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Alexa will see you now: NHS partners with Amazon

10 July 2019

Amazon’s algorithms trawl information on NHS websites to provide answers to questions like: “How do I treat a migraine?” or “What are the symptoms of flu?”.

Mat Edgar from NHS Digital's design team

NHS Digital puts outdated user interface out to pasture

9 July 2019

NHS Digital will overhaul the design of its digital services after putting out a notice to formally withdraw its common user interface.

Digital Health Special Report: Medical Devices

Patients get better night’s sleep thanks to Digital Care Assistant

9 July 2019

Oxford Health has introduced Oxehealth’s Digital Care Assistant (DCA), which allows nurses to check patients’ vitals at night without a physical assessment.

DH.L and RYSE kick off fresh digital health investment programme

9 July 2019

The RYSE Digital Health Call invites early-stage health tech companies to apply for £250k – £5m in funding with the opportunity to work alongside DigitalHealth.London and MedCity in bringing their products to patients.

Matthew Gould with Joe McDonald at the Great North Care Record

NHSX’s Matthew Gould praises GNCR for work on data-sharing

8 July 2019

Gould visited the offices of the Great North Care Record in Newcastle to find out more about the regional drive in digital healthcare technology.

A view of the UK Parliament buildings and Big Ben in London

Calls for ‘urgent’ improvements in NHS cyber security presented to Parliament

8 July 2019

A white paper written by researchers from Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation says fresh investment is “urgently needed” to defend against threats that could put the safety of patients at risk.