Surgeons at East Kent Hospitals are investigating ways to improve patient outcomes by using 3D printed models and advanced image augmentation of body parts. The tools being tested are said to be able to show the location of tumours such as prostate cancer, blood vessels and other structures, with urology […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Great Ormond Street launches new artificial intelligence projects
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has launched two new projects through its Data Research, Innovation and Virtual Environments (DRIVE) unit. Two fellows from Faculty, an artificial intelligence company, have joined GOSH to explore how datasets can accelerate research and improve outcomes for patients. Doctor Omar Jahangir will be working on […]
Virgin Media switches on 5G hospital in London
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with Virgin Media O2 Business to become a 5G-connected hospital. The programme is part of Maudsley Digital Lab’s series of digital health and innovation trials funded by NHS Digital. The trials are investigating the efficiency, safety and security benefits of using smart, 5G-connected […]
Roslin Institute develops heart attack prediction model from data
The Roslin Institute, a research centre at the University of Edinburgh, has developed a model to predict heart attack risk by studying retinal images of Biobank data from participants who experienced a heart attack. Scientists calculated the model using branching patterns of retinal blood vessels, using data from the UK […]
In focus, the new plan for digital health and social care published
The Department of Health and Social Care has published “A plan for digital health and social care”, setting out their vision for a digitally-enabled health and social care system, collating existing digital strategies, plans and guidance into a single action plan. In the foreword Secretary for Health and Social Care Sajid […]
Study published on using social media platforms to encourage health behaviours
A study has been conducted to identify content created by health professionals related to using social media platforms to encourage health behaviours such as receipt of the HPV vaccine in the USA. The study highlights that approximately half of adolescents in the USA do not complete the recommended HPV vaccine series, […]
HTN Now: NHS blueprinting and the national EPR programme
As part of our HTN Now focus on electronic patient records (EPR), we were joined by the central NHS blueprinting team and a panel of digital leaders to discuss the national EPR programme and share how blueprints have supported them. The team included Head of National Operations and Delivery for […]
National Data Guardian shares views on the new health and care data strategy
The government recently released their new data strategy for health and care, “Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data”. We covered the strategy at HTN; click here to read our overview, or here to read industry views we curated. Now, the National Data Guardian Dr Nicola Byrne […]
NHS Property Services publishes green plan with a tech focus
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has published their Green Plan for 2022-2025, underlining their commitment to reducing its environmental impact and promoting sustainable healthcare now and in the future. Here we will take a look at the Green Plan, focusing in particular on the role of digital and data. The plan […]
University of Manchester launches trial to monitor psychosis digitally
A smartphone app using digital data collection to predict if an individual will relapse into psychosis is set to be trialled across the UK in a £12.5 million study. The remote data collection system was developed by researchers at the University of Manchester. It combines active and passive symptom, emotional, […]
