The Healthtech Advisory board will advise Matt Hancock on his technology vision for health and social care. IT experts, clinicians and academics will come together at the first meeting of the Healthtech Advisory Board today to help guide the government on its mission to transform technology in the NHS. The […]
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NW London patient portal expands its reach
The Care Information Exchange across North West London now hosts the health records of up to 2.3 million people. Powered by Patients Know Best and funded by £3 million investment from Imperial Health Charity, CIE collects data from hospitals and GP practices in the area, and 15 other hospitals outside […]
Nine councils awarded funding to use digital innovation to create social care of the future
NHS Digital has announced 9 councils have been awarded funding for digital innovation following a call for applications earlier in the year. The digitisation projects include, devices for measuring anxiety triggers, online financial self-assessment and benefits checker tools, and an app for social care providers, enabling them to collate important employment […]
Instant messaging vital during a crisis
New guidance for the NHS will help staff use instant messaging safely to co-ordinate patients’ care during emergencies. Healthcare professionals have turned to communication channels such as Whatsapp to deal with emergency situations. The new guidance will help NHS organisations and staff to make a judgement on how and when to […]
NHS Digital funding to help adult social care provider sector build a digital future
NHS Digital has awarded £784,000 to the members of the Care Provider Alliance to deliver a new sector-led service which will offer digital support for social care providers. From now until March 2021, the members of the Care Provider Alliance will work to understand current levels of digital maturity, […]
Elliott and Veritas team up to buy Athenahealth for $5.7bn
Athenahealth has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Veritas Capital for $135 per share in cash. Athenahealth is a leading provider of network-enabled services for hospital and ambulatory customers in the States, the sale price of $5.7bn represent a per share purchase price premium of approximately 12 percent over the company’s […]
DeepMind Streams team to be joining Google
The team behind DeedMind Streams the mobile app that supports doctors and nurses to deliver faster, better care to patients—will be joining Google. Deepmind said “Over the past three years we’ve built a team of experts in what it takes to deploy clinical tools in practice – engineers, clinicians, translational researchers and […]
Start-up aims for 90% accuracy for cancer screening with AI
Lancor Scientific a London-based startup will open a new cancer research laboratory that aims to push for 90% accuracy for cancer screening by utilising AI. The research facility will explore the market viability and roll-out of Lancor Scientific’s patented Tumour Trace OMIS (Opto-magnetic Imaging Spectroscopy) device and the utilisation of AI technology, with […]
More women attend breast screening thanks to success of digital inclusion project
An NHS project using social media to improve health by boosting digital inclusion has led to a 13 per cent increase in first time attendances for breast screening in Stoke-on-Trent over four years. The local initiative saw information about screening posted on Facebook community groups, which empowered and enabled women […]
England’s top doctor calls on NHS to use tech and Skype to cut appointments
NHS England Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis is calling on the NHS to utilise available tech and innovation to reduce the thousands of unnecessary outpatient appointments carried out every day. In his foreword to the Royal College of Physicians report published last week, Professor Stephen Powis called on trusts and CCGs […]
