Falls are a major cause of injuries among older people, with medication being a key risk factor. The SNOWDROP intervention introduces a clinical decision support system for general practitioners (GPs) offering personalized deprescribing advice,…
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Pharmacological aids for smoking cessation, such as nicotine gum and lozenges, are most effective when used just before smoking triggers occur. Mobile technology can help by predicting these events and delivering timely reminders. This…
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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…
Virtual care provider Doccla has joined forces with delivery firm Gophr to support the rapid deployment of medical devices and tablets to patients and hospital sites.
Doccla supports virtual wards and home-based care through its…
(L to R) Mitchell O’Gorman, chief executive of xWave Technologies, and Catherine Walsh, associate director of the Greater Manchester Imaging Network (Credit: Greater Manchester Imaging Network)
Irish health tech start-up xWave Technologies is partnering…
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The push for a single patient record is ill-advised and doomed to failure, writes Joe McDonald
I could not have been prouder when the Great North Care Record won Team of the Year at…
Cambridge Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust has implemented an automation system to improve the efficiency of paediatric referrals across Bedfordshire and Luton.
The trust partnered with NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and UiPath to…
Greater Manchester is piloting technology which helps GPs identify older adults who are at risk of falling, so that they can receive early support.
One in three people aged over 65 experience at least one…
A technology partnership could help NHS, local government, and housing organisations collaborate to understand the needs of people in their care.
Clinical analytics specialist C2-Ai and software company Netcall have agreed to combine the…
Digital health coaching service Holly Health will be available through the NHS App through a collaboration with Patients Know Best (PKB).
The integration with PKB allows the Holly Health coaching service and PKB records to ‘speak’…
