TFH #015: Worst staffing crisis in NHS history, NHS staff to get 4.5% pay rise, £2B NHS gap might mean pausing technology change, what should ICS's prioritise and more.
NHS in England facing the worst staffing crisis in history - Extra staff are needed as healthcare becomes more complex and technologically advanced. If we need more people as we become more technologically advanced then perhaps we are not implementing the right technology?
Amazon strikes $3.5 billion deal for One Medical in long march into U.S. healthcare - Amazon to buy primary care provider One Medical for $3.49 billion. In 2019, the online retailer piloted virtual care visits for its own employees in Seattle before expanding to other employers under the Amazon Care brand.
Unobravo closes €17 million series A - Unobravo, which today counts more than 100 employees and 2,000 selected therapists, has risen to leadership in Italy thanks to an efficient business model centered around clinical excellence and technology to carefully match patients with the therapist best suited to their needs and preferences.
What should Integrated Care Systems prioritise to make digital, data and technology work for them and their populations? - The shift to ICSs marks a unique opportunity to re-set how health and social care is planned and delivered and to ensure that care is joined-up and designed around the needs of the patient.
NHS staff to get 4.5% pay rise - Apparently, NHS England suggests that investment in diagnostics and new technology will be hit by the government’s decision to increase NHS pay above the 3 per cent budgeted for 2022-23.
Heart attack prediction startup Cleerly raises $192M - Cardiovascular disease-focused Cleerly raised $192 million in Series C financing, a little more than a year after the company launched with a $43 million Series B. The latest round, led by T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Management and Research Company, brings Cleerly's total raise to $248 million.
£6.7m tender opens for NHS digital maturity assessment - A two-year contract worth up to £6.7 million, will require a supplier to deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment of NHS trusts and integrated care systems, in line with the seven domains that form the What Good Looks Like framework.
The fight for techquity - While many were able to seamlessly transition to a world of remote working and virtual care, the vulnerable, underserved and marginalized communities were left on the other side of the digital divide, where access is limited or sometimes impossible.
Human raises $10m to simplify access to medical information - A Sydney-based healthtech startup founded just six months ago by two former employees of design unicorn Canva has raised $10.15 million to build the future of personalised healthcare.
Persistent understaffing of NHS a serious risk to patient safety - The NHS and social care face the greatest workforce crisis in their history, compounded by the absence of a credible government strategy to tackle the situation.
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