US-based��RapidSOS��has raised $85 million in��Series C��investment,��led by Insight Partners,��to��scale��its emergency��response��data��platform��around the globe.����

The��90,000��emergency��999 calls��made��every day in the UK��rely on the��person��dialling��to verbally provide information.��RapidSOS��can provide supplemental data on the emergency and the individual involved direct to the screens in the��emergency��control��centre.����

At no cost to the emergency services or the NHS,��RapidSOS��will��deliver��real-time information to the 999 system with calls automatically showing the individual’s medical needs via MedicAlert UK ID cards.�� Further partnerships will be announced in the coming months.��

The investment, which brings���鲹�辱�峧����’s��total funding to $200m, will advance the company’s work to connect emergency data from digital health, smart buildings, security, connected vehicles��and��app companies with first responders globally.��

The��RapidSOS��Platform��already��powers��more than��4,800��emergency��communications��centers��across the US, covering 92% of the population, and is integrated with��more than��350 million connected devices.����

These devices, recognized as��RapidSOS��Ready, transmit real-time location, health and medical information, connected building and alarm data and more in an emergency.��

“2020 reminded all of us of the heroic work that first responders do in our most challenging moments,” said��founder and CEO��Michael Martin.����

“We spent the past eight years building the��RapidSOS��emergency response data platform in partnership with thousands of first responders — collaborating with leading technology companies to provide the right data, at the right place, at the right time to save lives across over 150 million emergencies annually.”����

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This past year put a spotlight on the importance of faster and more effective emergency response. The need for critical, life-saving data was never more apparent than in 2020 when the world faced unprecedented emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic.��

Data from the��RapidSOS��Platform was used in over 150m emergencies during the calendar year – 400,000+ per day – and in some��cases��became the critical link between citizens and first responders when traditional voice 911 circuits went down in major disasters or attacks.����

Millions of Americans��are able to��share important medical information with 911 through the Medical ID feature on an iPhone. When a user chooses to set up the feature, the information is shared when making an emergency call or using the Emergency SOS feature in supported regions.����

In addition, in collaboration with the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, and Direct Relief,��RapidSOS��launched the Emergency Health Profile, a simple and free way for anyone to share their health data with 911.��

Nikitas��Koutoupes, managing director at Insight Partners, added:��“Insight has a history of backing category-defining companies, and��RapidSOS��has all the makings of one in the emergency response space.����

“We are excited to have our team of software��ScaleUp��and platform experts help drive���鲹�辱�峧����’s��mission.”

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The virtual group clinics (VGCs) deliver care to groups of people with similar health needs, including diabetes, asthma, rheumatology and dermatology.

Preston firm Redmoor Health has won the contract to train up to 250 health organisations in using the technology so they can run the clinics across all areas of the NHS in Wales.

The company, which was founded by Marc Schmid in 2017, has previously run hundreds of training sessions in the primary service sector in England but Wales is the first country to roll it out across the whole health service.

Mr Schmid said: “This is a massive development for us as a company but, more importantly, it’s a hugely significantly step for NHS Wales.

“Covid-19 has accelerated tech adoption in healthcare with things like GP video consultations but virtual group clinics allow patients with long-term conditions to access care securely, safely and conveniently.

“The benefit of the VGC’s is clinicians can see up to 15 patients at a time remotely compared to the previous pre-Covid, face-to-face model, when they would see one at a time.

“Virtual group clinics have been shown to work in GP surgeries but the decision by NHS Wales is significant because it’s the first time it has been deployed across the whole service.”

Redmoor Health has partnered with face-to-face group clinic experts ELC and will work closely with TEC Cymru. All documents and animations will be translated into Welsh. The contract runs up until May 2021.

Mr Schmid said: “Technology has no boundaries. As well as working across England and Wales we’re now exploring other markets abroad and are in discussions with representatives in Australia.”

Redmoor currently employs 10 staff but is looking to recruit up to five more trainers.
To date, just under 11,000 GP consultations and almost 62,000 secondary and community care appointments have already taken place virtually in Wales.

Virtual group clinics form part of the Welsh Government’s pledge to bring care closer to home and will be rolled-out across primary, secondary and community care settings.

Each year, around 3.1m patients are seen at outpatient departments across Wales. The virtual group clinics will deliver care to groups of people with similar health needs.
Clinicians will run sessions for between 10-15 patients on a specific area of their care, allowing patients to learn from the experience of others and clinicians to interact with a number of patients at one time.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has already begun delivering therapy services virtually in a number of areas including dietetics, pulmonary rehabilitation and especially speech and language therapy.

Feedback has been positive from both patients and staff to the virtual approach, who have said the technology is easy to use.

Patients reported that the service avoided costs associated with taking time off from work and travelling to appointments.

