North Middlesex University Hospital has launched a virtual fracture clinic with the aim to “improve patient experience and boost efficiency”. The virtual clinic supports patients following a scan for a fracture or a minor injury, aiming to reduce physical follow-up appointments where possible. According to Royal Free London NHS Foundation […]
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Microsoft launches AI assistant for clinical workflow
Microsoft has launched Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI assistant for clinical workflow, bringing together natural language voice dictation and ambient listening capabilities “with fine-tuned generative AI and healthcare-adapted safeguards”, said to support documentation, surfacing important information, and task automation. Examples of functionality available to clinicians include the ability to create […]
Study explores GP “alert fatigue” from clinical reminders
A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has explored “alert fatigue” from clinical reminders (CRs) amongst GPs, with concerns around design, content accuracy, and “lack of contextual nuance”. Authors suggest ways to overcome this and improve adherence to CRs, including working with GPs on their design, undertaking training on […]
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals goes live with Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest healthcare organisation to implement the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record (YHCR), as a way to help improve the accessibility of patient information across its services. The programme now involves 13 local NHS organisations and local authorities, providing a […]
AI framework for the London health and care system outlines governance, responsibilities, proof of concept, monitoring
A framework for implementing and monitoring AI in the London health and care system has been published, covering five key areas: partnership, infrastructure and data, use cases, AI delivery approach, and communication and workforce development. It spans governance, roles, responsibilities, delivery lifecycles, proof of concepts, pilots, data pipelines, business as […]
NHS England rare disease action plan highlights unified genomic record, test order management, central messaging infrastructure and standardised dataset
The latest progress report from NHS England on its Rare Disease Action Plan, highlights progress against its four priorities of faster diagnosis, increased awareness, better co-ordination of care, and improved access, as well as introducing three new actions, and outlining digital and data work streams. In its final year, the […]
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire awarded £230k to support heart failure app
British Heart Foundation has awarded nearly £230k to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, for their Appitrator app, supporting “personalised medication recommendations”. According to the trust, the funding will help to further develop an algorithm they have created, which records “key patient data” such as blood pressure, heart rate, […]
Barnsley Hospital NHS board notes nursing documentation review, EPR, patient flow procurement
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT’s latest board meeting has highlighted progress on a nursing documentation review to digitise 50 percent of paper forms, implementing e-consent, speech recognition, and automation projects, its procurement of a patient flow system, as well as considering whether an upgrade of the EPR to ensure full functionality […]
GP contract sees £889 million increase in investment, digital front door, records access
NHS England’s updates to the GP contract for 2025/26 have been published, with an additional £889 million named as the “biggest increase in investment into general practice in over a decade”, requirements for practices to enable functionality in GP Connect, and a reduction in “bureaucracy” for practices. The £889 million […]
Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare develops AI model to identify females at cardiovascular risk
A study by teams at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare, and funded by the British Heart Foundation, has developed an artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiography (AI-ECG) model with the potential to identify female patients “who could benefit from enhanced risk factor modification or surveillance” in relation to elevated cardiovascular risk. […]
