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 […]
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Digital to support care at home and mental health in Scottish Government’s winter overview
The Scottish Government has published a new strategy entitled ‘Heath and social care: winter resilience overview 2022 to 2023’. It sets out the actions planned to support the health and care sector through the winter period, with focus on maintaining a whole system approach. Eight priorities have been set out, […]
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. […]
Royal College of General Practitioners releases statement on patient access to records
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has released a statement on patients’ access to their records. The statement notes that the RCGP has been “engaging closely with NHS England” over the plans to grant patients automatic access to their prospective records from 1 November 2022 and states, “The College […]
Frontiers study demonstrates app’s use of gamification to alleviate depressive symptoms
A new study has been published in Frontiers entitled ‘Gamification improves antidepressant effects of cognitive control training – A pilot trial’. Authors Simone Weller, Philipp A. Schroeder and Christian Plewnia note that whilst treatment approaches for major depressive order (MDD) encompass psychotherapy, medication and brain stimulation, insignificant symptom relief remains […]
New round of NIHR funding for Biomedical Research Centres across England
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded nearly £800 million to 20 Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) across England, to develop scientific discoveries into new treatments, tests and medical technologies to improve patient care. NHIR Biomedical Research Centres are formed by partnerships between healthcare professionals and academics […]
NHS AI Lab and Health Education England call for healthcare staff to be trained in AI
New research has called for all health and care staff to be trained in using artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice. A report published by the NHS AI Lab and Health Education England (HEE) has advocated for training and education for providers in how they deliver and develop AI guidance […]
NHS Supply Chain give notice of upcoming procurement for an eCommerce Solution and Delivery partner
A pre-procurement notice has been published by NHS Supply Chain, seeking an eCommerce Solution and Delivery partner to help them improve their ordering platform, managed content delivery and support integration. The notice describes how NHS Supply Chain provides procurement and supply chain services to hospitals and healthcare providers, supporting with […]
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 […]
