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Women across England have received "unacceptable" maternity care leading to tragic outcomes, according to a new national investigation report. Baroness Valerie Amos, who is leading the national maternity and neonatal (newborn) investigation (NMNI), said changes within services have been too slow despite being necessary and urgent. The document shares her initial impressions after visiting seven [...]

Intermountain Health has partnered with Testmate Health, investing to expand access to rapid, low-cost STI tests in at-risk communities beyond traditional labs. STIs often go undetected, with an estimated 80 per cent of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections missed each year. Testmate’s single-use, reader-free molecular tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae deliver results in under [...]

CardMedic, the digital platform transforming clinician and patient communication, has announced a major integration with LanguageLine Solutions, the global leader in on-demand interpretation. The partnership brings one-click access to live, professional video and audio interpreters in more than 240 languages directly within the CardMedic app. The integration will help clinicians deliver safe, inclusive, and human-centered [...]

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with CardMedic across the organisation, enabling its 6,300-strong workforce to communicate more clearly and confidently with patients who face language or communication barriers. CardMedic is a digital healthcare communication platform that allows staff and patients to communicate safely and effectively irrespective of language barriers, cognitive impairment or literacy. [...]

Femtech World explores the latest business developments in the world of women’s health. NHS platform Evaro partners with period tracking app Clue in UK-first integration Evaro, the NHS-licensed embedded healthcare platform, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the period tracking app Clue. The partnership will provide seamless access to NHS-funded contraception directly through Clue's app. [...]

Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is calling on innovators with healthtech solutions to apply for its accelerator programme. The programme is free for successful applicants and provides enhanced business support, regulatory guidance, NHS networking and scaled growth advice. The accelerator has recently been allocated £4.5m in funding from the West Yorkshire Mayor’s investment Zone. The funding [...]

NHS health checks will include questions about menopause for the first time, a move ministers say could help up to five million women in England. The Department of Health and Social Care said the new questions, to be developed over the coming months, could be introduced from 2026. Adults aged 40 to 74 without long-term [...]

North London NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new partnership with leading digital health company Psyomics to revolutionise how people across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, Islington access mental health care. The collaboration will see Psyomics’ digital technology rolled out across community services, enabling access to the right support more easily for over 1.6 million residents. [...]

High-risk women can now delay ovary removal surgery through NHS screening, helping them preserve fertility and avoid early surgical menopause. The ROCA test tracks women with BRCA gene mutations every four months, monitoring cancer risk markers instead of requiring immediate preventive surgery. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun rolling out the programme, [...]

GENinCode shares rose 6 per cent on Thursday after University College London Hospitals (UCLH) became the first NHS trust to introduce its ovarian cancer test. The AIM-listed company’s stock rose 0.25p to 4.55p after UCLH confirmed it will roll out the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA). UCLH is offering the service through its Familial [...]