Welcome to your daily dose of digital health news, information, and events to keep you in the loop!
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News:
💷 Innovate UK has teamed up with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to offer up to £500,000 for projects boosting innovation in the health technologies sector in West Yorkshire. Applications are open until 17 July 2024.
📲 Swansea Bay University Health Board’s Minuteful for Wound app won the Chief Nursing Officer’s Sustainability in Nursing and Midwifery award at the Welsh Sustainability Awards 2024, streamlining patient care digitally.
👩👦 Several councils in the UK are introducing a digital platform to support unpaid carers, with the Mobilise platform securing a two-year deal with the councils.
⌚ Smartwatches are proving to be valuable tools in understanding and monitoring Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders, as per a recent study published in the njp Parkinson’s Disease journal.
🩺 Samsung is exploring new digital health coaching features using AI technology, aiming to offer personalized health insights based on user data.
📖 What we’re reading:
According to the Disconnected Pharma report by Graphite Digital, funding remains a major barrier to digital adoption and transformation in the pharma industry, highlighting the need for enhanced connectivity.
Did you know:
❓ The TELUS Mental Health Index reveals that 50% of UK workers believe AI will positively impact healthcare.
🚨 This week’s events:
17-20 June, Amsterdam – HLTH Europe 2024
