The Health Tech Trends Series is back for 2020 In the first survey (two minute) as part of our Health Tech Trends Series 2020 sponsored by InterSystems, we would like to understand how technology is supporting the health and care system at this time and help share any learnings through […]
Tag: Corona
COVID-19 chatbot published to deal with common questions
Healthcare Communications, the digital first patient communications specialist, has this week launched a chatbot to provide answers to 100 common questions about COVID-19. The chatbot provides instant answers to the most common questions by using information from NHS England, NHS Wales, Public Health England and Gov.uk. The tool can be added […]
NHS makes Microsoft Teams available for free
NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft have today announced Microsoft Teams will be made available for free for three months. Microsoft Teams, a communication and collaboration platform will now be free to all NHS organisations, providing online web chat, video conferencing and planning tools. NHS Digital said NHS organisations will have access […]
AI content analysis on COVID-19 archive literature
A team of US health tech specialists this week announced a new programme to use artificial intelligence to scan 24,000 papers on COVID-19 to find patterns, signs and insights about the virus. The aim is to help to find answers to questions raised by the World Health Organisation about the pandemic. […]
NHS Digital to collect and analyse data to counter the spread of Coronavirus
Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care has today asked NHS Digital to provide data and services management as part of measures to counter the spread of Coronavirus. NHS Digital will collect and analyse data to help healthcare professional understand the illness more and help to identify those who will […]
NHS COVID-19 live impact assessment tool launched
Draper & Dash, a leading predictive patient flow provider has launched a COVID-19 live hospital planning and demand impact assessment tool. The company said it has been working around the clock to deliver its vital tool to support impact assessment. It allows trusts to view and analyse national Hospital Episode […]
National CCIO “We need to know how many people are self-isolating by region”
Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care and Deputy CEO for NHSX Simon Eccles, commented on Twitter yesterday to state plans being in place to understand the numbers of those self-isolating in specific regions. Speaking on the plan, Simon said “We are doing this. We need to know how […]
Public Health England publishes live coronavirus tracking dashboard
Public Health England have published an interactive tracking dashboard for the spread of COVID-19. The dashboard includes statistics on total cases, daily confirmed cases and total deaths in the UK. The information is displayed in bar chart format broken down into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There is also a […]
