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AI-simulated PPIE panels using large language models being explored by NHS Golden Jubilee

A new approach has been created utilising AI-simulated and demographically representative patient and public involvement and engagement panels, designed to enhance public voices and overcome challenges around recruitment, geography, and inclusiveness. Developed by an NHS Golden Jubilee volunteer, Andrew Steele, the approach incorporates AI large language models and UK Census […]

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WHO highlights importance of new roles, training, effective data management, and infrastructure to support personalised medicine

A report on personalised medicine published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has pointed to the importance of new roles and training for new technologies, along with the effective use of data, and investment in infrastructure. Whilst personalised medicine has the potential to “revolutionise the way care […]

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£1 million AI evaluation project begins in Scotland

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lothian and AI evaluation company Aival have begun testing the technical performance of AI tools as part of a £1 million project looking at how well AI integrates with existing clinical systems and workflows.  Funded by Innovate UK, the project aims to assess the […]

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UPMC Ireland selects EHR provider

UPMC Ireland has selected MEDITECH Expanse as the electronic health record to be used across multiple sites, in line with their latest digital transformation efforts aimed at improving patient care. According to UPMC Ireland, the addition of Expanse will allow them to “streamline operations and support future innovation” in four […]

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NHS England awards cyber security training contract

NHS England has awarded a contract to digital engineering and cloud transformation partner, Mastek and cyber security consultancy firm, Templar Executives, to provide NHS boards and executives with Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) cyber security training. According to Mastek, the training will “build resilience across the healthcare system” while also […]

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Samsung’s Xealth acquisition to harness wearables data for preventative care and patient empowerment

Samsung is set to acquire Xealth, a healthcare integration platform, in a move to “unify fragmented health information and to empower individuals to take control of their own health”. By combining Samsung’s wearables capabilities and Xealth’s platform, the acquisition will reportedly bring together home health monitoring and clinical decision-making to […]