A series of upcoming “Health Guardian” features will soon be launched on the Google Health app for Pixel watch and Fitbit Air, tracking indicators such as insulin resistance trends to deliver key health insights to users. Based on reported evidence that identifying fluctuations in insulin resistance early can offer the […]
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First chief executive for NHS Online Trust named as Dame Caroline Clarke
The first chief executive for the Online NHS Trust has been named as Dame Caroline Clarke, current regional director for London at NHS England. Plans for the new “online hospital” were first announced last year, with a go-live date set for 2027 and an aim to deliver up to 8.5 […]
East Sussex Healthcare progresses EPR programme entering its ‘highest risk phase’
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has moved to tranche two of its EPR programme, following the successful completion of tranche one in March, involving migration to the cloud. The trust advises that the programme has “now entered its highest-risk phase”, with an emphasis on testing and staff training. The migration […]
Whittington Health EPR cloud migration and infrastructure upgrades
Whittington Health NHS Trust has highlighted progress on its infrastructure, including moving its EPR to the cloud and network improvements to improve security and control. The trust is migrating its Rio EPR system to a cloud-hosted environment, with an aim to improve timeliness and performance of community reporting and dashboards, whilst […]
Neko Health to open in New York with 25,000 wait list
Neko Health is opening its first US clinic in New York next month with more than 25,000 people joining the wait list, following a recent $700 million Series C funding round. Currently 350,000 across the globe have joined the wait list or have registered for a scan combining “millions” of […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield to launch EPR tool for clinical decision support for medicines management
An EPR tool offering a calculator and clinical decision support for safer medicines management is to launch at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust on 1 September. The Anticholinergic Medication Index (ACMI) tool aims to support prescribers and pharmacists assess patient anticholinergic burden in patients aged 65 and over in […]
Gloucestershire Health and Care sets out ambitions to become a digitally enabled trust in digital strategy to 2031
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has set out its ambitions to become a digitally enabled trust in its latest digital strategy to 2031, focusing on access to digital tools and AI, empowering colleagues with digital and data confidence, improving data, systems, and reporting integration, and delivering a consistent […]
National interoperability standards for connections to My Health Record established in Australia
The Australian Digital Health Agency has moved to introduce new mandated interoperability standards for connections to its My Health Record platform, with hopes to support sharing of health information across care settings. Under the new standards, AU Core and the Australian Core Data for Interoperability (AU CDI) will become the […]
Innovate UK recognises 100 female founders with £75k grants for wearable tech, diagnostics and AI
Innovate UK has recognised 100 female founders in its latest Women in Innovation cohort, focusing on manufacturing, digital tech, and life sciences, with innovations spanning wearable tech, diagnostics, and AI. 61 of those selected will be receiving a £75,000 grant, along with 12 months of business support and training, Innovate […]
Health Service Executive Ireland publishes vision and implementation pathway for health innovation
The Health Service Executive in Ireland has published a framework for health innovation, outlining its vision, along with plans for governance, lifecycle, and implementation pathways. Reportedly co-designed by staff and leaders from across the health system, HSE shares requirements to enable and sustain innovation, with an aim to provide the […]
