Mind the 'treatment gap' in mental health, Walmart goes for clinical trials and more.
Hi, Kevin McDonnell here.
Thank you for reading my latest newsletter. Every week I share my round-up of the most interesting stories from the world of Digital Health so you can find the ideas, people, innovations and technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare. I hope you enjoy them! Happy reading!
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From VR to XR: Advancements in Patient Care?- Extended reality, a combination of virtual and real-world environments, is bringing acute and long-term care to patients in remote settings. Many institutions are working to make XR technologies more scalable going forward.
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital launches ‘one-stop shop’ for mental health?- The platform has been rolled out across 13 organisations and three Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), providing children and young people with a single point of access to essential support and resources for managing their mental wellbeing.
Living Room Health launches in the UK?- Living Room Health, the next generation of accessible healthcare breathing life into Britain’s High Streets. Living Room Health launches this October with the first of two clinics in Paddington, London and East Street, Brighton with further openings planned throughout 2023.
Wellcome funds NICE and MHRA to explore regulation of digital mental health tools?- There has been a large increase in the number of digital mental health tools on the market in recent years. However, these products present regulatory challenges such as clarity around whether they are medical devices and, if so, which risk classification they would fall under.
NHS seeks digital solution for “treatment gap” in mental health?-?Earlier this month, the NHS launched a?programme?to investigate how data sharing and digital health technologies (DHT) could close an “historic treatment gap in mental health provision” caused by chronic lack of support for the sector that had resulted in convoluted access pathways, long waiting lists, and poor long-term outcomes.
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Walmart follows CVS and Walgreens into clinical trial sector?- Walmart is the latest US retail pharmacy giant to announce its intention of disrupting the clinical trials category, with the launch of a new institute that pledges to increase and diversify community access to healthcare research.
How digital services can define and address inequities in sexual health?- When looking at how technology can improve parts of the healthcare system, one sector which doesn’t often come straight to mind is sexual health.
4 Key Focus Areas to Measure Your Digital Health Strategy?- The promise of?digital healthcare?is profound. Moving from today’s transactional encounters to a convenient and continuous connection between patients and clinicians can greatly improve both relationships and overall care.
Data and technology are the underpinnings of success in value-based care?- Over the past few years, any risk-bearing provider has understood the value of accurate, trustworthy data to drive action and performance. Unfortunately, many healthcare organizations struggle to aggregate and coalesce diverse and vital information due to care delivery silos and the lack of data exchange between them.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust launches Better Meds ePMA?- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) has successfully launched the award-winning Better Meds electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) solution, as it works towards achieving a HIMSS digital maturity level 7 score.
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