The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of four AI technologies to help doctors detect broken bones on X-rays.
Draft guidance, published on 22 October 2024, recommends TechCare Alert,…
Image of staff at the Daisy Hill Hospital Emergency Department provided by Southern Health and Social Care Trust
A handheld translation device is being trialled across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in…
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Outdated systems were holding back progress at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. The existing infrastructure, based around data centres, was inflexible, hard to scale and expensive. The network was averaging a P1…
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Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, said that the NHS must make “much more use of technology”, as he launched a consultation on the future of the health service.
Speaking at an event in east London…
The electronic prescription service (EPS) is now available at some GP practices and community pharmacies in every health board in Wales following go lives in Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Swansea Bay and Hywel Dda University…
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The government has launched an online engagement platform for members of the public, NHS staff and experts to share their ideas to shape the government’s 10 Year Health Plan.
Change.NHS.uk will be live until the…
A third of GPs (30%) report that their work PC or laptop software is not fit for purpose, according to results of a Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) poll.
The survey, which was responded…
A huge amount of online health advice is aimed at women. Now there is a safe and convenient way to cut through the misinformation
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) recently…
UK Biobank has “strongly” refuted claims that researchers from a ‘race science’ network accessed volunteers’ sensitive health information.
A report published in The Guardian on 17 October 2024 said that undercover footage, taken by anti-racism…
The government has awarded £12 million to projects across the UK that are researching technologies such as AI, wearable tech and virtual reality (VR), to support people with addictions.
A total of 11 projects across…
