Today marks the launch of NHSX, a newly formed organisation to oversee digital, data and technology. Matthew Gould, Chief Executive, NHSX “As of today NHSX is official, with our mission to get staff and citizens the technology they need. I’ve never felt as excited to do a job before. If […]
News
DigitalHealth.London launches Digital Health Call
DigitalHealth.London has launched a Digital Health Call with RYSE Asset Management LLP for early-stage companies to apply for £250k – £5m to grow their businesses The second RYSE Digital Health Call has now opened and is inviting applications from early stage companies that are seeking funding to grow their businesses. […]
Bradford Teaching Hospitals creates new Head of Clinical Artificial Intelligence role
Bradford Teaching Hospitals has created a new role tasked with taking AI innovations from the labs to wards. Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Dr Tom Lawton has taken up the new role of Head of Clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Lawton is tasked with […]
NHS Wales agrees £39 million deal with Microsoft
NHS Wales has signed a new deal with Microsoft that will provide over 100,000 NHS Wales staff access to Office 365. GPs, consultants, nurses, therapists, paramedics and support staff will all be able to utilise Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Office, Yammer, OneNote and SharePoint as part of the deal. Andrew Griffiths, Director, […]
Digital lags behind in healthcare: it will take a decade for healthcare services to be fully digital
Research from Deloitte’s Centre for Health Solutions, in a survey of more thank 1,500 clinical staff across the UK has found one in three (35%) healthcare professionals believe it will take at least 10 years before their organisation is paperless and fully digital. The finding cite funding, leadership and interoperability as […]
NHSX completes tech review and sets its mission
In a recent blog published by NHSX ahead of its official launch, the organisation announced it has completed a major review of NHS tech spending, with some programmes to close, merge and some that have naturally come to an end. Over the past few weeks NHSX CEO Matthew Gould has […]
New survey finds slow tech adoption is impacting pharmacy services
A new survey has found that 87% of pharmacists believe the profession has been slow in its adoption of new technology when compared to other sectors. The survey, commissioned by Omnicell UK, also revealed an over-riding consensus that automation within pharmacy could improve both patient and care home services. 80% […]
Sensyne Health partnership to accelerate AI data-driven drug discovery
Sensyne Health, Evotec, OSI and the University of Oxford have created a new partnership called LAB10x to accelerate data-driven drug discovery powered by AI. Evotec SE a global drug discovery and development company, the University of Oxford, Oxford University Innovation Ltd and Oxford Sciences Innovation aim to accelerate the translation […]
McKesson UK acquires medicines management app Echo
Echo the online medication management platform has been acquired by Mckesson. The company who also owns Lloyds Pharmacy has acquired the app as part of the organisation’s new digital healthcare strategy, which is centred around providing more simple, convenient ways for their customers to manage their health online. Catherine McDermott, chief […]
Opinion: Regionalisation is no silver bullet for NHS diagnostic pressures – but it must not fail
Regional approaches to imaging are spreading in the NHS. This will end institutional tribalism, transform peer support, and allow patients to benefit from diagnostic expertise like never before, writes Richard Turner, executive director at Change Healthcare. In the late 1990s, radiology was a very different place. Still analogue, departments relied […]
