RECENT significant breakthroughs in digital health technology have seen a Bradford technology research and development firm launch a recruitment drive.

The Advanced Digital Institute, based at Salts Mill in Saltaire, is on the look out for the next generation of engineers. It is expecting to make an initial six new appointments in the wake of success in the digital health field.

ADI is currently working on a range of digital apps and platforms in conjunction with key healthcare stakeholders, as well as many other industrial and commercial technologies.

John Eaglesham, ADI chief executive, said: : "We're at a pivotal point in the development of ADI. The success of our health apps and other research programmes has necessitated a rapid expansion in our workforce and we are keen to attract the engineers of the future.

"We attended the Leeds Digital Job Fair recently and spoke with many capable candidates, however we would urge anyone interested in a career at the cutting edge of digital technology to visit our website for the latest vacancies."

ADI, which currently has 25 staff, was founded as a research and development innovation agency by Yorkshire Forward. In 2010, after Yorkshire Forward was disbanded, the company became independent and has gone on to win many awards for its work in technology and healthcare with private and public sector clients around the world.

The new recruitment drive follows the success of its Painsense pain management app designed to help reduce the need for hospital visits by chronic pain sufferers which has been adopted by the NHS in Leeds in the UK's largest commissioning of digital healthcare .

Leeds is the first UK city to adopt, the system across every GP surgery in a move that enables every patient to send information back to their GP electronically.

Painsense was created by ADI with support from the NHS England Small Business Research Initiative programme. Currently being used in the healthcare sector in Leeds and West Yorkshire, it will be rolled out across other UK regions within the next six months.

The free app is initially available to more than 7,000 patients suffering chronic pain. It gives them guidance on managing their pain, which should reduce the need to visit their GP or hospital.

John Eaglesham added: “We genuinely believe that the potential for improving people’s experience of healthcare can be enabled through technology with breakthroughs such as our Painsense app.”