A study by David Luxton titled ‘Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural and Mental Healthcare’ published in ScienceDirect has explored the ability to predict depression in Facebook users. The study used an artificial intelligence algorithm to detect vocabulary usage with negative connotations and said depression can be detected up to 3 months before a social […]
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Mental health trust joins Health Call digital partnership
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT has become the first mental health trust to join the digital healthcare partnership known as Health Call. The mental health trust, who is a Global Digital Exemplar, has joined the NHS collaboration as a shareholder. Health Call is a key partner of the North East […]
11 innovators join 2020 national accelerator
11 new innovators have joined The NHS Innovation Accelerator, a national programme from NHS England in partnership with England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks. The initiative supports fellows develop evidence-based innovation with a commitment to share their learnings. Since 2015, £134.8m has been raised to support innovators reach healthcare organisations in […]
University Hospital Southampton to roll-out digital appointment portal
Following a successful pilot, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is to roll-out a new online appointment management system. The system, Netcall’s Patient Hub, will enable patients to confirm, rebook or cancel hospital appointments online, allowing the trust to save time and costs. Luke Robinson, Digital Outpatients Programme Director at University Hospital […]
Babylon signs 10 year deal with Rwanda government
Babylon Health has signed a 10 year deal with Rwanda to develop a digital-first approach across the country. It means anyone over the age of 12 will be able to have a consultation with their doctor or nurse through their phone within minutes, as part of the country’s national health […]
Hospify approved for NHS Apps Library
NHS Digital has approved the Hospify app, a secure, compliant and free-to-use clinical messaging app, for its NHS App Library. Following 12 months of testing the app is now available in the NHS Apps Library to provide a tool for clinical professionals to communicate, without using WhatsApp. The app underwent an assessment process […]
Diabetes management app launches crowd funding campaign
A health tech start up, Quin, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to for its diabetes management app. The AI driven app, for diabetes management uses algorithmic insights to help people decide when and how much insulin to take. The campaign, which aims to raise £600k, started this month through the […]
Royal Berkshire to go live with AI to support stroke patients
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is to go live with artificial intelligence software from Brainomix next month. The AI software analyses CT images of the brain and its blood vessels immediately after the patient has a scan. It automatically highlights the area of probable damage and the blocked blood vessel, […]
Boots to trial Doctor Care Anywhere digital prescription service
Boots has launched a new service in 20 stores across London to provide a digital prescription service using technology from Doctor Care Anywhere. The tech company supports thousands of GP consultations and will be providing its new prescription service so patients have the option to have their prescriptions sent electronically to a […]
AI study at University Hospitals of Leicester shows potential
A study at University Hospitals of Leicester using an algorithm developed by health tech start up Behold.ai has shown promising results in investigating AI’s ability to prioritise potential cancers in the lungs. The team worked with the trust to test the software which was run on the chest X-rays of 1,513 patients who […]