Category Archives: Technology

#AI – Diagnosis on demand – and disappointment

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Julia Manning

Thursday evening’s Horizon, subtitled ‘The Computer will see you now’ is the latest in a lengthening line of programmes and books that purport to critique today’s medical zeitgeist: Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. It was entertaining. I understand. Who would have … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Night at the Museum!

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Julia Manning

Finalists and judges joined AXA PPP Healthcare and 2020Health at the Design Museum last night to celebrate innovation and present their joint 3rd Annual Health Tech and You Awards. Congratulations to all the winners and to all the finalists. Thank … Continue reading →

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HT&Y The Challenge Award Shortlist: Harm Calm

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Julia Manning

Calm Harm is an app designed to help young people manage the urge to self-harm. The clinician-developed app provides tasks that help resist or manage urges to self-harm and uses ideas from an evidence-based theory called DBT. The app gets … Continue reading →

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HT&Y The Challenge Award Shortlist: Mevia

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Julia Manning

Mevia helps patients take the right medication dose at the right time. Through our innovative solution of printed traces electronics and IT system that can be adapted to any primary pharmaceutical packaging we can detect when a pill or dose … Continue reading →

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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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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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Wearable Tech Gets Intimate!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Julia Manning

A lot has happened since we last caught up with British startup Chiaro. After winning both Best R&D Product award at the AXA PPP Health Tech & You Awards and Best Startup at the Wearables Technology Show 2015 in the … 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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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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