NHSX, the body responsible for delivering the Health Secretary’s Tech Vision has today published a new report on the state of AI in healthcare. The report highlights where the organisation sees practical examples for AI and what the organisation is doing to build ethics and transparency into the use of AI. […]
Secondary Care
78 NHS trusts to receive new cancer screening machines
The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced 78 trusts will benefit from funding for new cancer testing and detection technology. The new machines will improve screening and early diagnosis of cancer, with an aim to save over 55,000 lives. The news of the 78 NHS trusts confirmed follows last […]
Data streams added to Dorset Care Record
The Dorset Care Record has announced a series of new data streams of health and social care records are to be live this week. The new data feeds such as allergy information means that a quarter of the proposed data feeds within the care record will have been successfully integrated. […]
Safety body warns of risks of partial set up ePMA
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has conducted an independent investigation into patient safety concerns in healthcare that result from problems within the systems and processes in relation to ePMA (electronic prescribing and medicines administration). The report warns poorly implemented ePMA systems can result in potentially fatal medication errors. It […]
Opinion: Being open to innovation
The creation of NHSX and its commitment to open development could herald a new era of closer collaboration between the health service and software companies, considers David Hancock, healthcare executive advisor at InterSystems. By working in more open and collaborative ways, he believes vendors and the NHS can better deliver […]
VR helps patient manage anxiety and pain
A hospice in west London, managed by London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is using virtual reality technology to help its patients manage anxiety and pain. Meadow House, a day hospice and 15-bed inpatient unit located in the grounds of Ealing Hospital, has been trialling the headsets for the past […]
SASH to pilot video consultations
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to trial video consultations over the next 18 months. Initially the appointments will be offered to patients seeing certain consultants or therapists for clinics in diabetes, gynaecology, dental, surgical pre-assessment, paediatrics, pain, rheumatology, urology and speech and language therapy. The Trust said “Any […]
Algorithm detects vertebral fractures for 2,000 patients
Over 2,000 patients that previously had undiagnosed spinal fractures, have now had fractures detected by an artificial intelligence algorithm. A programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research Invention for Innovation programme, has supported University of Manchester and Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Optasia Medical Ltd with […]
HTN Industry View: NHSX Listening Report
In July NHSX held a listening event where innovators were asked one key question: ‘If NHSX and partners were to focus on one or two things, what do you think are the most important priorities?’. Last week HTN published its insight, learnings, key themes and how NHSX will aim to address them. […]
Nuance and Microsoft partner to accelerate ambient clinical intelligence
Nuance and Microsoft have announced a partnership to accelerate the deliver of ambient clinical intelligence. Ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) an AI-powered, voice-enabled solution, uses ambient sensing technology to securely listen to clinician-patient encounter conversations while offering workflow and knowledge automation to complement the EHR. The solution is aimed to support […]
