In October 2023, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced the new legislation to create a smoke-free generation.  The legislation will make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. In effect, the law will stop...

The NHS has met the government’s target for 90% of trusts adopting electronic patient records in hospitals ahead of schedule.  This goal achieves the target set by the UK government to reach this amount by December 2023 in the Plan for digital health a...

Warner Music Group, (WMG) the global music entertainment company, has announced a partnership with MediMusic, the British health tech start-up, to help trial ‘music as medicine’ to relieve pain, anxiety and stress.   Through the partnership, Med...

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), in partnership with CGI, have completed the implementation of a new scheduling system, including the Totalmobile social care app to frontline Homecare and Reablement staff across Edinburgh which will...

Essence SmartCare, a global leader in IoT-based remote care solutions headquartered in Israel, successfully delivered 140,000 Care@Home senior monitoring devices to fulfil its major tender win with the Community of Madrid, a governmental region in Spain...

Dr Nicky Main, the UK and Europe Adult Clinical Lead for a leading provider of AI-powered mental health support, Wysa, explores strategies to address the unmet demand for mental health services. As a British Psychological Society member, Dr Main believes...

Dr John Quinn, Medical Director at VisitHealth discusses their recently-opened West London clinic. Notably, this clinic is a Fujifilm UK reference site, boasting advanced medical technologies including a powerful MRI scanner, AI-enhanced ultrasound, and more....

Bayer Consumer Health UK, in partnership with Zappar, has introduced a new Accessible QR code (AQR) on its Canescool Soothing Gel Cream product packaging to help those who are blind or partially sighted.   Canescool is the world’s first women’s int...

Pharmacierge, the leader in private e-prescription app and delivery services announces its forthcoming expansion within the heart of London’s healthcare district.  The expansion includes an extensive new 5,500 square foot dispensary equipped with a 3...

The Health and Wellbeing Quotient, (HAWQ) has launched a personalised corporate wellbeing offering, proven to boost employee wellbeing, the HAWQ Score. When scores are shared 1-2-1 and group workshops on topics such as sleep, nutrition and personalised...

Johnson & Johnson, with its focus on healthcare innovation and tackling the toughest health challenges, is updating its brand and uniting both its MedTech and pharmaceutical segments under the Johnson & Johnson brand name to demonstrate its...

The Government’s mandate for the NHS to barcode high-risk medical devices is an incredibly positive step. Implementing barcode technology throughout NHS workflows and efficiently and accurately sending data to the national mandatory Medical Device Outcome R...