How UK Digital Health is supporting the Covid-19 response
The UK is a global leader in Digital Health innovation, with numerous ground-breaking technologies that can support global healthcare systems and hospitals in their response to Covid-19. Many UK healthcare technology companies have proven themselves in the world's largest single-payer universal healthcare system, the NHS.
These companies are ready to help global clinicians and patients during the unprecedent global pandemic which is currently affecting 213 countries and territories worldwide.
Hassan Chaudhury, Digital Health Specialist, Healthcare UK, Department for International Trade, explains:
"The coronavirus pandemic has stretched health systems to their limits, raising important questions such as tracking suspected infection, diagnosing and treating patients remotely, and relieving pressure and freeing capacity on healthcare settings.
"Digital Health is the answer to all of these questions. It uses advances in computing power and data techniques to make healthcare better, safer, faster, more accurate and reach further. Without it, we simply don't have the global workforce to cope. By working closely with other countries, we can tackle our greatest challenges and succeed."
Reporting data in real-time
Already exporting to the Middle East and Asia, TPP is a clinical IT solution that supports the provision of integrated care, increasing efficiency, driving innovation and empowering patients. It offers a national-level Electronic Health Records (EHR) and patient apps for all care settings. For Covid-19, TPP can help set up hubs for emergency or isolation units or even a coordinated digital response with a central SystemOne unit to manage the population, a command centre with live dashboards and the Airmid patient app for all citizens, which includes remote consultations.
Secure and Instant Clinical Communication
With over 18 years of experience in the medical imaging sector globally, Feedback Medical have developed Bleepa – a communications platform that allows clinicians to share, annotate and discuss medical grade images, through their personal devices. It provides healthcare professionals with the tools needed to work safely and remotely.
Self-care, remote consultation and companion apps
Babylon's mission is to put an accessible and affordable health service into the hands of every person on earth. Babylon uses a combination of cutting-edge AI technology and medical expertise to deliver digital-first integrated care. Their Covid-19 Care Assistant is free internationally to manage needs when large-scale, traditional in-person care is not feasible. It is already being used in US, Canada, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
Patient safety
Award-winning C2-AI is a globally unique solution to predict and prevent avoidable harm before it occurs. The unique systems demonstrably reduce avoidable harm, mortality and variation while cutting operational expenditure (potentially USD millions per hospital) and reducing negligence claims by up to 10%.