East of England Cancer Alliances has created a new web resource called Knowing Your Options, with the aim of supporting prostate cancer patients by setting out their full range of treatment options. Newly diagnosed patients can enter their personal cancer metrics such as prostate-specific antigen test results into a secure […]
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Australian fertility service provider Monash IVF partners with health tech start-up OX.DH
Monash IVF, a fertility service provider based in Australia and South East Asia, has partnered with OX.DH to introduce their assisted reproduction solution OX.ar, with the aim of giving patients and clinicians a secure, optimised and intuitive experience. OX.DH, a health tech start-up with links to the University of Oxford, […]
GP contract updates focus on access, mandated cloud telephony and prospective record access
NHS England has written to all GP practices, primary care networks and integrated care boards to make changes to the GP contract 2023/24. In the letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, national director primary care and community services at NHS England, the changes focus on offering an assessment of need at […]
Blog: virtual therapists on how VR is changing mental health treatment
Dr Elizabeth Murphy (senior research clinical psychologist) and Kate Kelly (gameChange peer support worker) at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust discuss the role of virtual reality in treating mental health. The use of virtual reality (VR) technology in psychological therapy is not new – it has been used […]
Special report: pathways, cross-organisation workflows and region-wide projects
The latest edition of our special report series focuses on pathways, cross-organisation workflows and region-wide projects. We are joined by Open Medical as they share their work unifying trauma pathways throughout the Lincolnshire region, and we take a look at some of the latest news and resources from the health […]
Health Education England publishes AI and digital capability framework
Health Education England (HEE) has published a skills and capabilities framework to support health and care teams with artificial intelligence (AI) and health tech solutions. Entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Healthcare Technologies Capability Framework’, it builds on previous digital literacy frameworks, and covers six primary areas: digital implementation; digital […]
Cambridge University Hospitals explores role of mixed reality tech
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT (CUH) has explored the role of mixed reality to improve and optimise how staff deliver clinical care, and how the trust trains and educates staff. Through an awareness event at CUH, including tech suppliers Microsoft, VSI ApoQLar, Fracture Reality JoinXR, Proximie and Holomedicine Association, CUH staff […]
CCube Solutions’ Vijay Magon on creating a single true source of patient information
CCube Solutions’ managing director Vijay Magon highlights the challenges around unstructured data and how technology can help transform healthcare records management. The need for digital The growing adoption of electronic patient record (EPR) systems is an important first step to improving access to health information, but far too many healthcare […]
Jenny Chong and Tim Ferris discuss driving digital transformation at HETT
At healthcare event HETT North this week, a discussion between Jenny Chong, the Chair of Medway Innovation Institute and Tim Ferris, the Director of Transformation at NHS England, focused on ‘driving digital transformation across the entire NHS: the power of connected services in healthcare’. The discussion captured our attention and covered […]
9 projects secure funding through AI in Health and Care Award
The winners of the third competition of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Awards, run by the NHS AI Lab in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Accelerated Access Collaborative, have been announced. Nine projects will receive funding across phases 2, 3 and […]
