The “new and improved” successor to the Summary Care Record application is launching in the form of the National Care Records Service (NCRS), designed to provide secure access to national patient information in order to support decision making and healthcare outcomes. The NCRS is available for all authorised health and […]
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NHS Digital Staff Passport alpha reassessment meets service standards
The government’s Central Digital and Data Office has released a report on the alpha reassessment of the NHS Digital Staff Passport. The purpose of the passport is to enable staff to carry a verified portfolio of their digital credentials for skills, training, abilities and employment checks, enabling them to move […]
National Data Guardian discusses the planned NHS federated data platform
The National Data Guardian, Dr Nicola Byrne, has shared a blog in which she discusses the planned NHS federated data platform along with the topic of public trust in data. Dr Byrne begins by highlighting how the NHS has amassed “comprehensive cradle-to-grave information about tens of millions of us, whatever […]
GOSH scientists engage with public on value of data
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has been engaging with the public on research, data and the environment as part of a local culture, arts and science festival with University College London (UCL). The festival’s theme was ‘breathe’, to investigate local and global environments, and to develop the […]
MHRA outlines roadmap for Software and AI as a Medical Device Change Programme
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has updated its ‘Software and AI as a Medical Device Change Programme’. The programme, originally published last year, aims to ensure regulatory requirements for software and AI are clear and that patients are protected. A new roadmap has been added including deliverables […]
AI used to find optimal placement schedules for nursing students
NHS England’s Transformation Directorate have published a resource exploring whether an artificial intelligence tool or approach can be developed to automatically generate student nurse placement schedules that adhere to a variety of stakeholder needs and constraints, whilst providing a more diverse range of placements for the students. The resource highlights […]
Primary care automation pilots announced
A series of health tech projects have been announced through the London Digital First Primary Care Automation Grant programme. Announced by the Health Innovation Network, and supported by NHS England, each project will receive up to £65,000 to pilot automation solutions that support primary care. 11 projects are to receive funding, with projects […]
NHS AI Lab and Health Education England call for healthcare staff to be trained in AI
New research has called for all health and care staff to be trained in using artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice. A report published by the NHS AI Lab and Health Education England (HEE) has advocated for training and education for providers in how they deliver and develop AI guidance […]
London Health Data Strategy programme invites applications for Improvement Projects
The London Health Data Strategy (LDHS) programme has announced that NHS organisations, academia and the healthcare industry are invited to apply to lead “pioneering Improvement Projects that will improve the health of Londoners using the power of data”. The LHDS will support up to ten new ‘data at scale’ projects […]
Free-text analytics platform CogStack deployed at University College London Hospitals
A paper entitled ‘Deployment of a Free-Text Analytics Platform at a UK National Health Service Research Hospital: CogStack at University College London Hospitals’ has been published in JMIR Publications, detailing the implementation of the technology and how it has been used to facilitate clinical research and service evaluation projects. The […]