NHSX has today announced it has received over 1,600 applications for its new tech fund to support the vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak and has provided a brief update on the contact tracing app it’s developing. On the 23rd of March NHSX announced a new programme to call for innovators to […]
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UCL and Casualy partner for AI coronavirus research
A new partnership has been launched with AI specialist Casualy and University College London to research COVID-19. The teams will explore the identification of biomarkers and potential therapeutic agents using AI techniques to read and interpret vast sources of information. This could be from previous research into similar viruses. The technology […]
Pennine Acute rolls-out imaging-based communication platform
Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Trust has rolled out technology from Feedback Medical to support medical imaging workflow and messaging. The tool is being used by the trust to assist its coronavirus response and provide access to medical imaging when needed. Over 200 clinicians are now using the app, with more […]
Feature: #HealthTechToShoutAbout
The health tech industry has rallied to support health and care over the past few weeks. As part of the HTN #HealthTechToShoutAbout feature series, supported by Highland Marketing, we spoke to 6 health tech suppliers to hear more about their recent work in response. Please click on an image below […]
NHS Digital launches trial for machine learning to predict ICU beds and ventilator demand
NHS Digital has announced a new trial to use machine learning techniques to plan and manage COVID-19 treatment resources. The system developed by NHS Digital and University of Cambridge is to help predict the upcoming demand for intensive care (ICU) beds and ventilators needed to treat patients with COVID-19 at individual hospitals […]
UCL to use supercomputers to research COVID-19
University College London researchers are to use supercomputers to support ‘urgent investigations’ into COVID-19 disease. The aim is to be able to accelerate the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs by using the most powerful supercomputers commonly used for high intensive tasks such as quantum mechanics and climate research. A consortium […]
App developed in 48 hours to support 2 trusts
Earlier this week joint CIO of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT, Sonia Patel, set out a challenge on Twitter calling for any SME to support the organisations deliver an app for virtual visits. The app needed to be developed within 48 hours, help patients […]
NHSX and NHS Digital to fast track COVID-19 apps and similar tech
NHSX and NHS Digital are to fast-track and evaluate apps and technology that support the response to COVID-19. The organisations will assess solutions based on its current Digital Assessment Questionnaire, which looks into technical and policy details such as whether the technology is inline with national standards, regulations and industry […]
Facebook steps up efforts to tackle misinformation
Facebook has stepped up its efforts to tackle fake news online by sending warnings to users who may have seen news that is not accurate. The platform will show messages in the news feed to users who have interacted with content that has been reviewed and considered misinformation. Whether a […]
Yeovil Hospital connects to Dorset Care Record
Yeovil Hospital for the first time is now able to view data from the Dorset Care Record, the platform used to share key patient information across providers. The hospital typically takes 30% of emergency patients from across Dorset CCG, and now can view GP records and other datasets for these […]
