Patients must help design digital services, says The King’s Fund

The King’s Fund has called for patient engagement around digital health technologies to be more than just a “tick box
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No set date for the NHS to be paperless, says Amanda Pritchard

Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, has admitted that there is no set date at which the NHS will
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Scotland’s ‘Digital Front Door’ to launch this year, says first minister

John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end
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Pitchfest finalist Surgery Hero acquired by Sword Health

Digital Health Pitchfest competition finalist Surgery Hero has been bought by global AI care company Sword Health.
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Pitchfest finalist Kidney Beam secures seed funding for app

An evidence-based kidney care app has secured £610,000 in seed funding, including a sizeable contribution from charity Kidney Research UK.
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Brain implant will be trialled by NHS to help treat neural conditions

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will trial a whole-brain computer interface to modulate brain-wide activity.
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High street opticians could spot dementia risk using AI tool

Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia
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Two Devon trusts sign contract for Epic EPR

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have signed a contract with Epic for
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NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk

CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically failing to comply to digital
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Digital health coaching platform Numan launches AI assistant

Numan is launching an AI Health Assistant aimed at bolstering the firm’s holistic approach to weight management through health coaching.
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