Tag Archives: digital health
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What the NHS can learn from global healthcare tech
Old-fashioned processes are inhibiting rapid innovation across the NHS. Here’s how three other major healthcare systems around the world are approaching advances in technology
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How 5G can revolutionise healthcare
For all the transformative and life-saving benefits that 5G has to offer, a number of obstacles stand in the way of the NHS capitalising on the technology
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We’re living much longer, but are we healthier?
Increases in life expectancy will put unprecedented pressure on our healthcare systems. Exploring the science of ageing and our understanding of co-morbidities will be crucial in tackling this ‘longevity trap’
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Protecting patients’ data in a digital NHS
A digital NHS promises widespread benefits for clinicians and patients, but only if personal data can be protected at a time of increasing cyberattacks
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What can we expect from the NHS’s Long-Term Plan?
‘A clear vision for the system that filters down to local level is vital’
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How pharmacies can tackle fake medicines
Regulation targeting fake medicines could speed up the adoption of technology in pharmacies
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Diabetes education needs to improve, and fast
Better advice to people with diabetes could avoid serious medical complications, premature deaths and unsustainable costs to the NHS
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The evolution of blood glucose monitors
A wide range of monitors to test blood glucose levels and unequal access results in sometimes uncertain self-management