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Industry co-chair of IHE-England talks standards

11 October 2019

IHE is an initiative which promotes the use of established standards such as DICOM and HL7 in order have better communications between systems.

Microsoft reports ‘encouraging increase’ of AI in UK healthcare

11 October 2019

Nearly half of UK healthcare leaders reported that their organisation used artificial intelligence, reflecting an 8% increase compared to 2018.

Mobile health and apps news in brief

11 October 2019

This month’s mobile apps round-up features news the NHS London Procurement Partnership is inviting tenders for health and social care apps.

InterSystems Joined Up Health and Care 2019

Lincolnshire Care Portal team discuss challenges and benefits

10 October 2019

The Lincolnshire team spoke about the benefits of the portal, which included users being able to choose and receive alerts about patients.

Chelsea and Westminster’s Mum and Baby app to be adopted across NHS

10 October 2019

Created by Sunita Sharma, consultant obstetrician at Chelsea and Westminster, the Mum and Baby app will be rolled out across the country.

World Health Organisation launches app to improve care for the elderly

10 October 2019

The interactive app provides guidance on priority conditions including mobility limitations, malnutrition, vision and hearing loss and cognitive decline.

Babylon allowed to act ‘unlicensed and bullish’ in expansion, MP says

9 October 2019

The MP for Hammersmith and Fulham Andy Slaughter said the NHS appears to be facilitating Babylon “without looking at the consequences for primary care”.