NHS Digital has entered into a consultation with an independent provider network to align private healthcare data with NHS recorded activity. The consultation with Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) will focus on changes to how data is recorded and managed across private and NHS care. It will include common standards […]
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Citdel Group acquires Wellbeing Software for £103 million
Australia’s Citadel Group has acquired UK based Wellbeing Software for £103 million. Wellbeing Software specialises in radiology and maternity software solutions that manage patient workflow and data, and the acquisition bolsters Citadel’s strategy to expand into high quality software based recurring revenue streams. The company currently provides pathology and oncology software […]
Interview Series: Dr. Sanji de Sylva, Head of Clinical Adoption, Malaffi HIE
In our latest interview we had the pleasure to talk with Dr. Sanji De Sylva, Head of Clinical Adoption for Malaffi. Malaffi, (an initiative of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi), is a Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform being implemented across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Malaffi is aimed […]
Alzheimer’s Research UK launches global wearables initiative
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. The programme aims to secure £67m over the first six years to build and trial its diagnostic device on a large scale and analyse data to develop signatures of disease “fingerprints” that can be then detected […]
Health Education England and Uni of Manchester launch AI for Healthcare online learning
Health Education England and the University of Manchester have developed and launched a free online course to explore AI in healthcare.The course is aimed at health and social care professionals who want to understand the basic concepts, challenges and opportunities of AI in their respective healthcare systems. The five week course […]
Case Study: Transforming pathology services in Wales
NHS Wales implemented TrakCare Lab to transform clinical information sharing, leading to better decision making and higher quality of care. Before the implementation of the system, laboratory clinicians in Wales had to navigate 13 separate pathology systems. Results were collected across many systems and not easily shared between locations. Since […]
Oxford VR closes £10 million Series A funding
Oxford VR, a virtual reality technology in behavioural health has closed a £10 million Series A funding round. The VR therapy company will use the funds to accelerate US expansion of its evidence-based and VRtherapy solution and to continue to expand its treatment pipeline. Founded in 2017, Oxford VR is a spinout from […]
NHS England seeks national approach to digitising Lloyd George records
NHS England is seeking to develop a national approach to the digitisation of Lloyd George records in GP practices. As part of the GP contract there is a commitment to digitise these records to support a full patient record, free-up space in GP practices and to save staff time. The notice […]
Microsoft launches new $40m AI for Health
Microsoft has launched a new $40 million, five year program to leverage the use of artificial intelligence for health. Part of the AI for Good initiative, which recently announced its latest cohort, aims to leverage AI technology to empower researchers and organisations address many global health challenges. Brad Smith, president, Microsoft “Artificial […]
Electronic consultations being trialled in Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has launched a pilot to trial electronic consultations across three of its services. The trial started in December 2019 and will run until June 2020, to evaluate the technology and service. The technology is being provided by Block Solutions, a booking platform that will work […]
