Interweave has announced a number of selected suppliers for procurements across infrastructure, portal, care planning, data aggregation, and messaging. The procurements are reportedly hoped to help toward Interweave’s ambition of providing a “vendor agnostic” technology platform, with preferred bidders selected for four different lots covering specialised areas of the platform. […]
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£2 million awarded to 20 international teams harnessing AI to develop treatments for ALS
£2 million has been awarded to 20 international teams harnessing AI to develop new treatments for ALS using “the largest ALS patient data set of its kind”. The Longitude Prize on ALS is awarding £100,000 each to 20 winners of its international “Discovery Award”, including teams spanning 70 organisations. 100 […]
Barts Health NHS Trust shares 6-month AI pilot in handling patient complaints
Barts Health NHS Trust has highlighted efficiencies achieved through the use of AI in handling patient complaints, sharing outcomes from a six month project at Newham Hospital. AI tools in use form part of the Microsoft Copilot system, and are approved for NHS use, the trust explains. All responses are […]
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB procures ambient scribing and reporting tool
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB has awarded a contract worth £87,500 to Beam Up Ltd, for its ambient scribing and reporting tool. The contract, awarded as a call-off from a framework agreement, is set to run for one year, ending in March 2027. The solution, Magic Notes, is an […]
National commission into the regulation of AI in healthcare offers early insights from call for evidence
The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has offered early insight into outcomes from a call for evidence attracting more than 770 responses, indicating strong support for regulatory reform and the need for further development in areas such as post-market surveillance and ongoing monitoring. Henrietta Hughes, patient […]
£500 million fund launched to back early-stage AI companies in the UK
UK government-backed Sovereign AI has announced the launch of its new £500 million fund, designed to give early-stage AI companies in the UK access to the funds, compute, and strategic assets needed to scale rapidly and compete on a global scale. Taking to LinkedIn, Sovereign AI announced the funding, along […]
DHSC outlines future of Fingertips health data repository in £1.25m contract
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded a £1.25 million contract to Marvell Consulting Limited for a public beta “Find Public Health Data” service replacing the current end-of-life Fingertips service, a large public health data collection. Hosted in Azure using cloud-based technologies, the service is described as “currently […]
Scottish Government five-year AI strategy and AI Stack in “radical new approach”
The Scottish Government has published its five-year AI strategy to 2031 alongside an “AI Stack” detailing areas where action should be taken to ensure an effective response to AI as an emerging technology. Layers of the AI Stack cover users, adoption and skills, companies and products, innovation and R&D, data […]
North London shares work to improve efficiency and eliminate non-value adding tasks using digital and AI
The board of North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) has shared details of work to improve efficiency, reduce running costs, and eliminate non-value adding tasks with the use of digital tools and AI. Mobilising AI solutions to free-up time to care through a ten percent reduction in time spent on […]
Manchester University NHS FT plans next phase of Microsoft AI collaboration
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is to launch the next phase of its AI collaboration with Microsoft, looking to increase access for colleagues to Copilot and establish an MFT “Agent Factory” to support teams in designing and implementing AI tools to automate routine operational tasks. The trust has already […]
