Depression in Teenagers Prompts Pioneering Digital Mental Health Therapy Approach
Teenagers starting their GCSE and A level studies are being treated for depression through a new digital mental health therapy programme for young people that reflects the increasing education pressures they are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
SilverCloud Health, the leading digital mental health platform, is extending its existing digital therapy programmes for young people to also incorporate an online module for tackling depression, based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Healthcare Communications, the market-leading patient communications provider, is assisting King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCHT) to implement a suite of solutions purpose-built to improve patient experience and increase staff efficiency. The new technology will allow the trust to advance its 'digital by default' patient engagement strategy, whilst also helping to reduce any backlogs caused by the Coronavirus pandemic before a second spike takes hold and ahead of this year's winter pressures. 
Siemens Healthineers is debuting its new fluoroscopy system, the Luminos Lotus Max, at the annual French JFR 2020. The system offers industry-leading technology in radiography and fluoroscopy. "Combining these state-of-the-art technologies poses one major challenge: ensuring efficient workflows and high system utilization. 
Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) remains committed to effective interoperability in healthcare delivery. A leader in interoperability and open platforms, the company has made it a priority to deliver clinicians accessible, clinically relevant information at the point of care, creating a community patient record and enabling successful care delivery. 
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and LeQuest, a leading provider of online interactive simulation-based training for the use of medical devices [1], today announced a partnership to provide online interactive training for the Philips Ultrasound Affiniti system. 
Eight NHS hospital trusts in Greater Manchester are to benefit from medical imaging technology that will transform how doctors and other NHS healthcare professionals access and review images from patient scans that are crucial to identifying illnesses and delivering effective care. 
Hospitals face new demand for virtual visiting, and more patients are confident they don't always need to see a doctor in person, as the use of remote technologies rise. But concerns around data security and privacy are voiced, and people with lower incomes are more likely to express anxieties about the virtual shift, new research commissioned by health tech company Visionable has revealed.