Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to provide around £8 million for cloud computing storage for UK Biobank, to help ensure that the database “has the cloud infrastructure it needs to securely store and handle” its health data. Described as “a database of in-depth genetic, health and lifestyle information from half […]
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Agilio expands to pharmacy with acquisition of e-learning platform Mediapharm
Healthcare operations software provider Agilio has announced the acquisition of specialist pharmacy e-learning business Mediapharm, supplying a training platform for pharmacy staff that enables managers to enrol staff and track performance. The acquisition marks Agilio’s expansion into the pharmacy sector, and aims to support Mediapharm in scaling its offer as […]
NHSE’s July board meeting highlights data around waiting lists, cancer care, mental health and more
NHS England’s board met last week to discuss data insights into the health system’s performance, the implications for digital with regards to the financial state of the NHS, how technology relates to productivity, and more. Key statistics were shared at the board meeting, including a largely consistent rate of A&E […]
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board launches PROMS collection platform
A new digital health assessment platform is to be launched at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Wales over the summer, with the aim of re-shaping how the board collects and utilises patient-reported data. The new Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) collection platform will initially focus on data collected […]
Interview: “The use of data like this must become part of the day job” David Hammond and Claire Wedge, Wirral Community Health and Care
For our latest interview we were joined by David Hammond, deputy chief strategy officer, and Claire Wedge, chief nursing information officer and deputy chief nurse, both from Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. David and Claire joined us to discuss their work using data around falls and frailty. […]
Government invests £100m in five quantum research hubs to support technology advancements
Five new quantum research hubs are to be launched in the UK with an investment of £100 million from the UK government, tasked with developing quantum technology for industries including healthcare. As well as delivering benefits for economic growth, it is hoped that the hubs will help to build a “more […]
NHS England publishes pre-procurement notice for digital weight management programme
NHS England has published a pre-procurement notice for a digital weight management programme worth an estimated £23 million, with the aim of delivering a behavioural lifestyle intervention over a 12-week period for people living with obesity. The procured service will provide dietary and physical activity advice and content, aligned to […]
Report on CQC operational effectiveness highlights “significant challenges” with portal, platform and data use
An interim report has been published into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), providing a high-level summary of emerging findings designed to “inform the changes needed to start the process of improving CQC”. The report follows a request made to Dr Penny Dash earlier this year to […]
NHS Blood and Transplant partners with Marvel for video awareness campaign
NHS Blood and Transplant has teamed up with Marvel Studios for an online awareness raising campaign around how to donate blood and why it matters, using the opportunity to highlight how NHS hospitals rely on 3,700 blood donations daily. As part of the campaign, a short video has been released […]
Royal United Hospitals Bath research strategy highlights need to maximise potential of big data analytics
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has published its research strategy for 2024 – 2029, highlighting how “the digital explosion in healthcare provides us with much data” and outlining the use of this data to support the trust’s key strategic priorities as “core business”. On creating a culture […]
