NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG has signed a three-year contract with C the Signs, a diagnostic tool to help detect cancer at an early stage. The tool has been developed by NHS doctors and uses artificial intelligence technology to help to identify patients with suspected cancer, or […]
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NHSX sets out plans to develop a National Strategy for AI in Health and Social Care
NHSX has laid out its vision, approach and areas of focus for developing a new National Strategy for AI in Health and Social Care. The NHS AI Lab is currently working on a plan that will outline its ambitions for the ‘development, implementation, scaling and monitoring of AI-driven technologies’ in […]
Video: Kettering General Hospital opens HTN Now focusing on AI patient flow and bed management
To open HTN Now September 2021, we invited Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the AI and machine learning specialists at Faculty, to raise the curtain on our latest online event with a session on their new AI bed management programme. The project, backed by NHSX, is still in […]
Interview Series: Insource discuss how a unified data platform can support ICSs and target the NHS backlog
HTN caught up with the team at Insource to discuss the company’s data platform and what it can offer to NHS trusts. As reported by HTN, Insource announced the acquisition of Gooroo earlier this year. The company – which specialises in advanced capacity planning with particular expertise in elective waiting times and […]
Royal Colleges, charities and patient groups form new coalition for AI, data and digital
Royal Colleges, UK medical charities, patient groups and industry representatives are collaborating to launch a new patient coalition for health technology. Called the Patient Coalition for AI, Data and Digital Tech in Health, the partnership features prominent members from the charity sector, such as the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, […]
National Data Guardian responds to DHSC’s data saves lives strategy
The National Data Guardian has submitted a response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for views on its draft data strategy, Data Saves Lives: Reshaping health and social care with data. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX Data Saves Lives policy paper aims to set out […]
NHS England pilots AI lung cancer screening programme
NHS England has been conducting pilot lung cancer checks supported by artificial intelligence technology. According to Cancer Research UK, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK, but there are hopes around the impact of early detection, with one study finding that CT scan chest […]
GS1 UK signs 5-year deal with NHS Scotland
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 […]
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 […]
