GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment booking systems and patient records at the busiest time of the week.
EMIS is the…
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DHSC announces ministers responsible for digital health and MedTech
The junior ministers responsible for digital, data and MedTech within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been announced.
Appointments were made by Wes Streeting, Labour MP for Ilford North, who became health…
Dynamic Therapeutics wins Blavatnik Prize for U-RHYTHM technology
Dynamic Therapeutics, a spin-out from the University of Bristol, has been awarded a Blavatnik Prize from venture capital firm QantX, for its pioneering U-RHYTHM technology, which can capture up to 72 samples over 24…
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New Digital Health Hub for the south west of England and Wales
Five universities have formed a brand new Digital Health Hub, to elevate the south west of England and Wales’ digital health capabilities. The £4.11m hub aims to surface unmet health and care needs and…
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BWPC selects SAP to drive digital procurement transformation programme
Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium (BWPC) has announced it has selected SAP Ariba to drive its digital procurement transformation programme as it embraces a single modern procurement platform in the cloud.The new partnership…
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Precision Radiation Therapy Triumphs for Lung Cancer Patients
A study conducted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recommends intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as the preferred treatment for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). IMRT significantly reduces lung and…
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Viz.ai Secures FDA De Novo Clearance for AI-Enabled Detection of Heart Disease
Viz.ai gains FDA De Novo approval for its AI-driven algorithm detecting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This breakthrough software evaluates electrocardiograms, alerting specialists to suspicious findings for further assessment. The FDA’s recognition establishes a new category…
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UHBW improve patient safety with digital innovation from System C
Pioneering use of digital clinical noting from System C has enabled University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust’s busy paediatric Emergency Department (ED) at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) to reduce reliance…
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West Country ICS to develop AI-powered control centres
A West Country ICS is introducing new ‘intelligent care traffic control centres’, using AI technology to visualise current healthcare demand, capacity and to predict future need.Working with British AI firm Faculty AI – Intelligent Decision…
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