Welcome to your daily dose of digital health news, information, and events – your go-to source to stay “in the know”.
👇 News
📲 NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) recently announced a £345,000 contract opportunity for a digital inequalities support service. The initiative aims to enhance digital enablement in local areas and facilitate easy access to healthcare services for citizens.
🔔 Coloplast has introduced Heylo, the world’s first digital leakage notification system for individuals with a stoma. The device, available to NHS patients since July 1st, utilizes a sensor layer connected to a smartphone app via Bluetooth.
🤝 Nye Health has partnered with IntelliProve to enhance its platform’s real-world data measurement capabilities. The year-long agreement, signed in April 2024, aims to leverage IntelliProve’s technology for this purpose.
💍 Samsung entered the smart ring market with the launch of Galaxy ring, featuring sleep pattern tracking and menstrual cycle monitoring capabilities.
👫 Analysis of NHS Covid-19 app data for England and Wales revealed insights on epidemic dynamics, emphasizing the importance of contact tracing technology in controlling epidemics.
❓ Did you know?
In June 2024, hospitals witnessed a surge in A&E demand with over 2.29 million attendances and half a million emergency admissions, as per NHS monthly performance statistics.
📖 What we’re reading
Discover insights from Elsevier’s report on researchers’ and clinicians’ attitudes towards AI, indicating the potential of AI in knowledge discovery but highlighting the need for transparency and concerns about critical errors and over-reliance on AI.
🚨 Don’t miss out on this week’s event: Digital Health Summer Schools at Durham University on 18-19 July.
