The new hubs will help connect regional health and care data with biomedical data in secure environments. This will pave the way for NHS, academic researchers and industry innovators to harness scientific knowledge and emerging technologies to develop new drugs and devices and improve health services. Funded through the Industrial […]
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Specialist GP to help spread innovations to join up NHS health and social care
Dr Karen Kirkham, who runs a practice in Dorset and specialises in women’s health, will work with the wider GP community to spread tried and tested innovation and transformation techniques across the country. Dr Kirkham has been instrumental in setting up the trailblazing Dorset Integrated Care System where a new […]
HTN Digital Week Agenda Sneak Preview
HTN is delighted to announce a sneak preview of the agenda for HTN Digital Week, an innovative week to celebrate, share and showcase your work across healthcare technology. The event takes place 21st July – 25th July and will be completely digital, ranging from webinars, to ebooks, opinion pieces to blogs […]
Spirit Digital announced as Cloud-Software Provider on G-Cloud 10
Spirit Digital the company who develops evidence based digital health services helping people to stay out of hospital and improving clinical outcomes has been recognised as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G-Cloud 10 framework. The G-Cloud framework is an agreement between the government and suppliers who provide […]
NHS App Library reaches 70 apps in honour of the NHS birthday
Since the launch of the Apps Library, NHS Digital has worked with more than 350 developers to include new apps. This inspired the milestone of 70 apps in honour of the 70th birthday celebrations of the National Health Service. The library will continue to grow and cover many more health […]
Dorset Care Record adds Alerts and Encounters from Dorset County Hospital
Alerts and encounters from Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have this week been added to the Dorset Care Record (DCR). It will mean that additional data from DCH including inpatients, outpatients, Emergency Department encounters and alerts are now registered on the DCR. Up to 5,000 messages a day will go through the […]
Interview: key challenges facing NHS execs and how analytics can help
In our latest interview we explore some of the key challenges facing NHS executives and how data, predictive analytics and insight can support to better manage patient flow, reduce waiting lists and support a reduction in stranded patients. We spoke with Professor Stephen Smith, former CEO Imperial College Hospitals London […]
Babylon AI achieves equivalent accuracy with human doctors in global healthcare first
Babylon Health’s AI, in a series of robust tests (including the relevant sections of the MRCGP exam), has demonstrated its ability to provide health advice which is on-par with practicing clinicians. The MRCGP exam is the final test for trainee General Practitioners (GPs), set by the Royal College of General […]
NHS Digital signs deal to deliver newpatient de-identification solution
NHS Digital has signed a contract to deliver a new software solution for the de-identification of patient information, which will help to improve the way that data is used across the NHS and social care. De-identification is the process used to prevent a person’s identity from being connected with their information. […]
Digital Care Home prevents emergency hospital admissions
Care home workers are playing a vital role in an exciting new partnership between care homes and the NHS aiming to improve the quality of life of residents and reduce emergency hospital admissions in Sheffield. The Digital Care Home is piloting a new model of collaborative working between health and […]
