Here we explore some recent updates from across the NHS which share insight into how artificial intelligence tools are being utilised and tested. Identifying abnormalities At South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust, a study sought to examine AI’s ability to identify abnormalities with the potential to lead to bowel cancer. […]
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Hampshire Hospitals implements platform to monitor and tackle air pollution at hospital sites
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a technology platform designed to monitor and reduce air pollution at its hospitals, providing “next-generation real-time visibility” into the sources of pollution across hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester. The EMSOL platform aims to support the trust in identifying key pollutants and pollution spikes […]
South Yorkshire ICS publishes data and insights strategy for 2024-2026, sharing plans for data platform and alliance
South Yorkshire has published its data and insights strategy for 2024-2026, setting out ambitions to build an intelligence-led system using data to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and experiences, with focus on evaluating care pathways, improving population understanding and tackling health inequalities. The strategy sets out a number of key […]
AI Act, legal framework for Europe designed to support “trustworthy AI”, enters into force
The European Commission has announced that AI Act, a legal framework seeking to address the risks of AI in Europe by setting out clear requirements and obligations in support of “trustworthy AI”, has officially entered into force. Designed to address risks with AI systems that could lead to “undesirable outcomes”, […]
Amazon Web Services invests £8m to fund cloud infrastructure and storage for UK Biobank
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to provide around £8 million for cloud computing storage for UK Biobank, to help ensure that the database “has the cloud infrastructure it needs to securely store and handle” its health data. Described as “a database of in-depth genetic, health and lifestyle information from half […]
NHSE’s July board meeting highlights data around waiting lists, cancer care, mental health and more
NHS England’s board met last week to discuss data insights into the health system’s performance, the implications for digital with regards to the financial state of the NHS, how technology relates to productivity, and more. Key statistics were shared at the board meeting, including a largely consistent rate of A&E […]
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board launches PROMS collection platform
A new digital health assessment platform is to be launched at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Wales over the summer, with the aim of re-shaping how the board collects and utilises patient-reported data. The new Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) collection platform will initially focus on data collected […]
Report on CQC operational effectiveness highlights “significant challenges” with portal, platform and data use
An interim report has been published into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), providing a high-level summary of emerging findings designed to “inform the changes needed to start the process of improving CQC”. The report follows a request made to Dr Penny Dash earlier this year to […]
Royal United Hospitals Bath research strategy highlights need to maximise potential of big data analytics
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has published its research strategy for 2024 – 2029, highlighting how “the digital explosion in healthcare provides us with much data” and outlining the use of this data to support the trust’s key strategic priorities as “core business”. On creating a culture […]
Prostate Progress project to support research through combination of clinical data with patient-reported outcomes
NHS England and Prostate Cancer Research have launched a collaborative research initiative called Prostate Progress which will see the NHS Research Secure Data Environment linking pseudonymised clinical data with patient-reported outcomes, enabling researchers to access “rich, integrated datasets” about prostate cancer care and experiences. Through the project and its combination […]
