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Babylon Health raises £50m for AI diagnosis tool

27 April 2017

Digital healthcare company, Babylon Health, have raised about £50 million to create an artificial intelligence (AI) diagnosis tool.

Citizens’ juries find patients willing to share data

27 April 2017

The multi-million Connected Health Cities’ project’s citizens’ juries find patient data sharing accepting if there is a direct patient benefit.

Connected Health Cities creates blockchain patient consent model

26 April 2017

Connected Health Cities has produced a prototype that uses bitcoin technology to create a patient consent model which gives specific permissions.

Barts Health has pathology and imaging IT crash

25 April 2017

The largest trust in the country has suffered a huge IT failure affecting its pathology and imaging systems, which is now into its sixth day.

NHS hospitals won’t be paperless before 2027

25 April 2017

A new report from market research firm Digital Health Intelligence concludes the government’s target for all NHS hospitals to become paperless will not be met before 2027.

Health wearables firm Fitbit holds talks with NHS

24 April 2017

It was revealed at the weekend that Fitbit has held discussions with the NHS on health wearables for people with long-term conditions.

Juliet Bauer confirms NHS.uk to become gateway to GP records by September

24 April 2017

From September the newly revamped NHS Choices will become NHS.uk and the gateway to order repeat prescriptions, book appointments, register for a GP and find a pharmacy.