NHS and Healthcare Blogs

A new ‘Living Lab’ facility in Buckinghamshire is helping health economies explore how medical technology (MedTech) can transform care pathways and improve outcomes for patients. John Vesey, Business Manager for Health at the Satellite Applications Catapult tells us more.

After several years of slow growth, COVID-19 has fuelled the rise of immersive technologies such as Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Dr Shamim Mousavi from AWTG explains the growing role that immersive technologies are playing in healthcare.

Arden & GEM has been working with two technology suppliers, Tekihealth and Dignio to improve care quality and outcomes for care home residents, while protecting them from unnecessary risk.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team onsite at a step-down discharge facility during the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted important opportunities to improve patient care by strengthening the links between primary, secondary and community pharmacy.

The state of our finances can have a significant impact on our wellbeing and mental health. Our OD Consultant and Wellbeing Lead, Carla Smith, shares some tips on what can we realistically do to improve our financial health.

In this blog, our Norfolk and Waveney MOCH pharmacist team outlines the key elements of the service, how our pharmacists are working as part of a multidisciplinary team and the elements we feel are crucial to support those coming into and leaving the step-down service.

In this blog, written for the NHS Confederation 'Reset' campaign, Head of Engagement, Communications and Marketing, Andrea Clark reports that the NHS can increase its engagement with its patients and the public now that many people are becoming increasingly confident using technology.

I am a gay man…five words, that it would seem, on the surface, are simple enough to say, but there was a time when I was terrified to even mention the “G” word.

Managing a practice has changed virtually overnight. So how do you find the time to prioritise your own wellbeing and that of your colleagues? Our Learning and Development Manager, Dr David Mathew offers some suggestions in this latest blog.

Using patient data to understand and model potential health outcomes has never been more important than it is now, says Jessica Hicks, Principal Analytics Consultant at NHS Arden & GEM CSU, in this latest blog for NHS Voices.