We’ve got a packed calendar from now until December, with 16 webinars covering a range of topics include primary care, EPRs, clinical safety, interoperability, AI in practice, future innovations, ambient scribes and more! Each discussion will see experts from across health and care sharing their detailed insights into various topics, […]
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HTN Now: Embedding digital apps and wearables in health and care
We were recently joined by a panel of experts to discuss digital apps and wearables in health and care, exploring how these technologies can be integrated into the health system now and in the future. Our panellists included Gail Lowe, high intensity users lead & county integrated discharge hub lead […]
Microsoft Dragon Copilot launches in UK with natural language voice dictation and ambient listening capabilities
Microsoft has launched its Dragon Copilot clinical AI assistant in the UK, following testing across seven UK healthcare organisations including Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Copilot combines the speech recognition capabilities of Dragon Medical One with the ambient listening capabilities of Dragon Ambient eXperience, and Microsoft’s generative AI. The result, […]
Researchers at Imperial develop AI tool designed to read ECGs for signs of heart block
A team of researchers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have created an AI tool designed to read ECGs and support doctors identify those at risk of developing the potentially fatal heart condition, heart block. AIRE-CHB is an AI tool that has been developed with support from the NIHR Imperial […]
GOSH shares study into AI scribe pilot across nine London NHS sites
Great Ormond Street Hospital has shared results of a “landmark study” of AI-scribe technology, evaluating the impact of the TORTUS tool across nine London NHS sites. Key findings included that clinicians spent “nearly a quarter” more time directly with patients, with findings reportedly already being used to shape national policy […]
£42 million planned for NHS digital weight management programme procurement
NHS England has announced plans to re-procure its national digital weight management programme, with a value of up to £42 million across three service levels. The service, aimed at supporting adults living with obesity, will provide digital support for self-management, online coaching, and targeted support offerings to reach those who “do not routinely […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL develop AI tool to predict eye damage from autoimmune drug
Teams from Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology have developed an AI tool capable of predicting patients at risk of developing retinopathy, following use of a common autoimmune medication, said to be widely prescribed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other autoimmune conditions. […]
NHS England issues guidance for trust boards on assessing capability including digital plans and system wide transformation
NHS England has launched guidance for trust boards on assessing provider capability, intended to inform a self-assessment, with an emphasis on digital maturity and plans, and data capabilities. It sets out six areas to be assessed on an annual basis, along with associated indicative evidence, covering: strategy, leadership, and planning; […]
Patients Know Best live in Germany to transform mental health care
A new psychiatric care network in Essen in Germany, is reshaping how mental health services are delivered by utilising the digital platform Patients Know Best (PKB). Currently, the network in Essen and surroundings with psychiatry, resident psychiatrists, psychotherapists, sociotherapists and outpatient psychiatric care are now live on the PKB platform, […]
HTN launches WhatsApp channel; keep in touch with the latest health tech news
HTN is pleased to announce that we’ve launched our very own WhatsApp channel [join here]! Followers can directly access all the latest updates on digital transformation and innovation across healthcare through their smartphones. To keep you up-to-date, we’ll be sharing news on the following topics: AI in healthcare EPRs and […]
