4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (413+ words) More than one in five (22%) UK adults have needed urgent medical attention after ignoring early symptoms, as the continued cost-of-living crisis forces many to put their health on hold. Against a backdrop of sustained pressure on household finances and stretched…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (847+ words) Healthcare AI is learning to do more than record what a patient says or measure what their body does. Systems can analyse voice, gaze, movement, response time and physiological signals, then infer distress, fatigue, pain, confusion, declining attention or cognitive…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (735+ words) The argument for a Single Patient Record is very simple. Patients should not have to retell their story at every point of care and clinicians should not have to make decisions with partial information. Bringing patient information together across organisational…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (950+ words) UK private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has invested in Medmark, Ireland’s largest occupational healthcare provider. The deal will support Medmark’s next phase of growth through organic expansion, M&A and technology development. Founded in 1987, Medmark operates across nine locations…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) A clinical trial platform co-led by a researcher at the University of Sheffield could accelerate the search for effective motor neuron disease (MND) treatments by identifying ineffective candidate drugs in a fraction of the time required by traditional methods. Researchers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (747+ words) Healthcare workers have never had access to more technology. Prescribing platforms, scheduling tools, patient records and internal messaging are all designed to make everyday tasks easier. But when healthcare employees spend more time switching between systems than using them, it…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (901+ words) The sector has the clinical capacity to respond. But growth on that scale puts pressure on everything around the consultation: finding the right clinician, booking an appointment, sharing records, receiving prescriptions and settling invoices without unnecessary friction. Each one of…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (758+ words) Tech-enabled home healthcare provider Care Safe plans to transition into a franchise model to accelerate the UK-wide expansion of its care platform. Launched in August 2023, the company provides direct-to-doorstep healthcare solutions – including primary care, social care, non-emergency patient transport and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (207+ words) Doctors are increasingly using technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to reduce their administrative burdens, improve efficiency and create more time for their patients, according to a report published by the General Medical Council (GMC). Pressures remain, however. More than four…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (288+ words) Consultants, practice managers and medical secretaries are rightly focused on the patient journey, clinical quality and day-to-day service delivery. Behind the scenes, however, the speed, accuracy and consistency of billing has a direct impact on cashflow, patient experience and the…...