A Manchester company which helps public sector bodies to achieve digital transformation has secured a £1.4 million investment, including £750,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund; £500,000 from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and […]
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AI as good as top experts Moorfield Eye Hospital announces
An artificial intelligence (AI) system that can recommend the correct referral decision for over 50 eye diseases as accurately as world-leading experts has been developed by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, DeepMind Health and University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology. The breakthrough research, published online by […]
Prudential and Babylon to pioneer AI in Asia
Prudential Corporation Asia has announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Babylon Health. Babylon’s artificial intelligence expertise will be made available to existing and new customers of Prudential across Asia marking a step change in Prudential’s commitment to provide digital health services making healthcare affordable and accessible […]
Sensyne Health signs agreement with Oxford University Hospitals
Sensyne Health a British clinical AI technology company, has announced that it has signed a Strategic Research Agreement (SRA) with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), under which they will expand their collaboration to include the analysis of anonymised genetic data using Sensyne Health clinical artificial intelligence technology to […]
Rapid DNA sequencing is saving the lives of critically ill children
A new rapid sequencing technique has helped doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to quickly diagnose children in intensive care, enabling them to receive the best treatment and reducing the time they have to spend hospital. This is the first time that this cutting edge technique has been applied […]
CQC investigation into delayed referrals
On Wednesday 18 July 2018, CQC identified a technical issue within their data management system that may have delayed or prevented the timely referral of some safeguarding information to local authorities. A thorough investigation of the situation commenced immediately and the organisation said they have established that the system and […]
Lexmark partners with NHS Shared Business Services in managed print services
Lexmark has announced a partnership with NHS Shared Business Services to support its aim of meeting paperless and digital targets, while delivering savings, efficiencies and improving patient care. “We are really excited about our partnership with Lexmark, which will help NHS organisations to deliver real and evidenced savings and efficiencies,” […]
Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary: Tech an early priority
Now you may know that I am passionate about the opportunities that new technology – used intelligently – present to us. Because we are one NHS, our health system is uniquely placed to become the most advanced health system in the world – one where technology addresses the user need […]
Leading healthcare conference grows to two days and moves to ExCeL London
The UK Health Show returns for two days on 25-26 September as it grows into its new home of ExCeL London for 2018. The UK Health Show connects senior healthcare decision makers, influencers and buyers from across the NHS and the entire UK healthcare sector. Its mission is to connect […]
£37.5m investment in Digital Innovation Hubs to tackle Britain’s biggest health challenges
The new hubs will help connect regional health and care data with biomedical data in secure environments. This will pave the way for NHS, academic researchers and industry innovators to harness scientific knowledge and emerging technologies to develop new drugs and devices and improve health services. Funded through the Industrial […]
