The Scottish Government has published a response to a report commissioned from an independent expert group on ‘Unlocking the Value of Data’, focusing on maximising the value of “Scotland’s public sector personal datasets in secure, ethical and transparent ways, to realise public benefit”. In a Ministerial Foreword, Richard Lochhead, Minister […]
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Interview: Dr Harvey Castro, AI expert and advisor to Singaporean Ministry of Health
For a recent interview, we caught up with Harvey Castro, AI expert and AI advisor to the Singaporean Ministry of Health, to learn more about current projects, learnings, and predictions for the future of AI. Harvey began by introducing himself, telling us about his current role as chief medical AI […]
Imperial College Healthcare AI analysis provides insights into IVF treatment success
A research team at Imperial College Healthcare and staff from Imperial College London recently published findings from an AI analysis, noting that AI could help guide the optimum time to collect eggs for IVF success. The analysis looked at 19,000 patients who had completed IVF treatment, using “explainable AI” to […]
Research study involving 350 experts from 58 countries offers recommendations to ensure inclusivity of datasets for medical AI
A research project reportedly involving more than 350 experts from 58 countries has seen the development of a series of recommendations with the aim of ensuring inclusivity in datasets used to train medical AI systems, hoped to allow “everyone in society to benefit from technologies which are safe and effective”. […]
South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub announces £500,000 of funding for seven innovative projects
South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub (SYDHH) has announced £500,000 of funding for seven innovative projects to help with disease diagnosis and address health inequalities across the region. The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University developed the £4 million South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub just over a year ago to […]
Imperial College Healthcare outlines framework to future-proof approach to AI
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has published its framework and approach to future-proof the trust’s adoption and utilisation of AI. The framework outlines the aim of improving care for patients “from diagnosis to treatment to the administrative functions that keep our hospitals moving”; adding that it will be “vital” […]
Imperial College London and Edinburgh University develop brain scanning AI software
Imperial College London and Edinburgh University have developed an AI software said to read the brain scans of patients who have had a stroke, to understand when the stroke happened and whether it can be successfully treated. The AI algorithm was trained on a dataset of 800 brain scans where […]
Virtual ward in Hull to introduce AI tech to identify trends
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS has shared the impact of its virtual wards to support patients with chronic respiratory illnesses including COPD, and notes the service will introduce AI technology to help identify trends. Since introducing the virtual ward over a year ago, the trust reports “a 40% reduction in […]
National Data Guardian 2023-24 report presents health data use across the NHS
Dr Nicola Byrne, National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care has shared their annual report for 2023-24, highlighting the use of health data across the NHS, along with an update on the Federated Data Platform. Dr Byrne opened the report citing the renewed focus on health data following Lord Darzi’s […]
NHS board highlights digital in productivity, prevention, efficiency in service delivery, and data in supporting quality strategy
NHS England’s 5 December board meeting highlighted the role of digital in promoting prevention and efficiency in service delivery, as well as noting the role of data in supporting the development of a quality strategy aligning with the 10 Year Health Plan. Digital, data and productivity An update on NHS […]
