Five new quantum research hubs are to be launched in the UK with an investment of £100 million from the UK government, tasked with developing quantum technology for industries including healthcare. As well as delivering benefits for economic growth, it is hoped that the hubs will help to build a “more […]
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NHS England publishes pre-procurement notice for digital weight management programme
NHS England has published a pre-procurement notice for a digital weight management programme worth an estimated £23 million, with the aim of delivering a behavioural lifestyle intervention over a 12-week period for people living with obesity. The procured service will provide dietary and physical activity advice and content, aligned to […]
Report on CQC operational effectiveness highlights “significant challenges” with portal, platform and data use
An interim report has been published into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), providing a high-level summary of emerging findings designed to “inform the changes needed to start the process of improving CQC”. The report follows a request made to Dr Penny Dash earlier this year to […]
NHS Blood and Transplant partners with Marvel for video awareness campaign
NHS Blood and Transplant has teamed up with Marvel Studios for an online awareness raising campaign around how to donate blood and why it matters, using the opportunity to highlight how NHS hospitals rely on 3,700 blood donations daily. As part of the campaign, a short video has been released […]
Royal United Hospitals Bath research strategy highlights need to maximise potential of big data analytics
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has published its research strategy for 2024 – 2029, highlighting how “the digital explosion in healthcare provides us with much data” and outlining the use of this data to support the trust’s key strategic priorities as “core business”. On creating a culture […]
NHS England shares clinical guidance for automation and functionality of patient portals
NHS England has released guidance highlighting principles around the automation of test result release in patient engagement portals, along with requirements around portal functionality. As per the principles, all test results should be released to an individual via digital means when they have signed up to a patient engagement portal […]
Innovate UK funds research project exploring how post-market intelligence can be utilised for safe acceleration of medical device adoption
Innovate UK has awarded funding for a project aiming to research how post-market intelligence can be better captured and utilised to safely accelerate medical device innovation and adoption, run by partners including Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London, and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency (GMDN). […]
Health Information Bill 2024 “lays foundations” for establishment of Digital Health Record across Ireland
Ireland’s minister for health Stephen Donnelly has published the Health Information Bill 2024, designed to provide patients with increased access to their own information and providing a “clear legal basis” to establish a Digital Health Record across Ireland. Additionally, the bill sets out a “duty to share” health information for […]
Huma secures $80m and launches Shopify style AI platform for digital healthcare industry
Global healthcare AI company Huma Therapeutic Limited has completed a Series D funding round with financing of over $80 million and launched the Huma Cloud Platform, designed to help accelerate the adoption of digital and AI across care and research. The Huma Cloud Platform is described as “a technology ecosystem […]
King’s Speech 2024 outlines planned bills around cyber security and smart data
The King’s Speech 2024 highlights plans for a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, set to expand regulatory remits to provide protection to a higher number of digital services; and a Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, aiming to ensure the power of data is utilised to support growth, the government, […]
