babylon health has partnered with NHS GPs to today launch GP at Hand, a free, transformative NHS service offering GP appointments within minutes via smartphone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. GP at Hand is being led by a group of London NHS GPs […]
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Barts Health selected by charity to expand online appointments
Barts Health NHS Trust has been selected by the charity Health Foundation to take part in a programme to share advice across the NHS, following the successful deployment of online patient appointments. The Scaling Up Improvement programme has selected seven projects in the UK to help deploy their health care […]
Future Healthcare 2018 announces partnership with Healthcare UK
Future Healthcare, the International Healthcare Exhibition and Conference taking place on 13-14 March 2018, at Olympia London, has announced its partnership with Healthcare UK, the UK government organisation responsible for promoting the best of the British healthcare sector overseas. Healthcare UK is the joint initiative between the Department of Health, […]
NHS Digital launches new API Lab
NHS Digital has today announced plans for a new API Lab to be run in partnership with INTEROPencommunity members. By pooling the expertise of developers from both industry and NHS Digital the Lab is expected to accelerate the development of open source APIs designed to improve system integration across the the NHS and […]
New innovation in digital standards to improve child health information
An innovative way to share important information about a child’s health has been launched today and will support the prevention of childhood illness, improve health and wellbeing and involve parents more closely in their children’s care and development. The information standards will make it possible for children to receive appropriate […]
Interview: What does the future hold for risk stratification and healthcare analytics in the NHS?
One of the principal analysts at South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit talks to Lyn Whitfield, content and strategy director at Highland Marketing, about the evolution of risk stratification in the NHS, and what the future holds for healthcare analytics, in the run-up to this year’s EHI Live. It’s […]
Surgeons on different sides of the world use virtual reality to jointly operate on London patient
An NHS hospital has used Microsoft’s Hololens to virtually bring together surgeons from across the world to operate together on a patient at The Royal London Hospital. For the first time, three surgeons from Mumbai and London simultaneously wore Hololens headsets to appear live in the same hospital operating theatre […]
Hertfordshire Trust trails new AI-powered team coaching chatbot
An innovative partnership brokered by the Eastern AHSN will see Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) work with London HR analytics startup Saberr to pilot its latest technology, CoachBot. The mental health trust is the first public sector organisation to trial an AI-powered team analytics solution in the UK. This news comes as NHS […]
Health tech industry gears up for ehi LIVE 2017
One of the biggest healthcare tech events of the year is nearly here. ehi LIVE 2017 takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on 31 October and 1 November, Visitors to ehi LIVE 2017 will have the chance to hear how technology is shaping policy at the very top of […]
Inhealthcare CEO gives evidence to House of Lords Committee
Tens of thousands of new jobs could be created in Britain’s life sciences sector if the Government reforms the market for healthcare innovation, the chief executive of Inhealthcare told the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. Giving evidence to the committee’s inquiry on life sciences and industrial strategy, Bryn […]
