Scottish parliament asks for opinions on digital health
The Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Government wants to know what its digital health and innovation strategy needs.
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5G to launch into healthcare in 2020 – Ericsson
Technology giant Ericsson is labelling 2020 to be the year that 5G will be launched in healthcare, with its potential including remote robotic surgery.
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‘Show me the money’ – still no national funds for GDEs
NHS England did not confirm when the 16 GDEs or the seven mental health GDEs (promised £5 million each) would be expecting the funding.
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Heart health tool reveals obesity on the rise in the UK
The World Heart Federation’s heart health tool reveals that although high blood pressure rates have decreased in the UK, obesity rates are on the rise.
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Philips is bringing a “next generation” EPR to Europe
Technology giant Philips has developed a “next generation” EPR, Tasy, that combines the clinical and administrative into one system. Laura Stevens speaks to the company’s global chief innovation and strategy officer, Jeroen Tas, and solutions lead UK and Ireland Stephen McMillan to find out more.
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Philips’ EPR Tasy combines the clinical and administrative
Philips is bringing an electronic patient record which merges the clinical and the administrative to the European market.
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NHS urged to consider Microsoft alternatives following cyber-attacks
In the wake of Friday’s international cyber attacks, which caused widespread disruption across NHS organisations, a small team of developers is recommending the health service reduce its reliance on Microsoft.
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DeepMind Health received NHS data on inappropriate legal basis, says Dame Caldicott
Dame Fiona Caldicott has said that DeepMind Health received Royal Free patient data on an inappropriate legal basis to test its app, Streams.
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Unprecedented NHS cyber-attack disruption linked to ageing infrastructure
NHS staff across the country are working over the weekend to recover from the unprecedented disruption caused by yesterday’s cyber attacks.
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Improving Services at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is using Skype for Business connecting clinicians, patients, care teams & health professionals.
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