UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced funding for 20 new health technology projects – ranging from robotic bowel cancer sensors and smart shoe insoles, through to helmets that perform brain scans, robots that support independent living, dissolving ‘needles’ and chips for monitoring the immune system remotely. The 20 projects are […]
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IBM and UKRI to launch new £210m centre for digital innovation
The UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and tech giants IBM have announced a new £210 million digital innovation centre, which will focus on advancing AI and quantum computing capabilities. As part of a five-year programme, the new Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation (HNCDI) will bring together expertise […]
North West London launch online mental health platform
Central and Northwest London NHS Trust has rolled out a new mental health app across its local boroughs to help support children and young people with their mental health, and ensure a single, consistent service offer. Kooth is an app aimed at young people between 11 – 25 years and […]
MOD selects InterSystems platforms for new medical information system
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has opted for InterSystems’ HealthShare and IRIS for Health platforms to ‘underpin’ its new Defence Medical Information System, called Programme CORTISONE. The platforms will be used to help the MOD to deliver an “integrated ecosystem of medical information services” and to “rapidly develop new […]
Babylon announces multi-billion dollar merger and plan to become public company
Babylon, the global health tech company, has announced a new $4.2 billion merger with special purpose acquisition company, Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. Once completed, the combined company will operate under the name of Babylon and trade under ‘BBLN’ at the New York-based Nasdaq Stock Market – seeing Babylon transition from […]
AI tool developed to streamline pathology workflow
A team of researchers, academics and pathologists from the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has developed an artificial intelligence tool to help streamline pathology workflows – which could speed up diagnoses of prostate cancer. The multidisciplinary team from Oxford has created an algorithm that […]
News in Brief: VR endoscopy simulator, Nuffield’s new joined-up primary care platform
Friday has come around quickly again this week – and there’s so much more news we’ve still yet to share. The last seven days saw the announcement of a long COVID app, which is set to be released across 27 NHS trusts, as well as the appointment of a new […]
North East and North Cumbria ICS publishes data strategy
North East and North Cumbria ICS has published its strategy for providing data capability to support health and care projects for service improvements, new innovations and research. It’s ‘Trusted Research and Evaluation Environment strategy’ aims to support joint collaboration between health, care and academic institutions, using governed processes and a data […]
PRSB updates care planning standards for community mental health care
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has updated its personalised care planning standard for adults in the community living with severe mental health conditions. Produced to support community mental health care, the standard provides a model for person-centred care, supporting planning and the information that should form part of the […]
BLG Data Research Centre launches new funding round for data analytics projects
The ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre is set to launch a new funding round for data analytics research projects. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ERSC), and based at the University of Essex, the centre is encouraging applications from healthcare organisations and companies for grant-funded […]
