At HTN Now we were joined by Richard Yaldren, head of EPR programme at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV). He shared with us his team’s experience in EPR implementation over the five years since the projects’ inception using Civica’s Cito solution. Where the journey to EPR […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
£21 million in funding for AI announced “to roll out artificial intelligence across the NHS”
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £21 million in funding for artificial intelligence technologies. It’s intended to enable the roll-out of AI technology which, according to the announcement, will “help diagnose patients more quickly for conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions”. The announcement sets out the […]
£31 million funding announced for UCL’s disability innovation hub
UCL announced last week that its Global Disability Innovation Hub has successfully secured £31 million investment from UK Aid, a funding programme which is part of the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The funding announced for UCL’s Global Disability Innovation Hub will help the programme to develop its policy […]
Feature: the implications of the metaverse for future healthcare, treatment and medical education
The concept of an online ‘metaverse’, whereby a new, interconnected virtual reality could be created to facilitate many aspects of human and social life, is one which has been excitedly welcomed by many across the tech sector and beyond. The metaverse has been touted as a kind of ‘3D social […]
Northern Care Alliance NHS to develop app to predict and prevent patient safety incidents
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has announced that work has started to develop an AI-driven app to predict and prevent “patient safety incidents” for those recovering from brain injury or other brain conditions. Recognising the challenges that these types of conditions can pose, the Northern Care Alliance’s Salford […]
Collaborative Health Innovation Lab launched in Gloucestershire
A new lab has been opened by the University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to “explore how innovations like wearable technology and artificial intelligence can be used to help the NHS”. The Health Innovation Lab aims to help solve large-scale challenges facing the NHS, including waiting lists, […]
NHSE accelerates teledermatology programme with July 2023 roll-out target
NHS England has announced the expansion and accelerated roll-out of their teledermatology programme, with the aim of helping patients receive faster skin cancer diagnoses and treatment. NHSE describes how using a dermatoscope, a lens “the size of a 50p piece that can be attached to a phone camera”, high spec images […]
NHS Confed reveals results of survey on patient attitudes toward health tech
The NHS Confederation has announced findings from commissioned research undertaken by Ipsos on public attitudes toward health technologies. One of the main findings from this research is that the majority of people “would use health technology if it meant they could avoid going into hospital”, with 72 percent responding that […]
UKRI invests in artificial intelligence, innovation and research
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced that it will be investing £54 million to develop artificial intelligence technologies in the UK, along with investing £7 million to “establish the Innovation and Research Caucus (IRC) as a world leading centre of excellence in research and innovation funding”. AI investments The […]
NICE announces new “one-stop-shop for AI and digital regulations for health and social care”
NICE has announced a new one-stop-shop and advice service, intended to support the wider health and care system “adopt and make use of new digital and artificial intelligence”. The AI and Digital Regulations Service will consist of a centralised and up-to-date website with content for developers and adopters of new technologies, […]
