Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has launched its Welsh and English-speaking virtual assistant called CERi, developed using IBM’s Watson Assistant. The Health Board has worked with IBM and Meridian IT to develop the virtual assistant to support patients, healthcare workers and the general public by answering questions and to […]
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Sheffield Children’s research project explores tele-consultations
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has researched the use of telephone and video consultations with 4,418 patients and staff. The research project aimed to help improve video consultations and analyse patient and staff responses to the new ways of working during the pandemic. At first the trust introduced phone calls […]
Video: Dr Pauline Whelan discusses developing digital mental health platforms
On day three of HTN Digital Week in June we were delighted to be joined by Dr Pauline Whelan from Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Whelan presented a session focusing on developing digital (mental) health platforms with children and young people. Pauline took us through the importance of […]
Government places £161m order for 5.8 million DnaNudge COVID-19 tests
The government has announced it has placed a £161 million order for 5.8 million COVID-19 test kits to be used across the NHS from September. The order will see DnaNudge’s lab-free, 90-minute test, rolled out nationally in urgent patient care and elective surgery settings, with further deployments in out-of-hospital settings. […]
Online physio services available through Boots
Boots has partnered with PhysioFast Online to offer its customers access to a physiotherapist through digital channels. PhysioFast Online provides physiotherapy appointments via video, offering treatment and advice services for injury and rehabilitation issues. A session can be booked with a physiotherapist 7 days a week, from 08:00 – 21:00, with […]
Webinar: How can NLP solve data challenges in healthcare?
The Topol Review cited Natural Language Processing (NLP)-based AI as one of the top five technological advances set to impact the provision of services delivered by the NHS. Earlier this month we attended a presentation which explored how NLP can solve data challenges in healthcare, by examining tried and tested […]
RCGP survey highlights how GP care has been accessed recently
The Royal College of General Practitioners yesterday published the results of a survey of its members focusing on how GP care is accessed. The results were published the same day Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal College of Physicians event commenting that GP tele-consultations should […]
Matt Hancock: GP tele-consultations should be default unless reason not to
All GP appointments should be through tele-consultations unless there is a need for a face-to-face appointment, Matt Hancock has said during a speech at the Royal College of Physicians event. In a speech talking about the future of healthcare, the presentation highlighted some of the lessons learned from the coronavirus […]
NHSX launches clinical communications procurement framework
NHSX has launched a Clinical Communications Procurement Framework to support NHS organisations adopt clinical facing communication and tasks management tools. The framework is an agreement between the government and suppliers to ensure a quicker process than individual procurement contracts. At time of writing 25 suppliers are part of the framework to […]
Immersive technologies to support healthcare training
A consortium called Resilient XR, along with advisors from Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and Health Education England are utilising mixed reality technologies as part an online education programme. The Resilient XR consortium is made up of Microsoft, volumetric production studio Dimension, digital technology innovation centre Digital Catapult, content distribution platform […]
