Alcidion Group acquires patient flow software provider ExtraMed for £5.3m
The acquisition of ExtraMed will place it as a leader in the UK market for patient flow and command centre communications, according to Alcidion Group.
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Ask NHS and Sensely partner to provide physio and mental health services
The partnership sees the introduction of virtual assistant technology to help Ask NHS users access the services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Working with IT teams
In this episode of Digital Health Unplugged we take a look at how clinicians can get the best best out of their working relationship with IT teams.
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AI tool can identify risk of heart attack ‘years before it strikes’
The CaRi-Heart tool, based on research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), predicts possible heart attacks using routine heart scans.
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‘Lack of responsibility’ for social care tech risks sector getting left behind
A Kings Fund report discovered a “clear deficit” of evidence on how digital technology is being used within social care compared to the wider health system.
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North East London connects to NEMS in partnership with Servelec
Servelec is one of the first to connect to the National Event Management Service to provide digital messages to trusts from multiple organisations.
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NHS England extends accuRx’s contract for free video consultations
NHS England has extended accuRx’s contract to offer free services to GPs, sparking concern from the Digital Healthcare Council.
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Skin condition imaging technology to be scaled across North West London
Technology from ISLA that allows patients to securely share pictures of skin conditions was trialled by several teams at Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals.
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NHS App e-Referral Service cuts ‘did not attend’ rates by half
In October 2020 NHS Digital integrated the e-Referral Service into the NHS App to give patients more control over their appointments and save GPs time.
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