Confusion over repeat prescription app Echo after ordering error
A prescribing committee has flagged concerns about a repeat prescription app after a patient used it to mistakenly order the wrong dose of medication.
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Salford CCG to trial Hitachi diabetes solution under NHS programme
Salford Clinical Commissioning Group will pilot a diabetes prevention solution designed by Hitachi Consulting in conjunction with Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, as part of an NHS programme to tackle the disease.
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Greater Manchester partnership launches health data website
A partnership which includes a council and a NHS trust in Greater Manchester has launched a new website designed to bring together health and care data.
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Search engines ‘more likely to provoke anxiety in expectant mothers’
New research has suggested search engines are more than likely to provoke anxiety during pregnancy than other sources of information.
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Intouch with Health and DrDoctor partner for digital outpatient solution
Intouch with Health and DrDoctor have partnered up to deliver a completely digital outpatient management solution to support hospital staff in the drive towards a paperless NHS.
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GP-on-demand service GPDQ deemed to be providing safe care by CQC
A GP-on-demand service has been deemed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to be providing a safe service in accordance with their regulations.
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Pharma giant Pfizer seeks to invest in UK health tech start-ups
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has opened applications for its second Pfizer Healthcare Hub: London programme, which seeks to invest in start-up companies working in the health tech space.
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Virtual assistant apps proves successful in the West Midlands
A year after NHS services across the West Midlands began trialling a virtual health assistant app, an alliance of CCGs has said it has seen positive results.
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AI, computer vision and regenerative medicine mark UK accelerator launch
A new UK health tech accelerator programme has unveiled its first cohort of start-ups after launching in London.
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Babylon expands its AI technology to mainland China
Babylon has partnered up with a Chinese internet company Tencent to help deliver personal health assessments and treatment advice across mainland China
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