Credit: PainChek UK Ltd.
Facial recognition technology from PainChek has received funding to support a further 994 people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK).
PainChek recognises micro-facial expressions indicative of pain and uses AI…
Ming Tang and the three new chairs of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have welcomed the government’s 10 year health plan, however the chairs have recognised the challenge and questioned how exactly the…
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Duchess of Edinburgh with patient Brayden and Lucy Dickinson, play specialist and VR lead at Leeds Children’s Hospital (Credit: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
Virtual reality (VR) technology is being used at Leeds Children’s…
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that allowing patients to book online GP appointments throughout the day could cause a spike in doctors’ workloads and create waiting lists.
Under changes to the GP contract…
The government’s 10 year health plan for the NHS includes several new polices around digital and technology, such as the planned roll out of My Health, a new tool for the NHS App that…
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AI voice assistant pilot for aged careIn-home aged care provider Silverchain is trying out an AI-powered virtual assistant that provides personalised support to clients.
In a media release, it announced that it is piloting the CuriousThing…
Government entities overseeing medication access in New Zealand have been planning their adoption of AI assistants and tools to speed up processes and support decision-making.The New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe)…
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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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WakeMed Health & Hospitals, a health system based in Raleigh, North Carolina, faced a significant challenge regarding its electronic health record. Dollars and quality points matter deeply to health systems, and the EHR is…
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