A pilot is to launch across North East and North Cumbria involving a finger prick blood test, a lateral flow device and an app, to provide results indicating if a person has high cholesterol. The PocDoc Lipid Test forms part of the pilot, which will see the test offered to […]
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£31 million funding announced for UCL’s disability innovation hub
UCL announced last week that its Global Disability Innovation Hub has successfully secured £31 million investment from UK Aid, a funding programme which is part of the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The funding announced for UCL’s Global Disability Innovation Hub will help the programme to develop its policy […]
Feature: the implications of the metaverse for future healthcare, treatment and medical education
The concept of an online ‘metaverse’, whereby a new, interconnected virtual reality could be created to facilitate many aspects of human and social life, is one which has been excitedly welcomed by many across the tech sector and beyond. The metaverse has been touted as a kind of ‘3D social […]
Remote monitoring pilot for cancer patients in Dorset
Inhealthcare has partnered with NHS Dorset for the launch of Oncology Monitoring @ Home, a remote monitoring service aiming to help patients to manage their symptoms from home along with providing them with self-care advice. Through the service, patients undergoing chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment are supplied with devices such as […]
Examining the performance of AI in the analysis of chest X-rays
A study published in Nature earlier this year centres around the AI-Rad Companion Chest X-ray from Siemens Healthineers, an artificial-intelligence based application used to analyse chest X-rays. The study examines the effectiveness of the AI-Rad, its key benefits and features as well as any potential drawbacks and concerns from a […]
The role of digital in the 2023 mandate for NHS England
The government has published their mandate to NHS England, setting out their objectives for 2023 onwards. In the foreword from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay states: “We need to enable the health service to deliver and recover in two key ways; through supporting innovation […]
East Lancashire Hospitals goes live with EPR
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with its electronic patient record system over the weekend. The programme, known as ‘eLancs’, is designed to improve patient care by replacing paper-based notes and records with digital tools, including introducing a new electronic patient record system across its hospitals. Highlights of the […]
“Cutting waiting lists, recovery plans, tech and workforce” Steve Barclay highlights priorities at NHS Confed
At NHS Confed, secretary of health and social care Steve Barclay delivered a keynote talk focussing on the priorities of “cutting waiting lists; the three recovery plans; tech; and workforce” as well as stating “I am protecting the tech budget.” “Now, I don’t think there’s anything original about a secretary […]
Northern Care Alliance NHS to develop app to predict and prevent patient safety incidents
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has announced that work has started to develop an AI-driven app to predict and prevent “patient safety incidents” for those recovering from brain injury or other brain conditions. Recognising the challenges that these types of conditions can pose, the Northern Care Alliance’s Salford […]
Collaborative Health Innovation Lab launched in Gloucestershire
A new lab has been opened by the University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to “explore how innovations like wearable technology and artificial intelligence can be used to help the NHS”. The Health Innovation Lab aims to help solve large-scale challenges facing the NHS, including waiting lists, […]
