Industry news in brief
11 January 2019
12:05 AM
Our first industry round up of 2019 features news that a report has suggested innovation and technology can help alleviate pressures facing the NHS.
News
Robots to perform spinal surgery with greater accuracy
10 January 2019
2:00 PM
Two robotic arms will drill into a patient’s individual vertebrae.The arms work together to secure the spine and drill as little as 0.1 of a millimetre.
UK Caldicott Guardian Council to support Rewired cyber conference
10 January 2019
11:00 AM
The UKCGC will bring ideas and perspectives from those leading information governance best practice in the NHS to help develop the Rewired programme.
North West London taps Inhealthcare to deliver apps and teleservices
10 January 2019
12:05 AM
Inhealthcare will help care providers in the area offer targets, personalised care to patients through apps and teleservices.
Low Carb Program to manage diabetes added to NHS Apps Library
9 January 2019
2:00 PM
The Low Carb Program is on the NHS apps library through a new partnership with Ascensia Diabetes Care and be available on iOS, Android and online.
High street retailer Boots acquires health tech company Wiggly-Amps
9 January 2019
11:00 AM
Retailer Boots has acquired tech company Wiggly Amps. The move will allow Boots to access patients’ GP records for ordering prescriptions online.
‘Smart homes’ to boost older people’s digital skills in West Essex
9 January 2019
12:05 AM
Older people will be taught how to use technology in a number of “smart homes”. Their homes will be kitted out with the latest tech to help improve lives.
Charity to investigate digital access gaps in NHS care
6 May 2025
The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched an inquiry into digital inclusion in the healthcare
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing 
6 May 2025
Our coffee briefing covers an AI agent for cataracts patients at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells,
Child-friendly app launches in neonatal ICU at Lister Hospital
6 May 2025
A child-friendly app from Little Journey is now available for patients in the neonatal intensive
AI-driven heart scans speed up diagnosis and save millions
6 May 2025
AI-driven heart scans which cut the need for invasive tests have saved millions of pounds
DHSC announces launch of FDP tool to improve cancer diagnosis
5 May 2025
A cancer diagnostic tool will be rolled out across the NHS to help cut treatment
