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Innovations recognised at the fourth AXA Health Tech and You Awards
There were six awards up for grabs on the night with each category focusing on health technology that can support specific health problems, with focus this year on dementia, the menopause and mental health in the workplace.

‘Game-changing’ app allows air ambulance services to view patients
The GoodSAM App’s new feature called ‘Instant on the Scene’ sends a link to the 999 caller’s mobile phone, which opens live streaming video to give medics the chance to assess how seriously ill a patient is before setting off.

One Health Lewisham signs deal for virtual assistant app
Branded as Ask NHS GP, the app allows patients to check their symptoms via voice and text input, obtain self-care advice and book or cancel an appointment.

WannaCry one year on: a retrospective look at NHS IT’s black-letter day
It’s peak squeaky bum for the NHS as we approach the one year anniversary of WannaCry, which devastated hospital IT systems during the ransomware outbreak on 12 May 2017.

St Bartholomew’s Hospital hails ‘new era’ of lung cancer treatment
The new procedure involves using software to create a 3D map of the lung, which guides surgeons as they pass a catheter through the patient’s mouth and airways in order to reach the tumour.
Movers and shakers news round-up
May’s movers and shakers round-up sees appointments and departures at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Estimated £21bn over five years needed to digitise health and care
Digitising NHS and adult social care services across the UK will require an estimated £21bn

Digital leadership earmarked for transfer from ICBs to providers
Digital leadership and transformation are being reviewed for transfer from ICBs to providers, according to

NHS trust chief Andy Hardy confirmed for Summer Schools 2025
Professor Andy Hardy, chief executive of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, will speak

Councils ‘struggling to make case for preventative digital care’
Local authorities are struggling to make the investment case for proactive digital care services, according

Charity to investigate digital access gaps in NHS care
The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched an inquiry into digital inclusion in the healthcare