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Posted: 18 december 2021

Dr. Katia Nazmutdinova on How Simplicity Can Solve the Most Complex of Problems

Innovation in Urine Cell Collection & Biobanking By Teresa Murray, freelance writer for Healthtech and Giant Health Conference Dr. Katia Nazmutdinova had the idea for her innovation, the Cell Catcher, when working as a PhD student. She was confronted by a…

£700 million funding announced to support NHS this winter

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £700 million in new funding, including £250 million for new technology, £330 million for upgrading facilities, and £120 million for any supporting revenue costs. The funding is planned to be used across 187 hospitals, and 785 schemes, outlined below. Some of the schemes include; additional day surgery units, additional permanent and modular theatres and surgical hubs, expanding outpatient space, and upgrading or new imaging equipment. Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, commented: “Ahead of what is going to be a difficult winter, we’re putting everything behind our health and care services, so everyone can access the services they need, when they need them. Our £700 million investment will help more people get treated over the coming months by upgrading wards, operating theatres, and diagnostic kit.” The government has also announced it intends to publish a new document today, called ‘the health and social care approach to winter’ – to outline the challenges faced this winter, and preparations being undertaken

Susanne Gruber of Sidekick Health on Why One Size Does Not Fit All in Healthcare

By Teresa Murray, freelance Healthtech writer and Bronwyn Hemus, Senior Content Editor, Sidekick Health, for Giant Health Conference Susanne Gruber left her brilliant career of 19 years at Novartis to join a thriving digital therapeutics company, Sidekick Health, as their…

£150m for digital as part of social care plan

The UK Government has released a new white paper on social care, which sets out plans for the next ten years, including new investment of £150 million for digital. The document – ‘People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform’ – sets out aims and goals, as well as outlining the government’s 10-year vision.

How Tada Medical AB’s award winning clinical innovation is giving valuable time back to nurses, improving safety and preventing the pain of accidental dislodgement of IV lines

By Teresa Murray, freelance writer for healthech and writer for the Giant Health Conference Over the last few decades, popular culture around innovation has shaped the idea of the lone, but brilliant innovator/disruptor figure (usually a man), equipped with a…

How edupression® - a scalable digital therapeutics solution is going to have a huge impact on global depression

By Teresa Murray, Freelance writer In Healthtech and writer for Giant Health Conference Four years ago, on a pleasant Autumn afternoon, Daniel Amann, Co-Founder of Edupression®, had what would turn out to be his last drink with his friend. Later…

How To Empower Today’s Healthcare Consumer

This pandemic-induced transformation has fundamentally changed how consumers interact with their health. The influx of digital health solutions has positively impacted consumers and increased options to obtain care on one’s own terms. For example, nearly 88% of Americans want to continue using telehealth beyond Covid-19, 75% of consumers view digital as important for their care and four of every five consumers favor remote patient monitoring. This drastic shift in consumer sentiment advanced in less than two years.

Leveraging Platform Thinking & Strategies to scale and thrive

By Teresa Murray, freelance writer for Healthtech & Giant Health Conference Team Writer Pilar Fernandez Hermida of I-Expand started her early career as a translator and interpreter. She has an impressive academic background that includes Stanford, and a consolidated international…

How Covid-19 Accelerated Digital Adoption In The Healthcare Industry

There’s no denying that Covid-19 has changed our world forever, most notably the healthcare sector. Early on in 2020, healthcare providers and facilities had to make a multitude of changes to their processes and spaces to adjust to the influx of Covid patients. A bulk of these changes have involved going digital and adopting automation processes wherever possible. This was a bold yet necessary move, considering the medical field has been historically late to the game when it comes to digitization.

How Daryl Woodhouse is battling the Shame of the 40-hour week

By Teresa Murray, freelance writer for Healthtech & Giant Health Conference Team Writer Daryl Woodhouse’s meteoric professional trajectory is probably not all that different to many of other senior executives or CEOS. Fast-tracked onto the executive development track early on his…

How Exponential Technologies Are Shaping The Future Of Healthcare

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How innovation in Digital Therapeutics and Solutions will help save peoples’ sight

Stephane Wolf, Novartis Global Head Digital Health Solutions, Ophthalmology on: How innovation in Digital Therapeutics and Solutions will help save peoples’ sight By Teresa Murray, freelance writer for Healthtech & Giant Health Conference Team Writer Imagine for a moment an elderly…

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