The Royal College of GPs is inviting clinicians and healthcare professionals in primary care to provide insight on how AI will impact them. Together with UCL, the RCGP is in the early stages of piloting an AI tool for educational purposes. However the College has called for help, via a survey […]
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NHS Digital launches staff cyber security campaign and new virtual data assistant
NHS Digital has launched a new campaign for staff to support cyber security in the workplace. The campaign, named Keep I.T. Confidential aims to generate awareness and educate staff across the NHS on the impact of data security on patient safety and care. The campaign has been created to support […]
BBC launches ‘digital wellbeing’ Own It app for children
The BBC has created a “wellbeing” app called Own It aimed at children. It monitors how young people interact with friends and family online and through messaging apps and uses AI to evaluate a child’s mood so it can offer advice or encourage them to talk to trusted adults. The app […]
Health Enterprise East partners with Royal Devon and Exeter
Health Enterprise East (HEE) has announced its partnered with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust to provide staff with innovation management services, including support with specialist skills in IP, commercialisation and access to funding. In the first months of the partnership, HEE will be reviewing the Trust’s current […]
Circle Health partners with EQL AI-driven physio tool
EQL, a start-up part of the NHS DigitalHealth.London accelerator programme will be providing its AI-driven physio tool to Circle Health. Cicle Health will be rolling out the tool across all its NHS MKS contracts. Patients will utilise Phio, the digital physiotherapist that uses powerful decision trees to accurately evaluate the right […]
CQC invites AI innovators to help develop regulatory approach
The Care Quality Commission has today launched a regulatory sandbox round 2 for machine learning in diagnostic and screening services. CQC is seeking providers and innovators who use AI in their diagnostic and imaging services to help develop their regulatory approach. The round will include technology for the interpretation and delivery […]
Health Innovation Manchester opens £300,000 funding call
Health Innovation Manchester has launched a call for companies to apply for a share of £300,000 funding. The funding is looking for innovations focused on urgent and emergency care and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition or obesity. It will support the introduction of innovation into the health and care system across […]
HTN 100 News in Brief
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every week email news@thehtn.co.uk. Orion Health delivers Health Information Exchange in the Middle East Over 2,000 healthcare providers will be connected through the first Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the […]
How 2 Doctors are developing an app to facilitate GP home visits in Pakistan
The adoption of technology in healthcare is evolving the way institutions are delivering services and improving the management of patient care and treatment. Clinicians and those actively working in health, are helping to identify problems that digital innovation would solve and working with companies such as Nova to co-found their […]
Health Education England announces 17 new digital fellows
Health Education England has awarded 17 new digital fellowships to incorporate digital health expertise within their careers. The Topol Review published earlier this year made several recommendations including the creation of these digital fellowships. Led by cardiologist, geneticist, and digital medicine researcher Dr Eric Topol, he explored how to prepare […]
