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 […]
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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 […]
Ambient AI study shows patients likely to self-censor on mental and sexual health
A study exploring informed consent for ambient documentation using generative AI in outpatient care has highlighted nuances including that patients are more likely to self-censor when talking about mental and sexual health or illicit activity during consultations. The study, published in Jama Network Open, was conducted from March to December […]
Moorfields and Lufthansa research makes recommendations to avoid deskilling with introduction of AI
A research collaboration involving Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Lufthansa, has warned of the “automation paradox” involving the deskilling of clinicians with the introduction of AI and automation, making a series of recommendations to prevent what it refers to as the erosion of […]
Greater Manchester health tech startup launches AI clinical care dashboard
Greater Manchester-based start-up named Augmented Healthcare has launched an AI powered clinical care dashboard helping to identify early warning signs of serious illness, following £19,000 in innovation grant funding and support from GM Business Growth Hub’s Innovation Service. Founded by Jonti Hudson, a practicing GP and computer engineer, the company’s […]
Microsoft launches Copilot Health to bring together data from EHR and wearables for personalised and proactive care
Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, said to provide users the ability to bring together data from across their health records, wearables, and lab results, applying intelligence to turn insights into “a coherent story”. Copilot Health is positioned to support people understand the information they have, part of a “secure space […]
Personalised medicine and AI inquiry and call for evidence issued by House of Lords
An inquiry into personalised medicine and AI, along with an associated call for evidence, has been issued by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, seeking to explore possibilities, assess current regulatory frameworks, and understand how best to deploy proven innovations across the NHS. “We will examine the gap […]
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group seeks feedback on vision for future of care informed by population health data
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group is seeking feedback on its five-year strategy developed using population health data – “a once in a generation opportunity to make bold changes and transform patient care for the future”. Chief executive James Sumner commented: “We need to think differently about the way we work […]
Researchers develop AI tool to support proactive approach of risk of intimate partner violence
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed an AI tool offering clinical decision support to clinicians by predicting patients at risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) from data collected during medical visits. Led by researchers from Harvard Medical School, the study trained a machine learning model […]
Spotlight Pathology secures £1.4 million seed investment for AI blood cancer diagnostics
Liverpool-based Spotlight Pathology has secured £1.4 million in seed funding to support the development of its AI-powered blood cancer diagnostics software. The funding round was co-led by the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) and Liverpool City Region Seed Fund. Funding will be used toward product development, regulation, and […]
