Oxford based Mirada Medical has signed new contracts to install its DLCExpert AI system at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Northwestern Hospital (IL), City of Hope (CA) and CHU Liège. The company uses AI-powered autocontouring software for cancer treatment planning. A study conducted in 2018 explored the strategy for using software to […]
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Lincolnshire Community to implement digital referral service
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is working with digital health and remote patient monitoring specialist Inhealthcare. Inhealthcare is working with the trust to develop an easy-to-use online system for handling referrals that can be accessed by both patients and professionals. The company will be creating digital referral forms for 10 […]
Elsevier acquires 3D4Medical
Elsevier has made its fifth acquisition in the past two years by acquiring 3D4Medical, a global anatomy education company. 3D4Medical created Complete Anatomy, an advanced 3D anatomy platform, revolutionising how students, educators, health professionals and patients understand and interact with anatomy. The platform now has more than one million registered […]
East Kent Hospitals embraces AI for eye health
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is embracing artificial intelligence so patients can now have their eye health monitored by a computer. Doctors at the Trust worked with the University of Kent to develop the AI software that can detect signs of eye disease. The machine-based method compares new […]
Moorfields to develop prediction model from large-scale glaucoma biobank
Moorfields Eye Hospital is developing a tool to help personalise glaucoma treatment and identity patients most at risk of sight loss at the point of glaucoma diagnosis. A team at Moorfields, led by Dr Anthony Khawaja, will establish a data resource, known as the Moorfields Glaucoma BioResource, that will be […]
RNOH becomes first to deliver robotic assisted spinal surgery
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has become the first in the NHS to deliver Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery (RASS) utilising technology that is transforming the operating theatre. Last week, following a complex spinal procedure to correct scoliosis in a teenage girl, the hospital utilised technology from Medtronic Ltd, the […]
Interview Series: Lisa Emery, Chief Information Officer, The Royal Marsden NHS FT
In our latest interview we met with Lisa Emery, CIO at The Royal Marsden NHS FT and asked Lisa few questions. Could you tell me about yourself and your organisation? I’m CIO at The Royal Marsden and I’ve worked there just over a year. This CIO post is the first […]
Cancer web tool receives NICE endorsement
A tool to help doctors and patients make informed choices about prostate cancer treatment has been approved by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The Predict Prostate model and web tool was created by Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s (CUH) Academic Urology Group and the University […]
A £2.50 blood test could predict risk of kidney and heart disease
Dr Jennifer Lees at the University of Glasgow and other researchers have developed a blood test to better measure the risk of both kidney and heart disease. Dr Lees said “Our findings indicate that patients would benefit from the added predictive value of using a test called the cystatin C […]
Help judge the HTN People and Partnership Awards
The People and Partnership Awards by HTN celebrate technology making a difference to patients, professionals, organisations and the health system. Taking place 22nd January as part of HTN Digital Week, the innovative digital awards focus on how technology is supporting people and celebrate great partnerships. The week of events are […]
