Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

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Metadata

  • Author: Owen Hughes
  • Full Title: Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
  • Category: articles
  • Summary: The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new Community Diagnostic Centre to provide thousands of additional scans per year, helping to detect serious illnesses earlier. Cera, a digital home healthcare provider, has reached 75 million patient visits since its launch in 2016, delivering over 2 million visits monthly. A team has received £1 million in funding for a clinical trial of a device designed to treat threatened miscarriage, aiming to improve patient care.
  • URL: https://www.digitalhealth.net/2025/04/digital-health-coffee-time-briefing-%e2%98%95-59/

Highlights

  • The technology, called Callavid, is designed to improve the delivery of progesterone medication via a small, tampon-shaped device with an integrated mini-liner. Progesterone medication is recommended under NICE guidelines for women who have suffered at least one prior miscarriage and subsequently face “threatened miscarriage”. (View Highlight)
  • remote monitoring system enables WAST clinicians to track patient health data in real time, enabling earlier interventions and more efficient use of NHS resources. (View Highlight)
  • AI could help by providing faster, more accurate decisions based on richer data and individual context, while freeing clinicians to focus on care. (View Highlight)
  • “AI Navigation Assistant” that works across the NHS, which would draw from integrated records and local care options to guide patients to the most appropriate services. (View Highlight)