NHS England has committed to the long-term future of England’s Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), as part of a ten-year vision to drive health innovation and stimulate economic growth. At its Board meeting on 24 May NHS England formally approved a new five year licence for the 15 AHSNs, with […]
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HTN Digital Week Call for Proposals
The HTN Call for Proposals process is now open and closes in the next few weeks. We would like to see if you would be interested in participating in HTN Digital Week by delivering an online webinar presentation, sharing a white paper, proposal, podcast or ebook. Our Call for Proposals […]
New local health and care exemplars selected
New partnerships will be introduced across Greater Manchester, Wessex and One London giving health and care staff better and faster access to vital information about the person in their care, so they can determine the right action as quickly as possible, whether that is urgent tests or a referral to a specialist. At the […]
NHS launches public data opt-out campaign
Following the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force in the UK, giving the public more control over how their personal information is used and the Government has also introduced a new national data opt-out, which offers people a choice on whether their confidential patient information is used for […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital to partner with Microsoft to transform healthcare using AI
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has announced a partnership with Microsoft which will see them collaborate on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to transform child health. Areas of focus include machine learning, assisted decision making and the use of medical chatbots with an aim of providing care that […]
Health experts in Birmingham and Guangzhou set up research institute
The University of Birmingham and Guangzhou Women & Children’s Medical Center have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Research Institute (JRI) that will use health data to help tackle childhood diseases. Birmingham’s expertise in data science will support Chinese researchers in exploring a range of maternal and childhood health […]
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen enhances decision making with AI
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is working with UK-based artificial intelligence health company, Deontics, to enhance clinical decision making and reduce risk of heart attack. The Trust is using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the treatment of patients who have had a heart attack, in a project […]
Dictate.it launches next generation medical speech recognition ‘Dictate IT Live’
Dictate.it has launched a new medical speech recognition platform ‘Dictate IT Live’ – with a two months no-cost, no-commitment free trial for the primary care health market. The company has developed a Deep Neural Network based UK medical ASR engine which provides users with unparalleled accuracy from first use, with […]
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs signs $billion dollar contract with Cerner
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced an agreement with Cerner a global leader in health care technology, for the VA to use off-the-shelf Cerner solutions to provide veterans, transitioning service members and their care providers access to their medical history through a single electronic health record (EHR) system. […]
HTN Digital Week tickets now available!
HTN is pleased to announce tickets are now available for HTN Digital Week. HTN Digital Week, a series of online events from 21st – 25th January 2019 is an innovative week to celebrate, share and showcase your work and learnings from healthcare technology. Utilising digital channels including webinars, online seminars, ebooks, opinion piece, […]
