Reducing surgical backlogs and harm in a second surge by Orlando Agrippa, CEO, Draper & Dash 5 years, 10 million, burnout, avalanche of harm. These are the words which many of my senior colleagues across health systems have been using as part of their growing concerns as to where healthcare […]
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EMIS launches first EMIS-X application
Emis has announced the launch of the first application as part of its new EMIS-X cloud-based platform. The application, called Explorer, comes as part of a new EMIS-X Analytics suite to provide tools to support healthcare teams with data insights and analytics. Explorer is being used in a pilot to support researchers […]
WHO launches portal for global data on the health and well-being of older people
The Word Health Organization has announced it is launching the first portal that brings together data on global indicators for monitoring the health and well-being of people aged 60 and over. The data included in the portal covers indicators such as: percentage of older people aged 60 years and over; healthy […]
The Health Foundation Social Care Analytics funding programme closes this week for applications
The Health Foundation has opened a new programme to help to launch projects that demonstrate how data and analytics can be used to improve social care. £300,000 is being made available to support 5 projects with funding up to £60,000 each. Projects must be able to demonstrate how data and […]
COVID-19 modelling and demand predictions report published
A new report has been published to explore a second wave of COVID-19 cases and potential response strategies for NHS trusts. Using advanced analytics and data modelling, the report highlights some important areas of consideration to support response planning and modelling in readiness for a potential second wave. The report […]
27 early stage AI concepts and prototypes join NHS AI Lab
27 ‘phase 1 and 2’ AI projects have joined the NHS AI Lab through its AI in Health and Care Award programme. Phase 1 of the programme intends to support early stage concepts and prototypes with up to £150,000 in funding over 6-12 months. Phase 2 is aimed to develop […]
Patient data capture platform raises £5 million
umotif, a patient data capture platform, has raised £5 million in a Series A investment round led by existing investor AlbionVC. Its app supports patients monitor themselves through clinical studies, and is typically sold into life sciences companies for patients to submit their data. The app has recently been used […]
Babylon publishes research report on AI in primary care
A research paper has been published in Nature Communications by a team of Babylon scientists that has explored the use of machine learning in primary care. The paper, titled ‘Improving the accuracy of medical diagnosis with causal machine learning’, explores the use of AI, believed to be a first , […]
Feature: COVID-19 phase 3 recovery report
A letter issued by NHS boss, Sir Simon Stevens and Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Operating Officer, has explained the third phase of the NHS’s response to COVID-19 and the health service’s priorities which has raised concerns amongst health experts that targets may not be met, a report published today by […]
Royal Wolverhampton implements tool to predict use of PPE
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has utilised technology from TeleTracking to report on, measure and predict Personal Protective Equipment numbers. The tool allowed the trust to measure the amount of PPE needed day-by-day and week-by-week by front-line staff. It mapped data on the use of PPE, with NHS guidance and modelled it […]
