GS1 UK, an organisation focused on data capture and sharing standards, has signed a five-year deal with NHS Scotland. The partnership has set out a commitment to support the widespread adoption of GS1 standards across the region, hoping to deliver full traceability for the unique identification of every person, every product, and […]
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AI-supported test helping to predict eye disease
A clinical trial at Western Eye Hospital, led by researchers from Imperial College London and University College London, has found an AI-supported test can help predict eye disease. Using retinal imaging technology, the tool was able to identify areas of the eye that were showing signs of a common condition […]
£250 million framework for Intelligent Automation tools released
A new framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services to allow NHS organisations and other public sector bodies to purchase intelligent automation tools. The £250 million framework intends to provide a contractual service to support the adoption, implementation and on-going development of intelligent automation solutions across health and care. The […]
DAPB approves NHS Digital’s latest pathology information standards
The Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) has given approval to NHS Digital’s new set of pathology information standards. According to NHS Digital, this is a ‘positive step’ for the future of pathology and contributes to the ‘overall objective’ of improving patient care. It’s hoped the new standards will ‘enable clinicians […]
Cambridge University Hospitals video prescriptions for children, artificial pancreas tech and AI to speed up dementia diagnosis
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has announced a range of health tech innovations, including video prescriptions of children talking about their chronic illnesses, AI to speed-up dementia diagnosis and an artificial pancreas combined with an algorithm. Clinical teams at the trust are now prescribing videos of children talking […]
Barts Health uses AI to scan 14.2 million documents to identify patients with diabetic foot disease
Barts Health NHS Trust has utilised AI technology to scan 14.2 million documents to find and identify patients with diabetic foot disease. The analysis of the documents aimed to find patients, who otherwise might have been unknown, and therefore enable the trust to focus its resources on a particular cohort. […]
News in Brief: Amwell acquires SilverCloud Health, Plymouth tests AI, and Somerset uses VR
It has been a busy 7 days at HTN, last week we held our first ever Digital Primary Care Conference and covered lots of industry news! If you missed the conference, you can catch up on some of the sessions through our review articles here, and stay tuned more are on […]
News in brief: menopause app piloted for staff at NHS trust, HSBC backs GenesisCare cancer tech, first Turing AI research fellows
August has arrived, which means only one thing for us at HTN – it’s time for our first ever Digital Primary Care Conference. Find out more about the agenda for Wednesday – which features keynotes from Dr Nikki Kanani, Medical Director for Primary Care for NHS England and NHS Improvement, and […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership picks openEHR platform
Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership has chosen an openEHR platform for its regional medicines record. After being awarded the contract, Better will support the Partnership in delivering the record to a population of 1.8 million, through both its openEHR platform and Better Meds software. The aim is […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust selects Agilisys data platform
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has chosen technology from Agilisys to provide a data platform across the trust. Forming part of trust’s ambition to create a digitally-enabled healthcare future, the aim is for its workforce to be digitally empowered and to ensure digital is a good experience for staff and […]
