicine services.
Feature
Government roadmap hints at more use of tele-medicine and remote care
The government will look for “innovative operating models” for the NHS and other health and care settings as the country recovers from coronavirus.
Digital Patient
Liverpool rolls out city-wide telemedicine service to care homes
Immedicare’s telemedicine platform provides care home residents with 24-hour access to clinicians based at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in Yorkshire.
Infrastructure
Telepsychiatry offered to young people in Gwent to reduce waiting times
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has introduced a programme allowing those with mental health problems to access care through videoconferencing.
Digital Patient
How the UK could power India’s healthcare tech industry
Dr Alex Yeates, medical director of Advanced, was one of the delegates to visit India as part of the recent healthcare trade mission led by the NHS chair. He shares his views on how the UK can share its digital healthcare innovations with other countries.
Feature
Scotland connects ambulances to satellites for better pre-hospital care
Paramedics will be able to access diagnostic tools usually confined to hospitals to improve the prospects of patients on long ambulance journeys.
Clinical Software