Sara Nelson appointed deputy chief nursing information officer at NHSX
Nelson joins NHSX from her role as deputy programme director of DigitalHealth.London leading the digital pioneer fellowship.
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Industry news in brief
Our first industry round-up for 2021 includes news that Jackie Shears, programme director at NHS Digital, has been awarded an OBE.
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Government pledges £7.5m to support e-rostering in NHS trusts
The funding spreads across 40 NHS trusts including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies with the aim to save money and staff time.
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Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19
Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first made available “unacceptable”.
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Poole Hospital launches check-in app to support Covid-19 control
Patients that check in to Poole Hospital using the app will also receive an alert when their appointment is ready so they can avoid waiting rooms.
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Addenbrooke’s Hospital turns to AI to cut cancer wait times
The hospital has cut radiotherapy preparation tasks by up to 90% using artificial intelligence (AI) models from Microsoft Research.
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HealthHero acquires Irish telehealth company MyClinic
European telehealth company HealthHero was previously only able to offer services to patients in Ireland via insurance companies and businesses.
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Kettering Hospital builds ‘Mary Bot’ to automate Covid reporting
Kettering set out to use robotic process automation to create the trust’s daily Covid-19 situation report, collecting data from its 50 wards each day.
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Digital Health Unplugged: 2021 Predictions
Our first podcast for 2021 takes a look at what the year has in store for health tech – join our expert panel as they take a look at the trends expected.
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