New £3m fund for innovative technology to improve asthma care
The fund will support the development and adoption of scalable and effective asthma health technologies, such as smart inhalers, within the NHS.
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Hospitals to implement digital menus under food review led by Prue Leith
The review suggests electronic food ordering systems can be linked to electronic patient records for nutrition to become an integral part of overall care.
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McKinsey pockets £600k for seven-week review into NHS tech leadership
A heavily redacted contract does not disclose details of the services required of McKinsey or the key people involved in the review.
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NHS Covid-19 App does work on iPhone 12 despite error messages
The error message occurs if the NHS Covid-19 App is transferred to the new device from an older iPhone via an iCloud Backup data transfer.
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Manchester hospitals deploy remote monitoring tech for Covid patients
Two Manchester hospitals have implemented Patient Status Engine, a remote monitoring platform that monitors patients in hospital and at home.
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NHSX launches assessment criteria for digital health tools
NHSX has launched in beta a Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) to set out how digital health and social care technologies will be assessed.
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Visionable to connect prisons and hospitals across England
NHS England and NHS Improvement have signed a deal with health tech company Visionable to allow prisoners to securely speak to consultants remotely.
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Dido Harding assures no risk to patient data during Excel error
Baroness Dido Harding said there was “at no time any risk to patient data”, adding that it is kept securely “in line with data protection regulations”.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Collaboration between suppliers
The latest Digital Health Unplugged looks at the importance of collaboration between suppliers and the benefits it brings the digital health market.
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Tunstall calls for greater investment in technology to protect vulnerable
It comes as Tunstall Healthcare has developed a remote patient monitoring system to support vulnerable people by enabling early interventions.
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