Category Archives: Innovation

Baby Boomer women and tech – new report

Posted on May 26, 2016 by 2020healthGuest

Guest blog by Kathy Mason Associate, 2020health Elder care with technology appeals most to Baby Boomer women Two thirds of 55-75 year olds would be interested in using technology to help their parents as they get older. Help with medication, memory, … Continue reading →

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What can be done to help rocket boost MedTech into everyday healthcare?

Posted on February 5, 2016 by 2020healthGuest

Guest Blog by Dr Michelle Tempest, Partner at Candesic, Health & Social Care Consultancy  Despite MedTech being central to the future of healthcare, digital implementation often struggles to get into the top 3 priorities of stakeholders who have to contend … Continue reading →

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The Dynamic Shift: People want to access MedTech at home

Posted on February 4, 2016 by 2020healthGuest

Guest Blog by Dr Michelle Tempest, Partner at Candesic, Health & Social Care Consultancy  One of the most important paradigms in healthcare is the fundamental shift in the doctor-patient axis. The old fashioned paternalistic doctor-patient relationship, where the doctor held … Continue reading →

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2016: The Year for UK Medical Technology (MedTech)

Posted on February 3, 2016 by 2020healthGuest

Guest Blog by Dr Michelle Tempest, Partner at Candesic, Health & Social Care Consultancy  Technology is everywhere. Your mobile phone is probably close at hand ready to break down the physical barriers of bricks and mortar. Technology rapidly advances in … Continue reading →

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Industry View – Patients are good at caring for themselves

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Julia Manning

Guest Blog by David Patterson, founder of Helicon Health, emeritus professor of cardiovascular medicine, University College London and consultant cardiologist, Whittington Health. A blog, written for Digital Health by a highly experienced consultant cardiologist, struck a chord with us so we … Continue reading →

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Psychology in digital health: It’s the missing piece of the jigsaw…

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Julia Manning

Guest blog by Jessica Auton from Aseptika Ltd (Activ8rlives), winners of  the ‘Manage My Condition’ Category in this year’s AXA PPP ‘Health Tech & You’ Awards The psychology of self-management and the impact of digital technology: With the shift towards self-monitoring utilising digital healthcare, … Continue reading →

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Health Tech and You: Helping to reach a tipping point

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Julia Manning

By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health In our previous blog we were looking at the value of the personalised health agenda. But having vision and developing policy based on that vision is one thing. Identifying the ‘how to’ steps to … Continue reading →

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Health Tech and You: Leading in the personalisation of health care

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Julia Manning

By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health The weather might have not have been particularly spring like but the Design Museum certainly lit up the waterfront beside the Thames in a vivid display promoting the Health Tech and You Awards … Continue reading →

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Are pharmaceutical mega-mergers in the public interest?

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Barbara Arzymanow

The main reason for governments around the world to encourage the pharmaceutical industry is to support Research and Development –  R&D – with a view to the discovery of new drugs of future benefit to mankind. Commercial pharmaceutical companies have played … Continue reading →

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Medical advisory body “NICE” should not spend too much time valuing drugs.

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Barbara Arzymanow

The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (“NICE”) is currently holding a public consultation over its proposals for evaluating drugs. Drugs that are approved by NICE automatically become available for doctors to prescribe under the NHS throughout England … Continue reading →

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