Inhealthcare wins NHS Scotland contract for remote patient monitoring

UK digital health firm Inhealthcare has been announced as the successful bidder for an NHS Scotland contract to support the scaling up and mainstreaming of remote monitoring services across Scotland.

Under the three-year contract, the firm will provide the technology to enable citizens to record relevant information in their own homes and relay readings to NHS teams for analysis.

Bryn Sage, CEO, Inhealthcare, said: “Just as digital technology was at the forefront of our response to the pandemic, it will be central to how we rebuild and remobilise the health and social care system as part of the recovery from COVID.”

Abu Dhabi’s digital health transformation showcased at HIMSS22 Global Health Conference

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health (DOH) and Malaffi, the region’s first Health Information Exchange (HIE) have announced their participation at the upcoming HIMSS22 Global Health Conference, in Orlando, USA.

It will be the second consecutive year the DOH and Malaffi have been selected to present at the annual conference, which took place this week, with the theme “Reimagine Health”.

Dr Hamed Al Hashemi, advisor to the chairman of the DOH, said: “HIMSS22 is a prestigious platform to showcase the acceleration of the digital transformation of the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi at an international level.”

National robotic assisted surgery programme to be established in Wales

A national robotic-assisted surgery programme allowing surgeons to perform complex procedures with more precision and control is being introduced in Wales.

The All-Wales Robotic Assisted Surgery Network, developed by health boards, the Life Sciences Hub Wales and the Moondance Cancer Initiative, will provide less invasive surgery for thousands of cancer patients across the country.

It will initially be used in Wales for some colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, urological and gynaecological cancers.

The Welsh government will support the network with funding of £4.2 million over five years, alongside £13.35 million provided by health boards over 10 years.

Israeli startup Well-Beat join forces with UST to launch digital patient engagement solution

Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) startup Well-Beat and digital solutions firm UST have partnered to develop a digital patient engagement software as a service (SaaS) solution. 

The solution works with existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and connected devices to deliver personalised conversational guidelines to clinicians at the point of care with prompts specific to a patient’s motivational factors.

It also helps deliver direct and indirect behavioural nudges to patients based on more than 1,400 factors – including the progression of their disease state.

Syam Adusumilli, chief healthcare transformation Officer, UST, said: “Our new patient engagement solution combines the best of behavioural science with the best of AI.”

Leicester NHS Trust and Dignio creates atrial fibrillation virtual ward

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has become one of the first in the UK to create a remote monitoring ward for patients with the heart rhythm disturbance atrial fibrillation (AF).

The scheme, which has been awarded £274,000 funding from NHS England’s Transformation Directorate, is being run in association with health tech specialist, Dignio, and will provide 120 virtual beds.

Ewa Truchanowic, Dignio managing director said: “Our virtual ward solution is flexible enough to provide bespoke monitoring for a broad range of conditions, including AF. Our technology is helping to accelerate the world’s transition to connected care.”