Birmingham-based Linear Diagnostics Ltd has secured £800,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and other investors in the company’s second round of funding, which will enable the company to commence the development of the hardware platform for its tests.
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A digital remote care solution including a mobile phone app is being used by Dudley CCG to help improve the care of patients at home with COVID.
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Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) has made three high-profile appointments to its leadership board – announcing Professor Sir Robert Lechler and Dame Yve Buckland as Non-Executive Directors and former Chairman of NHS Improvement and Deputy Chairman of NHS England, Ed Smith, as independent Chair.
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The shortlist has been announced for our fifth annual Meridian Celebration of Innovation Awards, celebrating healthcare innovation in the West Midlands.
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Watch the recording of the AHSN's Network's webinar on how the NHS is supporting the use of remote monitoring of residents using pulse oximetry, how this works in care homes, and the range of support and learning materials on offer.
The West Midlands Health Technologies Cluster is a new, business-led membership organisation, established in 2020 to grow and maximise the potential of the health technologies sector in the region, now accepting applications for membership.
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The impact that new innovations has had on the NHS is set out in the Accelerated Access Collaborative’s (AAC) report, Our Year in Focus 2019/20.
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