NHS Oxfordshire and NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies services have introduced an AI-powered chatbot, from Limbic, as part of their ongoing commitment “in meeting the demand for mental health support”. The chatbot was trialled over a period of six months with the aim to provide patients with “interactive, supportive, and non-judgemental” […]
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Grow Digital Health Midlands programme invites applications from UK health tech innovators
A collaboration between Health Innovation East Midlands and Health Innovation West Midlands has seen the launch of a new programme designed to support UK tech companies in the development and scaling of “high-potential digital health innovations”. The Grow Digital Health Midlands programme, formerly known as the East Midlands Digital Health […]
Feature Series: Future of digital primary care
Feature Series: Future of digital primary care Accurx on a digital front door: the future of primary care Helena Brown, Interim Head of Customer Success at Accurx explores why having a digital front door is the future of primary care. She delves into how using this type of technology to […]
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative awards contract for IT audit and asset register
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative has awarded a contract to healthcare and consulting service provider, Arca Resourcing, to provide an IT audit and create an asset register for all devices within the trust. This comes before the implementation of its integrated electronic patient record, which is to be used […]
European Commission sets action plan on cybersecurity for hospitals and healthcare providers
The European Commission has published an EU action plan developed to guide hospitals and healthcare providers in increasing their cyber security. Referring to the plan as “an important step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats”, the commission focuses on enhancing threat detection, preparedness and response capabilities of hospitals […]
University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group joins network for responsible AI
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Trust Group have joined a European network for responsible AI, in a move said to “reflect the UHL and UHN Group’s leading-edge work to test and embed artificial intelligence solutions for the benefit of patients, communities and […]
News in brief: AI for links between prescription medications and skin cancer, utilising population health data, virtual wards updates
We’re looking at some of the latest news in health tech from across the NHS. From virtual wards success to new AI solutions and robotic-assisted surgery, here are some of the stories that have caught our attention. AI used to investigate links between medications and skin cancer risks Dr Zoe […]
Sheffield City Council live with Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
Sheffield City Council has become the first local authority in the South Yorkshire region to introduce the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record (YHCR). Developed by Interweave, a company owned and managed by its users across 6 ICSs, the YHCR gathers separate patient records and puts them into one structured format, […]
Black Country ICB opens opportunity for virtual ward platform covering primary, secondary care
The Black Country ICB has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a remote monitoring and virtual ward platform to support the delivery of “multi-disciplinary and collaborative health services”, by opening a pre-market engagement ahead of a procurement mid-2025. Valued at £600k with an estimated four-year timescale, the […]
Portsmouth Hospitals awards £250k contract to MyRenalCare app
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has awarded a new contract to the MyRenalCare app, a digital solution designed to support patients with kidney disease. The £250k contract was procured to offer patients a way to “take control of their condition” while also allowing clinicians to provide guidance via virtual consultations, […]
