The government has published its Life Sciences Sector Plan, setting out a 10 year mission to harness scientific innovation for economic growth and support a more prevention-focused NHS.
The plan, published on 16 July…
The NHS must partner more effectively with private enterprise to deliver the plan’s digital ambitions, writes Dr Charlotte Refsum, director of health policy at the Tony Blair Institute
The prime minister has been clear from…
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has launched an app to provide easy access to support and guidance for patients with cancer and their families.
The app, which launched on 25 June 2025, covers physical and…
North Bristol NHS Trust has opened a centre for 3D scanning and printing, providing technology for the development of bespoke prosthetics and devices.
The centre, based in the Beckspool building in Frenchay, brings together expertise…
A six-month project involving the use of smart sensors at a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire has demonstrated benefits for both tenants and housing providers.
It involved sensors being placed around communal spaces and…
As the NHS shifts to digital we must continue to make space for human connection, writes Dr Karen Marshall, nurse consultant at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
I think we can all now…
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and Teesside University have co-developed an augmented reality (AR) mental health crisis simulation training app.
The app, which the trust says is the first of its kind…
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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…
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 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has welcomed the inclusion of a rules-based pathway for medical technologies in the government’s NHS 10 year health plan.
The new approach is intended to…
