New Zealand’s new program, providing round-the-clock access to primary healthcare services, has gone live.The 24/7 online general practice service, first announced in March and piloted in May, seeks to help relieve the overcrowding in emergency…
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There are no prospective clinical studies evaluating artificial intelligence implementation for glaucoma detection in real-world settings. We developed an automated retinal photography and AI-based screening system and prospectively assessed its accuracy, feasibility, and acceptability…
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In a world grappling with workforce shortages, soaring demand, and persistent urban-rural health gaps, innovation in healthcare delivery has never been more critical. This episode of Talking HealthTech explores how digital health is maturing in…
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has advised that GPs should pause the use of AI scribing tools unless they have carried out data protection and safety checks.
Government guidance, published in April 2025, encourages NHS…
Clinicians at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) can now issue electronic fit notes directly from the Nervecentre electronic patient record (EPR), following the rollout of eMED3 functionality.
The integration allows staff to generate and…
Digital leadership and transformation functions are being reviewed for transfer from integrated care boards (ICBs) to providers, according to a blueprint published by NHS England.
More than 18 functions and activities have been flagged for…
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Vince Farrell from Nuvo Health and Melvin Chen from Care GP to talk about a big issue facing GP clinics today: admin overload.With doctors…
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Newly appointed Health Minister Simeon Brown recently announced new investment package to improve access to primary care. An extra NZ$285 million ($164 million) funding over three years will be invested in general practice from July…
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Shanghai-based Ping An Health, the health technology unit of Chinese insurance firm Ping An, has launched a generative AI-powered chatbot on its mobile health application featuring the avatars of real physicians. The new feature, Ping…
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Patients will be able to request GP appointments online from October 2025, under changes to the GP contract.
The deal agreed on 27 February 2025 between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA) aims…
