Microsoft has formed a partnership with Haleon to better the functionality on their Seeing AI app, as part of efforts to ensure that health products are more accessible for people who are blind or have partial vision. The project means detailed audio information for over 1,500 Haleon products within the […]
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Ambulance services electronic patient record framework opens
An invitation to tender has been launched to develop a national framework for the provision and support of an electronic patient record system for ambulance trusts. The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, in partnership with the National Ambulance Procurement Board, is inviting suppliers to bid for the framework agreement, with […]
Primary care automation pilots announced
A series of health tech projects have been announced through the London Digital First Primary Care Automation Grant programme. Announced by the Health Innovation Network, and supported by NHS England, each project will receive up to £65,000 to pilot automation solutions that support primary care. 11 projects are to receive funding, with projects […]
NHS launches online monkeypox vaccination site finder
The NHS have launched an online vaccination site finder making it more easier and more accessible for people to get their monkeypox jab by supporting people to find their nearest vaccination centre and providing help in booking an appointment. As monkeypox is caused by a similar virus to smallpox, the […]
Virtual ward service in Leicester extends to support patients with wide range of conditions
A virtual wards service is being extended to support patients with a wider range of health conditions and enable them to receive treatment at home. A collaboration of local organisations has worked together to put this service in place, including Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB), University Hospitals […]
GOSH researchers use technology to engineer donor T-cells for children with resistant leukaemia
Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOSH ICH) have used new technology to engineer T-cells to treat seriously ill children. The first phase of the trial, published in Science Translational Medicine, is said to be “the first […]
Call for standardisation of digital imaging across eye care services
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and The College of Optometrists have called for the standardisation of digital imaging across eye care services. “Currently, there is no standardisation across ophthalmic imaging technologies with the consequence that there is no easy way to exchange digital images between systems,” their statement reads. […]
New technology launched in Staffordshire to monitor patient heart health
Patients in Staffordshire are set to benefit from innovative health technology said to diagnose heart problems that could cause a stroke, and remotely monitor their heart health. The Loomer Medical Group has introduced the use of digital stethoscopes that allow clinicians to share audio recordings of a patient’s heartbeat with […]
Study explores prevalence and sources of duplicate content in electronic medical records
A new study, published at JAMA Network Open and entitled ‘Prevalence and Sources of Duplicate Information in the Electronic Medical Record’, aims to set out how much duplicate content is present in electronic medical records (EMR), where the duplication comes from, and why it exists. Authors Jackson Steinkamp, Jacob J. […]
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN adopts innovations to tackle NHS challenges
Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (YHAHSN) has adopted several digital solutions as part of their accelerator programme, Propel@YH. Currently, 11 SMEs have been chosen to be part of the programme, which aims to select innovations to tackle NHS and social care challenges such as health inequalities, environmental impact, patient […]
