Islacare has recently won a large Innovate UK grant through the Smart Grants scheme, which focuses on developing “disruptive innovations with significant potential for rapid, economic return to the UK”. Organisations registered in the UK can apply for a share of up to £25 million. Over the last two years, […]
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Nervecentre digital care plans deployed at Lister Hospital
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has deployed Nervecentre’s digital care plans at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, with the aim of improving staff access to information to keep patients safe. The roll-out follows a pilot earlier in the summer, which saw Nervecentre’s plans deployed in two Lister wards, a 566-bed general […]
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole piloting smart glasses for community services
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is set to pilot augmented reality glasses A.Consult in their React to Red (Tissue Viability) team. The smart glasses, developed by ConceptHealth, will be worn by staff during home visits. With the patient’s consent, they will be able to record parts of their […]
Teesside University develops AI agent to support pain management
A team from Teesside University’s School of Health and Life Sciences is collaborating with American technology company Storyfile and pain champion Pete Moore on a project to help people manage persistent pain. Pete, who lives with persistent pain, asthma and osteoarthritis himself, took part in a pain management programme in […]
Good Things Foundation publishes report on investment in digital inclusion
Good Things Foundation has published a report called ‘The economic impact of digital skills and inclusion in the UK’. The report sets out the economic case for interventions to help with digital inclusion, based on analysis by Cebr (Centre for Economics and Business Research). It was commissioned by Good Things […]
NICE updates evidence standards framework to include AI and data-driven tech
The National Institute for Health and and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated their evidence standards framework (ESF), working with stakeholders, system partners and thought leaders to ensure that digital health technologies (DHTs) are “clinically effective and offer value to the health and care system”. Originally published in December 2018, the […]
NHS Digital Staff Passport alpha assessment criteria ‘not met’
The government’s central digital and data office has published a report from a cross-government alpha assessment of the NHS Digital Staff Passport service. Its assessment on 5 July highlights four of 15 standards were not met in the evaluation, in the published report on 5 August. The programme aims to introduce […]
UCL-led research develops AI algorithm to detect epileptic brain abnormalities
A team of international researchers led by University College London have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm said to detect and report subtle brain abnormalities which can cause epileptic seizures. The Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) project used over 1000 MRI scans from 22 global epilepsy centres to develop the algorithm. […]
Call for views opens to tackle inequality in medical devices
A call for evidence has launched this week to gather insights on the potential of bias in medical devices. Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, commissioned the independent review on equity in medical devices, to establish where and how potential ethnic and other unfair biases may […]
University of Glasgow research explores human-machine interfacing
Researchers from the University of Glasgow aim to find a new way to monitor and measure the tiny signals created when nerve cells transmit information to skeletal muscles, through EU-funded research project MAGNABLE. It is hoped that the project could enable future generations of prosthetic limbs to respond directly to […]
