In our latest interview in the series we speak with Caroline Palmer, ChatHealth Digital Development Clinical Lead at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) to find out more about ChatHealth and future developments. Tell us about ChatHealth and the inspiration behind starting the service and what is the mission behind it? […]
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NVIDIA to build supercomputer for healthcare researchers
NVIDIA has announced that it is building a supercomputer, Cambridge-1, to support healthcare researchers adopt artificial intelligence. King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have been announced as founding partners of NVIDIA’s Cambridge-1. The company is leading the London Medical Imaging & AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare […]
COVID Symptom Study app research highlights delirium as a key sign of COVID-19 in older people
New analysis from researchers at King’s College London using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and patients admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London, has shown that delirium is a key symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older people. The findings have been published in the journal Age and Ageing, […]
CQC focuses on tech transformation in new draft strategy
CQC has published its developing strategy, including a focus on digital transformation and new services, ahead of a formal consultation process of the strategy in January. The document highlights some of the changes the regulator wants to make, which is said to have been largely accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. An […]
Greater Manchester signs with Sectra for diagnostic imaging initiatives
8 NHS trusts across Greater Manchester are to adopt medical imaging technology from Sectra, following a new contract signed this month. The platform aims to transform how healthcare teams access and review images, supporting up to four million examinations per year. The first trust is to go live this year, with […]
National NHS system launched to prioritise patients on waiting lists
A national bespoke system, called NHS e-Review, has been developed and launched as part of the NHS Covid Incident Recovery programme. The online system has been developed to support clinicians record the clinical priority of patients on a waiting list and to identify alternative pathways for patients if required. A […]
Interview Series: Sam Allen, CEO, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
In our latest interview we speak with Sam Allen, CEO at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who takes us through her journey from NHS receptionist to CEO. We chat to Sam ahead of a presentation she will be delivering at the upcoming Mental Health Recovery Summit, supported by HTN. We […]
London health tech firm raises £23m Series A
Your.MD, the creators of the self-care app Healthily, has raised £23 million in Series A funding. The app supports people find safe and personalised information, guidance and support for their health, and is used by millions of people for self-care. The company has reported user growth of 350% in the last […]
Oxford University Hospitals hits 100% digitisation of surgical histology slides
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, with support from Royal Philips, has fully digitised its cellular pathology (histopathology) department. One of the early adopters of the technology, all surgical histology and referral slides within the cellular pathology department are now digital and available between OUH and its wider network […]
NHSX updates Records Management Code of Practice
NHSX has updated the Records Management Code of Practice 2020, producing a draft that is now open for wider input and feedback. The draft Records Management Code of Practice 2020 sets out how records relating to health and care should be managed, created, maintained and disposed of appropriately. It builds […]
