Dr Nicola Byrne has been officially announced as the next National Data Guardian for health and social care in England. Dr Byrne becomes the second person to take up the role of National Data Guardian (NDG), following Dame Fiona Caldicott who sadly passed away last month and was instrumental in […]
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“The core goal is to make our staff more efficient” – Darren Atkins of the Royal Free talks RPA
Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in Automation at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, recently held court in a UCLPartners Innovation Network Meeting, presenting his team’s work in RPA (robotic process automation). In a session screened on YouTube, entitled ‘NHS Robotic process automation’, Darren shared case studies and […]
NHS trust and CCG websites compared for accessibility
Silktide, a company that compares millions of websites, has analysed NHS trust and CCG websites for usability, including content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. The Index, a league table, has been created showing how organisations in various industries compare for web accessibility. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT, […]
Companies link up for BigCOVIData study to boost research with electronic health record data
Savana, a medical research company that works with ‘deep real-world evidence’, and BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health, have created a new partnership to boost the use of electronic health record (EHR) data in respiratory research. This new collaboration hopes to ‘accelerate the use of data […]
AI and machine learning tech to spot breast cancer early
AI technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been found to help predict breast cancer in patients. The software called “Mirai” has shown to be three times more likely to find early signs of breast cancer in patients, compared to previous statistical techniques. It is being developed to […]
Interview Series: Tony Corkett and Neil Taber of Cloud21
Before the Christmas break, HTN caught up – over video link, of course – with health IT consultancy Cloud21, to talk about interoperability in the NHS. To get a birds-eye view of the bigger picture as well as technical detail on the nuts and bolts of digital transformation in the […]
Fujitsu publishes views of AI from 300 endoscopists survey
A new survey conducted by Fujitsu has explored the views of 300 endoscopists on the use of artificial intelligence tools in their field. The survey highlighted 70% of the respondents agreed that AI tools will help to reduce the number of missed lesions and that AI will help to improve patient outcomes. 80% […]
Cerner makes £282 million data and analytics consultancy acquisition
Cerner has announced an agreement to acquire a data, analytics and research consultancy for £282 million. The acquisition of the health division of Kantar Health, a London based global analytics company, is expected to support Cerner’s client base engage with life sciences for funded research studies, and harness data initiatives […]
From AI to support colonoscopies to strokes: the diverse applications of AI in healthcare
In September, 42 AI projects joined the NHS AI Lab through its AI in Health and Care Award programme. The programme is run in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHSX, and forms part of the NHS Artificial Intelligence Lab announced by Matt Hancock in 2019. £140m is to be invested […]
UCL researchers publish ‘Find, Test, Track, Isolate and Support’ Covid dashboard
Researchers at UCL-led collaboration i-sense, have published a dashboard to collate data on five stages; Find, Test, Track, Isolate and Support, with an aim to provide a complete picture of the pandemic. The i-sense COVID Response Evaluation Dashboard (COVID RED) collates and presents data from the Office of National Statistics, Public Health […]
