NHS Black Country ICB has shared an opportunity worth an estimated £354,000 for a digital inequalities support service to assist the ICB in improving digital enablement across the region, with citizens supported to gain “quicker and better” access to healthcare services. The contracted service will support the ICS’s ongoing programme of […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Study highlights limitations of large language models around clinical diagnosis, interpretation of results and integration
A study published this month in Nature Medicine journal evaluates the limitations of large language models (LLM) in clinical decision-making by exploring their accuracy, with the research team highlighting reported challenges with diagnosis, interpretation of laboratory results and safe integration into existing workflows. For the purposes of the study a […]
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals plans e-Job software
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice highlighting its intention to procure a software package to support e-Job planning, medical appraisal, re-validation and 360˚ feedback management. A number of key priority areas are outlined, including the need for the software to be a […]
Independent investigation to provide “raw and frank assessment” of the NHS
New health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a full independent investigation to be carried out into the state of the national health service with the aim of exposing the “extent of the issues” facing the NHS and delivering “the hard truths”. The findings of the assessment are […]
NHS Education for Scotland sustainability strategy and action plan focus on digital first approach
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has published its climate emergency and sustainability strategy for 2024-2027 along with an action plan for delivery, including focus on a ‘digital first’ approach “both to the work of its own staff and the delivery of training”. Placing emphasis on remote learning, the strategy states […]
Hammersmith Hospital study finds remote monitoring of heart attack patients less likely to be readmitted
A research study exploring the impact of remote monitoring on patients who had recently experienced a heart attack reportedly found that “telemedicine patients were 76 percent less likely to be readmitted to hospital within six months and 41 percent less likely to attend A&E, compared to those who followed normal […]
Poll: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term?
Our latest poll over on LinkedIn explored our readers’ views around cyber security priorities in healthcare, namely: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term? Four possible answers were supplied – to enforce cyber standards, audit IT suppliers, focus on staff education, or […]
Feature: remote patient monitoring and revolutionising healthcare with virtual wards
Content by Access. The world of health and social care is undergoing a transformational shift, and remote patient monitoring (RPM) is emerging as one of the sector’s most promising solutions. This approach leverages digital technology and software to assess, track, and report on a person’s health status while they recover […]
General election, what does it mean for the NHS: Focus on waiting times, timely diagnosis and treatment, innovation, adoption, modernising, a new ‘Fit for the Future’ fund…
With the results of the 2024 general election handing Labour a majority and placing Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, let’s take a look at what this might mean for the NHS. We previously reported on the highlights of Labour’s manifesto when it came to the national health service, along with […]
NHSE shares update around new GP Connect Update Record functionality
Dr Amanda Doyle, NHS England national director for primary care and community services, has written to GPs and practice managers to clarify information around enhancements to the GP Connect Update Record. The letter references the new enhancement to GP Connect functionality enabling information from secondary and community care, such as […]