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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(L to R) Lifeyear co-founders Siim Saare, Dr Eleanor Wicks and Timo Mitt (Credit: Lifeyear)
UK-Estonian health technology start-up Lifeyear has raised €2.8 million (£2.4m) to launch its remote patient management platform for cardiovascular…
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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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Patients will get better access to mental health support through the NHS App under the 10 year health plan, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced.
In a press release, published on…
GP practices across England can now access new technology with the introduction of the first new core IT system for 25 years, NHS England has announced.
The electronic patient record system, created by Medicus Health,…
Patients Know Best (PKB) has launched GP data integration across England within its single patient record platform.
The service, accessible via NHS login, allows adult patients to store a copy of data their GP has…
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…
NHS England has paused development of a generative AI model capable of predicting future health outcomes after doctors raised concerns about the use of GP patient data.
The model, called Foresight, trained on de-identified NHS…
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 15-year contract with SYNLAB for the delivery of a unified ‘hub and spoke’ pathology service.
The contract, which begins in October 2026, will bring together…
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…
