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👇 News
💰 Specialist healthcare ICT provider Bates IT has become part of a group in Aliter Capital’s second fund, alongside ITM Communications, a provider of critical network infrastructure services. The undisclosed deal brings them together.
🍏 Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation feature is the first digital health technology to be approved as a qualified device by the US FDA’s Medical Device Development Tools program. The feature helps detect abnormal heart patterns for clinical use.
👨👧 Access to the One Health and Care shared care record in the Black Country streamlines safeguarding decisions for vulnerable individuals, according to the region’s multi-agency safeguarding hubs (MASH). The shared care record is now live in several councils.
👩⚕️ UK patient engagement platform supplier DrDoctor partners with MBI Health to combine tools for better patient flow management.
🏥 North West Anglia Foundation Trust teams up with Inhealthcare to launch an acute virtual ward for patients for remote monitoring vital signs.
❓ Did you know that?
The Global Women’s Health Index, published by US med tech firm Hologic in May 2024, ranks the UK 37th globally in women’s health and wellbeing, with scores below EU averages in areas like cancer screening and emotional health.
📖 What we’re reading
BT’s five-point plan to help the NHS overcome digital barriers following a roundtable discussion with healthcare and policy leaders.
🚨 This week’s events
28-29 May 2024, London – Digi-Tech Pharma & AI 2024
