AI needs quality NHS data to succeed, director of research centre says
Professor Reza Razavi also said patient engagement is vital if we don’t want to “sour the pitch” for other data-driven initiatives in the future.
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GPs burdened with responsibility of ‘policing’ online pharmacies
Situations where patients pick their medication “off the shelf” is dangerous but relying on GPs to OK the prescription is “inappropriate”, the BMA said.
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Fast follower Pennine hospital rolls-out digital dementia tool
Using a blueprint from GDE Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust the trust has now embedded the electronic screening into patient care.
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Using AI to create our ‘digital twin’ will ‘improve precision diagnostics’
In a ten year period 8 trillion bytes of data are collected on an average patient – that data can be used to improve diagnostics, according to Philips.
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Outdated NHS cancer screening IT systems ‘woefully inadequate’
A report by the Public Accounts Committee also found the failing IT systems played a “fundamental role” in missed screening appointments.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s mobile app news includes mental health apps topping the list of most frequently used in Salford Royal’s own library.
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NHS should ‘prescribe FitBits’ to prevent inequality in health tech
The Social Market Foundation report found access to improved health outcomes should not be limited by a person’s ability to pay for innovative technology.
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Innovation focus: Helping people with Parkinson’s to walk more easily
For people with Parkinson’s disease, freezing episodes – in which it becomes impossible to move forward for several minutes – can be a particularly upsetting symptom. When Lise Pape saw how her father was affected by the condition, she became determined to design a device to help. Andrea Downey reports.
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Harrogate NHS Trust employs Ascom smartphones to ‘purge the pager’
The technology will enable the trust to send customised alerts and critical messages to clinical and support staff on the move.
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Technological and information sharing allow nurses to take the lead
To mark International Nurses’ Day Caron Swinscoe, NHS Digital’s acting chief nurse, encouraged nurses to continue taking the lead on the digital revolution.
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