Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has announced that its new strategy, with five UK-wide research driver programmes focusing on areas “where data science had great potential”, aims to “harness the power of large-scale data to tackle some of the largest health challenges and build a strong foundation for future research”. […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
NHSE publishes guidance on point of care testing for virtual wards and urgent community response
New NHS England guidance on point of care testing (PoCT) has been published for those looking to integrate PoCT into their urgent community response or virtual ward services “to aid clinical decision-making, avoid unnecessary hospital admission and improve outcomes”. The guidance focuses on in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) PoCT device diagnostics, with […]
Tech to support sustainability plans in new strategy from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The new Sustainability Strategy 2023 – 2028 from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) shares a vision for a “resilient health service which is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable” and sets out plans to utilise technology to support with property, transport, communications and more. In the area of energy efficiency […]
AI trial at Frimley Health NHS aims to support lung cancer triage and diagnosis
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is leading a trial using artificial intelligence in radiology with the aim of enabling more efficient triaging and prioritisation of lung cancer cases, which the trust hopes will help in speeding up the cancer diagnosis pathway and improving patient experience. The AI tech, developed by […]
Quebec and New Zealand join international collaboration of health tech assessment bodies
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced the addition of two new health technology assessment (HTA) bodies to a programme of international collaboration now spanning the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which seeks to “continually learn from data and implementation by using shared opportunities and […]
Google pilots generative AI to tackle administrative and operational challenges
In a recent blog post, Google Cloud’s global director for healthcare strategy and solutions Aashima Gupta and head of health AI Greg Corrado highlight how three early adopters have used Google’s generative AI Med-PaLM 2 to support their organisations, through standardising processes, supporting creation of medical documentation, and more. Med-PaLM […]
Federated data platform progress update and procurement announcement in autumn
NHS England has published a blog post by Ming Tang, chief data and analytics officer at NHS England, to highlight it expects to announce the successful supplier for its procurement of software to connect data across the NHS in a “federated data platform” in autumn. Considering the case for ensuring […]
Study presents learnings and best practice for scaling digital health interventions in resource-limited settings
A study published in frontiers journal has put forward a case study proposing an “omni-channel, outcomes-focused approach to scale digital health interventions in resource-limited populations”. It offers “real-world evidence of successful scaling strategies for an mHealth intervention in a resource limited setting”, from a family health intervention in India. The […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ data tool identifies risk-factors to support prioritisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has developed a new IT platform capable of identifying “high risk” diabetes patients from waiting lists, with the trust sharing how the platform is “enabling them to be prioritised for urgent care and contributing to a reduction in health inequalities”. A data informatics […]
Sussex trusts open tender for dental patient management software service
Sussex Community NHS Trust and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have opened a joint tender to procure a dental patient management software service over a three-year contract, with the estimated value for each trust standing at £25,000 to £250,000 for the full contract length. The procurement has launched as the […]
