The government recently released their new data strategy for health and care, “Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data”. We covered the strategy at HTN; click here to read our overview, or here to read industry views we curated. Now, the National Data Guardian Dr Nicola Byrne […]
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Genomics England opens Diverse Data initiative
Genomics England has opened a call for contributors who want to express their interest in genomic sequencing projects with under-served communities and help address gaps in datasets. Entitled the ‘Diverse Data initiative’, the aim is to minimise inequalities in genomic medicine and address the imbalances in data, with a focus on […]
NHS Property Services publishes green plan with a tech focus
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has published their Green Plan for 2022-2025, underlining their commitment to reducing its environmental impact and promoting sustainable healthcare now and in the future. Here we will take a look at the Green Plan, focusing in particular on the role of digital and data. The plan […]
University of Manchester launches trial to monitor psychosis digitally
A smartphone app using digital data collection to predict if an individual will relapse into psychosis is set to be trialled across the UK in a £12.5 million study. The remote data collection system was developed by researchers at the University of Manchester. It combines active and passive symptom, emotional, […]
North East and North Cumbria ICS outline sustainability focus
North East and North Cumbria ICS (NENC) has published its first green plan, sharing an ambition to become the greenest region in England by 2030. In their strategy, they outline the action they are taking to reduce their environmental footprint by reducing waste, using electric vehicles, converting to more sustainable […]
Allied Health Professions new strategy with digital and data focus
An Allied Health Professions (AHP) strategy for England has been released entitled “AHPs Deliver” which is set to support the 14 distinct occupations of the AHP workforce. The purpose of the strategy is to provide a direction to the AHP community, with the aim of delivering quality care, improving health […]
BCS Health and Care releases report on building a clinical satnav
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has published a report entitled “Building a clinical satnav for practitioners and patients”, produced by authors Jack O’Sullivan, Jeremy Wyatt and Philip Scott. The report calls for computer-driven support for diagnosis and other clinical decisions to become a mainstream part of the NHS. “There […]
Moderna to build innovation and technology centre in the UK
An agreement has been made between Moderna and the UK government to build a research and manufacturing centre in the UK. The new Innovation and Technology Centre will develop mRNA vaccines for a wide range of respiratory diseases, including vaccines for COVID-19 aimed to protect against multiple variants, and “significantly […]
Nordic region to share unified digital health standards
A digital health and evaluation criteria programme has launched across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland, with an aim to unify digital health standards. Developed to provide standardised regulation or risk management across the Nordic region, as well as supporting the adoption of health technologies on a large scale, the Nordic […]
System C appoints Healthcare Managing Director
System C has appointed Guy Lucchi as their new Managing Director of Healthcare, leading the healthcare division with a particular focus on supporting the company’s customers to achieve higher levels of digitisation. Guy Lucchi was previously joint Digital Innovation Director for Health Innovation Manchester and Chief Digital Officer for the […]
