Citizen-facing digital services and digital investments outlined in Northern Ireland’s three-year plan for health and social care

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals' partnership with industry and academia sees £2.56 million funding for innovative diagnosis and treatment.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals’ partnership sees £2.56 million funding for innovative diagnosis and treatment

Kent and Medway primary care strategy focuses on improving access with digital front doors, increased use of NHS app, and digital appointment systems.

Kent and Medway primary care strategy focuses on access and digital front door

WHO handbook for digital transformation in primary care offers guidance on developing a person-centred point of service system (PCPOSS)

WHO digital transformation handbook offers guidance on developing a person-centred point of service system

West Yorkshire Joint forward plan

PRSB to develop new approach for use of individual characteristics within care records

Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital trials intelligent medications cabinet for patient bedside

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Children’s health platform Little Journey raises £6 million to scale and enhance product

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS to develop digital access solution shaped by citizens

171 Black Country GP practices update websites to support patient access

Royal United Hospitals Bath

Royal United Hospitals Bath launches digital inclusion team to support patient empowerment

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB shares plans for £10m digital front door

In a speech at the Royal College of GPs last week, Wes Streeting confirmed that women with breast concerns in Somerset will be offered "faster diagnosis" thanks to direct referrals from the NHS app through 111 online. 

Pilot to see direct referrals for breast diagnostics from NHS App in Somerset

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Digital Health and Care Wales pilots dental access portal at Powys Teaching Health Board

NHSE’s patient safety strategy for primary care shares digital commitments around culture and patient involvement

App to support Parkinson's patients launches new features after being picked up by Parkinson's UK

App to support Parkinson’s patients launches new features

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit has issued an early engagement notice for its digital neighbourhoods programme, looking to carry out an "evaluation piece".

NHS South West region opens early engagement for digital neighbourhoods

The launch of a new £250,000 fund for innovation and digital tools in wound care has been announced, with Minuteful for Wound by Healthy.io taking to LinkedIn to share the news and invite applications from innovators in the wound care space.

£250,000 fund for innovation and digital tools in wound care launches

NHS England has published new guidance titled, "Towards a unified vision of nursing and midwifery documentation", which "sets the direction for all nursing documentation across hospitals, community and nursing homes".

Monash IVF goes live with OX.DH’s digital patient onboarding platform

A clinician holds a digital representation of a body through a scan

Preventative health tech company Neko Health launches in London offering full body scan

In a press release, Apple has confirmed a pending FDA authorisation for the use of its AirPods Pro product as a hearing aid device.

Apple AirPods Pro awaits marketing authorisation for hearing aid functionality

South East Coast Ambulance Service shares data on automated texting for 999 callers

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Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s virtual citizen panel to help shape services

DHSC selects three local authorities to pilot digital NHS Health Check

Partnership with libraries across England to support more people in using the NHS app

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North West London ICS shares data on digital reach and access challenges

The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS) has entered into a three-year partnership with ImproveWell.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust maternity EPR goes live

Coventry

Coventry and Warwickshire ICS on tackling health inequalities through virtual hub

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Isle of Wight NHS Trust introduces patient portal with digital appointment letters

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Scottish Government commits £1m to tackling health inequalities in Greater Glasgow and Clyde

PhD students from Coventry University have been focusing on developing digital solutions to improve healthcare access in poorer countries.

Coventry University PhD students develop digital solutions to improve access to healthcare in low-to-middle income countries