The government has announced a new package of AI tools, nicknamed ‘Humphrey’ to streamline the NHS and other public services.
A team of expert AI developers from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) built…
Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (Credit: RogerMechan / Shutterstock.com)
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have both signed a contract with Epic for an electronic…
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The majority of the UK public which is dissatisfied with the NHS see an opportunity for technology to improve its performance, according to a report by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI).
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Clinical safety officers (CSOs) have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by healthcare organisations’ historical failure to comply with digital clinical safety standards.
The Digital Health Networks CSO Council has issued an…
The pressures on healthcare are significant. But many experts believe digital health can help hospitals and health systems cope with these pressures.There are various challenges in healthcare driving up costs, impacting both providers and…
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At the end of 2024, around one in nine people in England were waiting for elective care, with more than two-fifths waiting for more than 18 weeks. Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at…
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HIMSS stands as the global advisor driving healthcare digital transformation worldwide, serving a robust community of 125,000 individual members and 1,500 organizational members. As the parent company of Healthcare IT…
The Crown Commercial Service has included twice the number of suppliers in the latest version of its Digital Capability for Health framework.
A contract award notice for the framework, published on 8 January 2025, revealed…
HIMSS, the global advisor focused on healthcare digital transformation worldwide, announced this week the launch of its new enhanced membership program.HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News, is a professional society with a growing…
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Macdonald is unimpressed by the claim that the big public cloud providers’ investment and expertise in security means they are the safest option for NHS organisations. “The multi-tenanted nature of cloud means nobody cares…
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