NHS England has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital regulations service for health and social care. Through a multi-agency service, funded by the NHS AI Lab, it involves the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Health Research Authority (HRA), and […]
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NHS Business Services Authority launches carbon impact dashboard for inhalers
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has launched a new dashboard with the aim of helping prescribers to reduce the carbon impact from inhalers. With input from clinicians from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, ‘Respiratory – Carbon Impact Dashboard’ is designed to help […]
Guide published to support introduction of technologies into adult social care
A new guide to help councils and social care providers avoid common issues when introducing technologies into adult social care has been published by the University of Birmingham and RAND Europe. The guide has been developed through the BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre and co-badged by Digital Social Care and NHS […]
Frontiers study explores electronic patient-reported outcomes within routine clinical care
A study has been published in Frontiers entitled ‘A novel electronic patient-reported outcome delivery system to implement health-related quality of life measures in routine clinical care: an analysis of five years of experience’. The study sought to develop a simple and secure technological solution to incorporate electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) […]
Mid and South Essex ICS digital plans and strategy in focus
Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership has published its digital strategy entitled ‘Setting the North Star: our shared direction for digital services’. “As an ICS we are committed to taking a ‘digital-first’ approach and to realising the benefits that data and digital technology can deliver for our residents,” […]
NHSE case studies focus on partnerships and innovation across ICSs
NHS England has shared a series of case studies, co-developed between the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) and partners, on the implementation approaches of local integrated care systems to promote the adoption and expansion of successful innovation strategies. The studies explore the various ways in which ICSs can facilitate innovation through […]
Digital pharmacy platform raises £10 million in Series A funding
Phlo, a digital pharmacy specialist, has raised £10 million in a Series A funding round, led by Thairm Bio. The company plans to use the investment to support its growth plans, develop partnerships and to scale operations. Its platform, Digital Pharmacy, offers same-day private and NHS prescription delivery to patients in London […]
EPR expansion for Black Country Healthcare
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has expanded its electronic patient record programme through a £4.1 million investment in additional capabilities. The trust went live with its electronic patient record (EPR) system in 2019, as part of a 10-year deal to digitise its mental health, children young people and families and […]
Web tool developed by East of England Cancer Alliances to support prostate cancer patients
East of England Cancer Alliances has created a new web resource called Knowing Your Options, with the aim of supporting prostate cancer patients by setting out their full range of treatment options. Newly diagnosed patients can enter their personal cancer metrics such as prostate-specific antigen test results into a secure […]
Australian fertility service provider Monash IVF partners with health tech start-up OX.DH
Monash IVF, a fertility service provider based in Australia and South East Asia, has partnered with OX.DH to introduce their assisted reproduction solution OX.ar, with the aim of giving patients and clinicians a secure, optimised and intuitive experience. OX.DH, a health tech start-up with links to the University of Oxford, […]
