Cerner has announced an agreement to acquire a data, analytics and research consultancy for £282 million. The acquisition of the health division of Kantar Health, a London based global analytics company, is expected to support Cerner’s client base engage with life sciences for funded research studies, and harness data initiatives […]
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From AI to support colonoscopies to strokes: the diverse applications of AI in healthcare
In September, 42 AI projects joined the NHS AI Lab through its AI in Health and Care Award programme. The programme is run in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative and NHSX, and forms part of the NHS Artificial Intelligence Lab announced by Matt Hancock in 2019. £140m is to be invested […]
UCL researchers publish ‘Find, Test, Track, Isolate and Support’ Covid dashboard
Researchers at UCL-led collaboration i-sense, have published a dashboard to collate data on five stages; Find, Test, Track, Isolate and Support, with an aim to provide a complete picture of the pandemic. The i-sense COVID Response Evaluation Dashboard (COVID RED) collates and presents data from the Office of National Statistics, Public Health […]
HTN Voice: Reducing surgical backlogs and harm in a second surge
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 […]
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 […]
