HSJ Partnership Awards 2020: MedTech, Device or Hardware Innovation Award

Gestational diabetes mellitus affects thousands of mothers-to-be in the UK each year and can lead to serious complications including high rates of stillbirth and congenital anomalies. A digital health solution has reduced the number of face-to-face appointments needed and has led to better outcomes for the pregnancies.

GDm-Health started as a “proof of concept” collaboration between Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Oxford University’s institute of biomedical engineering. The aim was to create a method that was reliable and accurate but was also convenient for women to use and cost-saving for healthcare providers. The system allows women with out of threshold readings to be prioritised so that clinicians can focus on them.

For all enquiries with regards to the Partnership Awards please contact Liam Richardson, head of event content and production, HSJ