The UK government has published its Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England, aiming to “build a truly modern NHS”, with focus on moving from hospital to community, analogue to digital and sickness to prevention. The plan notions a new operating model, a new era of […]
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Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital introduce streaming and redirection tool into ED
Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital have introduced an NHS Streaming and Redirection (S and R) tool to their emergency departments, with the aim to “improve patient flow and reduce waiting times” through self check-ins. The S and R tool uses an algorithm to help with clinical assessment, asking patients […]
Oxford University Hospitals trust enters phase one of ambient voice technology pilot
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently introduced ambient voice technology to a range of their services as part of phase one of their two-phase trial, with the hope that it will “enhance the experience of patients and staff” and give clinicians more time to interact with patients. Said to […]
DHSC innovator passports announced to increase adoption of digital tools
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced plans to introduce an innovator passport across the NHS, said to support technology that has been assessed by one NHS organisation, to be rolled out by others. The purpose of the passport is to increase the visibility of effective technologies in […]
Innovation, digital skills, and digital infrastructure highlighted in Barts Health Group clinical strategy
Barts Health NHS Trust has set out plans around innovation, digital skills, and digital infrastructure in its Group Clinical Strategy covering 2025 – 2030+, preparing for reforms set out in the 10 Year Plan for preventing ill health, delivering care closer to home, and digital transformation. Across the group, 5-year […]
AI-driven pain assessment app receives additional funding in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB have received additional funding from the Digitising Social Care Programme’s Adult Social Care Technology Fund, allowing them to continue offering support through the AI-driven pain assessment app, PainChek®. When installed on a smartphone or tablet, PainChek® is capable of recognising facial expressions, using AI […]
Public beta version of the GOV.UK App made available for download on smartphones
A trial version of the GOV.UK App has now been made available for download through the App Store and Google marketplace, allowing people to interact with government services through their smartphones. There are currently a reported 88 million visits to the GOV.UK website each month, made up of people trying […]
Australian Digital Health Agency launches Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap as part of the launch of the national health information exchange project, Health Connect Australia. The overall aims of the programme look at improving access to health information between healthcare participants while also addressing the […]
Somerset NHS FT launches patient communications for transparency around use of AI and ambient voice tech
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has shared a series of communications to explain to patients how the trust is using technologies such as AI, ambient voice, virtual nursing, and generative AI. Andy Mayne, chief scientist for data, operational research and AI, shared on LinkedIn that the purpose is to educate patients […]
Northumbria Healthcare launches app to support cancer patients
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has launched an app to support cancer patients and their families, providing access to relevant information, guidance, and advice. The HealthZone UK app, free to download from the Google Play and Apple App Store, has been co-designed by patients, according to Mel Freedman, Macmillan personalised […]
