The Royal College of GPs and the British Medical Association have called on the government to delay the GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme. On 12 May, NHS Digital announced the new primary care data collection service was set to come into place on 1 July 2021, to […]
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MOD selects InterSystems platforms for new medical information system
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has opted for InterSystems’ HealthShare and IRIS for Health platforms to ‘underpin’ its new Defence Medical Information System, called Programme CORTISONE. The platforms will be used to help the MOD to deliver an “integrated ecosystem of medical information services” and to “rapidly develop new […]
Babylon announces multi-billion dollar merger and plan to become public company
Babylon, the global health tech company, has announced a new $4.2 billion merger with special purpose acquisition company, Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. Once completed, the combined company will operate under the name of Babylon and trade under ‘BBLN’ at the New York-based Nasdaq Stock Market – seeing Babylon transition from […]
AI tool developed to streamline pathology workflow
A team of researchers, academics and pathologists from the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has developed an artificial intelligence tool to help streamline pathology workflows – which could speed up diagnoses of prostate cancer. The multidisciplinary team from Oxford has created an algorithm that […]
News in Brief: VR endoscopy simulator, Nuffield’s new joined-up primary care platform
Friday has come around quickly again this week – and there’s so much more news we’ve still yet to share. The last seven days saw the announcement of a long COVID app, which is set to be released across 27 NHS trusts, as well as the appointment of a new […]
North East and North Cumbria ICS publishes data strategy
North East and North Cumbria ICS has published its strategy for providing data capability to support health and care projects for service improvements, new innovations and research. It’s ‘Trusted Research and Evaluation Environment strategy’ aims to support joint collaboration between health, care and academic institutions, using governed processes and a data […]
Wales invests £25 million in diagnostic equipment
The Welsh Government has announced £25 million will be invested in diagnotisc technology across all its health boards. The funding will be used to purchase imaging and diagnostic equipment such as CT scanners, gamma cameras, and MRI and fluoroscopy x-ray imaging rooms. It’s hoped the investment will help healthcare providers […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2021: the most successful technologies adopted
Our Health Tech Trends Series 2021, which is supported by InterSystems, continues with a reflection on some of the technologies our readers think have been successful in their organisation. In April, we sent out a survey to you – our audience – asking readers to respond to a series of […]
PRSB updates care planning standards for community mental health care
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has updated its personalised care planning standard for adults in the community living with severe mental health conditions. Produced to support community mental health care, the standard provides a model for person-centred care, supporting planning and the information that should form part of the […]
Interview Series: Kam Sidhu, Interim CIO, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT
In our latest interview in the series we sat down with Kam Sidhu, Interim CIO at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We talk about the various digital programmes in-flight at the trust, digital literacy, digital inclusion, strategy, learnings and lots more. Can you tell me about your […]
