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20.07.2018

Hancock to announce £487m boost to digitise hospitals

He is expected to make the announcement in his first speech as Health and Social Care Secretary
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HealthTech Wire
20.07.2018

Progressiveness, Innovation and Diversity at the UK Health Show 2018

The leading event for the whole of the UK’s healthcare sector returns on the 25-26 September to ExCeL London
Outcomes
18.07.2018

Virtual Centre rated as ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission

The Care Quality Commission said 'innovation and continuous learning' was a key part of the organisation...
Innovation
18.07.2018

London start-up creates groundbreaking AI system for surgical teams

Experts predict that AI supported surgery will become ‘common practice’ in the next five years
Outcomes
18.07.2018

Mental health apps can lead to over-diagnosis, new study says

A new study looked at the use of mental health apps from the UK, US, Canada, and Australia
Innovation
17.07.2018

AI and associated technologies to create one million jobs in healthcare, PwC analysis suggests

New PwC analysis indicates that AI and associated technologies will create as many jobs as they displace
Innovation
16.07.2018

Government responds to damning Lords report on Life Sciences Industrial Strategy

The report, published towards the end of April, heavily criticised the implementation arrangements of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy
Data
16.07.2018

£37.5m Digital Innovation Hub initiative set to tackle Britain’s ‘biggest health challenges’

Regional partnerships of NHS, academia and industry representatives will be invited to bid to establish a hub in 2019
Data
13.07.2018

Royal College of Surgeons criticises the NHS’ reliance on archaic tech

Freedom of Information requests reveal NHS hospital trusts in England still own around 9,000 fax machines
Innovation
12.07.2018

PwC invests in Perfect Ward to accelerate adoption of innovation across health and social care

PricewaterhouseCoopers invests in Perfect Ward, which offers an app to carry out real-time inspections, used in a variety of healthcare settings
Data
12.07.2018

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to replace Paris EPR with CareWorks solution

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to introduce a new solution from Dublin-based provider CareWorks
11.07.2018

BLOG: A quick look at the long overdue digital health revolution

Dr Murray Ellender argues innovators need to develop new technologies as an 'integrated part of established general practice'...
Leadership
10.07.2018

Matt Hancock becomes Health and Social Care Secretary in major reshuffle

Jeremy Hunt takes over at the Foreign Office following Boris Johnson's resignation and Matt Hancock moves to the Department of Health and Social...
Leadership
Exclusive
05.07.2018

Filling the NHS digital skills gap

With a refreshed workforce plan due, how is the NHS going to secure the digital skills required to deliver digital transformation?
Patient Empowerment
04.07.2018

Hunt launches NHS app to ‘put patients in driving seat’

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt trails new NHS patient app that will feature GP record access, appointment booking, and data-sharing preferences

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23.05.2018

The importance of clinical engagement in healthcare’s digital age

Imperial College London's Naila Siddiqui Kamal says embracing digital in the delivery of healthcare services will underpin system-wide...
Hot Topics from UK e-Health Week
Exclusive
23.05.2018

Linking primary care to population health: Behind the Primary Care Home model

Nav Chana, Chair of the National Association of Primary Care, speaks to HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer Dr Charles Alessi at UK e-Health Week
Innovation
HealthTech Wire
18.05.2018

Varian Acquires Evinance Innovation, Inc.

Varian acquires Montreal-based clinical decision support software company to expand its portfolio.
Leadership
18.05.2018

GDE trusts light the way for NHS digital transformation at UK e-Health Week

Working with users, harnessing data, and learning from others were key takeaways from the GDE Zone at UK e-Health Week
Data
17.05.2018

BLOG: The power of data

NHS Digital Director of Data Daniel Ray gives an update on the agency's data science strategy...
Innovation
10.05.2018

Could GDPR scupper NHS plans for AI?

The race to see artificial intelligence ‘save’ the NHS needs to overcome the hurdle of GDPR.
Policy
26.04.2018

New board to drive implementation of Scotland’s digital health and care strategy

Scotland's new digital health and care strategy sets out a series of commitments to improve the use of information and technology across the...
Data
16.04.2018

NHS data could be of ‘immense value’ to AI research, says Lords committee

House of Lords Select Committee on AI looks at the ethical, social and economic ramifications of AI adoption
Interoperability
11.04.2018

NHS Wales Informatics Service partners with life sciences hub

The new partnership will be known as the Digital Health Ecosystem Wales network
Data
26.03.2018

‘The penny has dropped’ on the benefits of NHS data, says Health Minister

The NHS could improve care for patients and transform the life sciences sector if it leverages its data resource, Health Minister says
Innovation
21.03.2018

BLOG: How is AI transforming the nature of healthcare delivery?

Eleonora Harwich, Head of Digital and Technological Innovation at Reform, looks at the application of AI in healthcare in a new blog
Data
15.03.2018

Four Scottish health boards to link up health and social care data

The project will initially see the development of a shared care record across the North of Scotland

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