Health technology
Hearing aids in earbuds and glasses: how the technology differs
AirPods and hearing glasses combine familiar hardware with amplification. Their fitting methods, software modes and evidence are different.
Healthcare Edition / Coverage
Rowan Hale · Page 11
Rowan Hale is the pen name used by Healthcare Edition’s founding editor. The publication focuses on health technology, policy and the delivery of care.
Policy & systems
EUDAMED explained: modules, public records and rollout
What EUDAMED records, which modules became mandatory in May 2026, and what a public device or certificate entry can tell you.
Travel & assistance
European Health Insurance Card: what it covers and what it leaves out
How EHIC works during a temporary stay, why local charges can still apply, and where to apply or renew, including the Irish service.
Travel & assistance
Cross Border Directive: how Ireland’s planned-care scheme works
Who Ireland’s Cross Border Directive scheme is for, how reimbursement is capped, and how it differs from EHIC and the Treatment Abroad Scheme.
Health technology
DCB0129 and DCB0160: who is responsible for what?
How DCB0129 assigns manufacturer responsibilities and DCB0160 covers local deployment, including safety evidence handover and later changes in England.
Policy & systems
Shared care records, Summary Care Record and Single Patient Record: what differs?
Compare England’s local shared care records, national GP-derived Summary Care Record and proposed Single Patient Record by information, access and delivery status.
Policy & systems
Medical-device surveillance in Great Britain: PMSR, PSUR and vigilance explained
How MHRA guidance distinguishes routine PMSR and PSUR updates from serious-incident reporting in Great Britain, with report cycles, request deadlines and scope.
Health technology
DTAC in 2026: what NHS buyers assess
A professional guide to DTAC in England: its assessment scope, who reviews the evidence and why other assurance and local deployment checks still matter.
Health technology
NHS App usage in August 2026: why sessions grew faster than users
England’s NHS App recorded more users and more sessions per user than in August 2025. The figures describe activity, without establishing better care or lower workload.
Health technology
NHS App messaging: delivery, notifications and fallback channels
For NHS staff in England: published delivery and read definitions, notification settings, supplier-specific fallback and the limits of referral updates.
Health technology
ARPA-H commits up to $117.4 million to Delphi wearable biosensors
Four Delphi teams will develop wearable sensors for heart failure, inflammation and perimenopause, with funding tied to research milestones.
Policy & systems
UK backs 44 healthcare AI recommendations: what comes next
The UK accepts all 44 healthcare AI commission recommendations. Draft guidance, consultation and an expanded AI Airlock are the next steps.