The NHS AI Lab has provided a progress review for 2020 – 2021, including sharing key findings from its AI survey, as well as case studies and its plans for the future. Focusing on AI technologies and AI-driven tools, the NHSX-hosted lab recently surveyed the UK’s AI community, before comparing […]
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New NHS hospital prescriptions data available for COVID-19 researchers
NHSX and NHS Digital have announced that a new data resource for secondary care prescriptions is now available to COVID-19 researchers. The data collection focuses on medicines that are prescribed and administered in hospitals – providing daily information harvested from electronic prescription and administration systems at secondary care NHS trusts […]
Data from cancer centres connected to provide full population coverage for Scottish NHS
The Scottish Cancer Registry and Intelligence Service (SCRIS) has successfully connected Systematic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) data from all of Scotland’s five cancer centres – providing the Scottish NHS with national coverage. According to the University of Edinburgh, following the connection of the final two ChemoCare databases, the SACT data view […]
Video: how can we make data more useful for clinicians?
The final day of live sessions of HTN Now April 2021 was jam-packed – featuring five different sessions covering a range health tech topics. One of our Thursday morning talks included an expert discussion on how to make data more useful to clinicians. Malcolm Pradhan, Chief Medical Officer at Alcidion […]
Video: Imprivata on the power of digital identity
For our third April 2021 HTN Now session on day one, we were joined by a trio of presenters to talk about the power of digital identity, its importance of in the modern healthcare environment and the need for a more ‘complete approach’ when managing it. In the blue corner, […]
Confidence in data published on PHE COVID-19 dashboard increases from 47% to 90%
In March 2020, Public Health England (PHE) published an interactive dashboard to highlight the spread of COVID-19 and an overview of the pandemic situation as it changed. More recently, it also provided the ability to track vaccination-related data. The dashboard has been widely used, PHE said, highlighting that ‘during the […]
University College London Hospitals announces collaboration with Microsoft
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS FT has announced a research and innovation collaboration with Microsoft to develop and apply advances in artificial intelligence and digital technologies. The partnership will see the two organisations develop AI algorithms and applications to help improve patient flow, support medical imaging and automate time […]
Dr Nicola Byrne announced as the next National Data Guardian
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 […]
“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, […]
