Smart use of healthcare technology improves care delivery, saves time, increases productivity and can improve staff morale. At some point in the usage cycle, savings will start to be made, although when this happens – and whether it should be the prime reason for the adoption of IT-based healthcare delivery solutions – is open to debate. What is clear is that a modern approach is vital if state-provided healthcare, as we know it, is to remain sustainable in the long term. The private and public sectors both have key roles to play, says Ashley Yeo, at the second annual HETTExpo

Asia continues to gain attention for its healthtech innovation and adoption activity, and VC investors have seen the merits of a maintaining a focus on this newly emerging regional innovation hotspot, regardless of the pandemic.

The duties of the new commissioner for patient safety have been prioritized in the UK’s Medicines and Medical Devices bill, which has been given Royal Assent.