Virtual group clinics will provide convenient access to support and advice for those who maybe self-isolating, have mobility issues or are housebound.

Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, said: “During the pandemic, we have seen transformational changes and new ways of working to ensure the continuity of patient care from GPs, community health in the community and in hospital outpatient departments.

“Thousands of patients have already received excellent care via individual video consultations and we can now accelerate our plans for virtual group consultations.

“Wales is the first country to roll-out this way of working across all three parts of our NHS. Our virtual group clinics will lead the way and ensure that people in Wales will be able to access the benefits of medical care and support, whichever clinician they need to see, in whatever setting, from the convenience of their own home.

“Video group clinics will also help us ensure service continuity and resilience, and enable our dedicated healthcare professionals to deliver care and advice in a rewarding, safe and supportive way which provides long-term benefits to the NHS here in Wales.”

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The UK arm of the group, which is a provider of software for public services,��has acquired Chameleon Information Management Services��and its subsidiary��InfoFlex, which is based inside the M25 near Watford.��

InfoFlex��provides��cloud��software which integrates��with existing hospital systems across 65 clinical specialities including cancer services, digital remote monitoring solutions (RMS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and endoscopy.��

It has more than 40,000 users across over 130 NHS trusts.��During the COVID-19 pandemic,��InfoFlex��says��trusts have used��the platform��in innovative ways to manage data collection and reporting.����

It cites the example of��West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which��used the software to set up a Virtual Hospital for the administration of patients being cared for in the community.��

Wayne Story, Civica Group CEO, said: “I am delighted to welcome��InfoFlex��into the Civica Group. The company’s market leading software and sector experience will strengthen our presence and expertise right at the heart of the NHS.����

“We’re excited about the opportunities ahead to add even more value and digital capability for our customers and further help transform the way trusts deliver clinical care.”��

Marc Warburton,��InfoFlex��Chief Executive,��added: “As the next stage of our development, we’re excited to be joining Civica.����

“This will enable us to benefit from the opportunities and expertise of the wider��group, helping us to support more customers in providing the data and information management software and innovation to improve health outcomes.”��

Civica delivers software solutions to over 500 customers across the NHS and private care sector globally: from electronic prescribing and patient records to enhanced workforce efficiency.����

The��group provides cloud delivery to more than 20,000 clinicians, facilitates the scanning of 150 million documents and images and processes £60bn of NHS funds annually.��

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Secure��collaboration��app��Siilo��Messenger��has��users in more than 200 trusts across the country as NHS staff can freely download and use��its��app.��

Siilo, which is based in Amsterdam,��has��entered formal partnerships with��East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust,��St. George’s, Midlands Partnership, Royal Bath and Bupa Cromwell.��

These��are all using��Sillo��Connect —��its��platform for entire organisations.����

Siilo has raised a £8.6 million in Series A funding from��European digital health��VC Heal Capital, Philips Health Technology Venture Fund and current investor��EQT Ventures.��

“In March alone our��[UK]��user base grew by 36% as we��released our free Crisis��Management Tool for organisations,” a spokesperson told���Ͼ�Ʒ��Cloud.����

“We would like to continue building this momentum post-COVID by continuing to develop useful new features in response to what we hear from medical professionals on the ground.��

“We will undoubtedly be expanding our UK team in the coming year as our UK community continues to grow.”��

The company has built Europe’s largest medical network with more than 250,000��healthcare professionals.��

With the investment,��Siilo��will continue to expand its product offering to better��support case-based collaboration and knowledge-sharing on its platform, as well as increase��network growth across Europe, specifically across the UK and Ireland as well as, DACH,��BENELUX.����

The company will also be hiring talent in areas such as product development and��customer success.��

“Communication is key in every organisation.��Siilo��has a strong vision in making healthcare��professionals fall in love with their intuitive solution to promote it in a bottom-up approach,”��said��Dr.��Christian Weiss, General Partner at Heal Capital.����

“����������’s��messenger can be a true��game changer in digitising the healthcare sector.”��

Siilo was founded in 2016 by former surgery resident Joost Bruggeman (CEO) and Arvind��Rao (CFO).����

Bruggeman said: “We believe there is a massive��opportunity for healthcare to operate as a collaborative network.����

“We started by connecting��professionals treating individual patients, but during the acute phase of the pandemic, we’ve��also been able to play a critical role in connecting different levels of healthcare to facilitate��faster decision-making and information-sharing.����

“With Siilo, frontline care workers, public��health officials, and everyone in between are able to practice medicine together.��

“We’re only just starting to uncover the different ways technology can facilitate collaboration��and simplify workflows in healthcare, and we’re excited to increase our product offering and��member network with the support of our newest investors, who bring a wealth of insights and��experience around scaling innovative healthcare solutions.”��

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