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Afon Technology – Six years of innovation in continuous non-invasive blood glucose monitoring

Afon Technology, founded by Dr Sabih Chaudhry in 2019, has been a leader in diabetes innovation with its Glucowear™ device, the world’s first non-invasive glucose sensor that continuously monitors blood sugar levels in real-time.

Changing lives with a new wearable glucose monitor

We could be about to see the world’s first truly non-invasive, real-time, continuous wearable glucose monitor change the lives of those with diabetes forever.

MRI rental VS ownership: What are the benefits?

Matthew Bradfield, Managing Director at Fairford Medical Ltd considers the potential benefits of MRI rental as opposed to ownership.

How NHS Tayside improved their incident response management capability

YUDU Sentinel discuss NHS Tayside choosing a new system and app to improve incident response and introduce digital documentation.

Immersive VR headsets to improve mental health services

£3 million has been funded toward projects generating immersive VR headsets for mental health therapeutics across the UK.

How care technology can help alleviate the pressure on social care funding

Care technology has the potential to deliver better outcomes for service users, allow councils to do more with their limited budgets.

GP technology funded £240 million to end 8am appointment slots

The NHS is improving patients’ contact with their GPs with £240 million in funding, to better GP technology and train ‘care navigators’.

Could a tech revolution save the NHS?

Jonathan Patrick, CEO of Consultant Connect, discusses what it will take to save the NHS and the realities behind a tech revolution.

£160,000 pay out for GP software firm to close its services with NHS

GP software supplier Silicon Practice is to be paid £160,000 by NHS England to transfer or close its services in a managed way.

Technology-supported workflow for better stroke care

Mary Hardcastle, the Vice President of Sales, EMEA at RapidAI, discusses how advanced technology is supporting more efficient stroke care, as hospitals work to meet ambitious new guideliness for care.

A digital healthcare system is not beyond the realms of possibility

In order to establish an effective digital healthcare system, we need to build trust with privacy first, argues Nigel Jones, co-founder of the Privacy Compliance Hub.

New NHS healthcare deal may lead to higher costs and lower quality tech

A new NHS healthcare deal looking to merge health tech among data specialists could result in lower quality, more expensive software in the NHS.

How did ‘virtual visits’ to the doctor help depression care in the US?

The ‘virtual visits’ which transpired following the shift to telemedicine during COVID-19 restrictions improved depression care in quality and in quantity.

Healthcare’s road to recovery: why identity security is critical

Months after a ransomware attack hit parts of the NHS, the effects are still being felt – how can better identity security improve safety?

What we need to know about living with diabetes

Abbas Kanani, Superintendent Pharmacist at Chemist Click Online Pharmacy, walks us through what we need to know about living with diabetes, starting with a comment on prediabetes.

Digital medication audits: Transforming outdated processes & improving efficiency

Can the implementation of digital medication audits improve data transparency and accessibility, while reducing medication incidents and improving outcomes?

NHS Digital launches an online tech community for patient support

NHS Digital is initiating a new online tech community, to further collaboration between health and tech professionals and the general public.

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