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News and blogs

Read all the latest HRC news and blogs

News

Protocol published for pioneering UTI diagnostics study as first phase nears completion

Oxford's NIHR HealthTech Research Centre details the TOUCAN platform study for evaluating UTI diagnostic tests in primary care. This new approach allows multiple rapid tests to be assessed simultaneously, potentially accelerating their path to clinical use.

Blogs

Built for the real world: Community Midwives on transforming maternity technology

18 hours and 50 minutes ago

Community midwife Holly Edmundson shares insights from 13 midwives on what makes effective maternity technology. Discover six essential questions for designing healthcare tech that truly works for frontline practitioners delivering care outside hospital settings

Phil and Umesha at the event at Sparkbrook, next to their stand

Access to medical testing for children: insights from Birmingham families

27 February 2025

Discover what 100+ Birmingham families told us about children's medical testing preferences, barriers they face, and how point-of-care testing could transform community healthcare for children.