Epic and Microsoft have announced a collaboration this week to integrate and develop generative AI capabilities into the Epic electronic health record. The organisations announced the news at HIMSS in Chicago, noting their plans to combine the Azure OpenAI Service with the Epic EHR. One of the first solutions being […]
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Diagnostic imaging company raises over £9 million
Scan.com, a healthcare referral and digital platform for booking and receiving medical scan results, has raised over £9 million in Series A funding. The funding is said to facilitate new product development for UK insurance pathways and to scale-up the company’s operations to five additional US states. Based in London and […]
Cambridge Hospitals trials device to improve movement for Parkinson’s disease inpatients
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has launched a pilot of a medical device hoped to support Parkinson’s disease inpatients in significantly improving their movement. The body-worn device developed in Cambridge will now be offered to Parkinson’s disease inpatients at the trust. Called the CUE1, the device is commonly worn on […]
Digital primary care innovation hub launches in Humber and North Yorkshire
A digital primary care innovation hub has launched across the Humber and North Yorkshire, with an aim to accelerate, research, evaluate, and identify innovations that support primary care strategic priorities. The Humber and North Yorkshire Digital Primary Care Innovation Hub is said to be the “front door” for digital innovation […]
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB awards digital mental healthcare service
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a 3-year contract to Kooth PLC for its digital mental healthcare service for children and young people in the region. The £273,877 per annum contract for the digital service is set to continue the offer in the region, providing seven-day access […]
Trial launched to evaluate app for treatment for psychosis
A team of experts from King’s College London, University of Bath and The McPin Foundation have partnered with healthtech startup Avegen Health to develop and trial a new app aimed to help patients with feelings of paranoia. Through a clinical trial, the mobile app that aims to help users think of […]
“Infrastructure and connectivity are the backbone of reliable digitally enabled services” Pritesh Mistry on HTN Let’s Talk
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk, sponsored by Spirit Health! For the latest episode, we interviewed Pritesh Mistry, policy fellow for digital technologies at The King’s Fund. We discussed digital priorities for the NHS, the opportunities for integrated care systems, challenges in interoperability and more. To start off Pritesh […]
Innovation key to improving services and reducing waiting lists, 90% of NHS Scotland staff say
InnoScot Health has published findings from a recent survey highlighting how 90 percent of staff agree that “innovation must be at the heart of improving NHS Scotland services and helping to tackle pandemic backlogs”. The research study asked 602 NHS staff between October and November 2022 a series of questions […]
NHS England launches extended reality training to support perinatal mental health learners
NHS England has launched a new immersive method of training to support healthcare learners to expand their skills when interacting with people with perinatal mental health problems. Using extended reality (XR) technology, learners are taken through a series of instructor-driven simulations, to interact with a virtual patient. The patient avatar Stacey […]
New fund opens for community pharmacy system innovation in Wales
The Life Sciences Hub Wales and Digital Health and Care Wales have launched a new fund to support suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems. Forming part of the Digital Health and Care Wales digital medicines transformation portfolio the innovation fund aims to support health tech suppliers and NHS organisation deliver an electronic […]
