Hancock urges NHS chief execs to get on board with CIOs
6 December 2018
In a keynote at an event in London on 28 November, the health secretary spoke about leadership in the NHS and referenced the culture towards technology.
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Amazon’s new machine learning tool to decode unstructured medical data
6 December 2018
Amazon Comprehend Medical is capable of reading clinical notes, prescriptions and audio transcripts and decoding the information contained within it.
Dedalus named latest supplier for Scotland ePMA framework
5 December 2018
The Ā£15m framework covers 14 regional health boards and two national hospitals, including the State Psychiatric and the Golden Jubilee.
Trust in ‘Dr Google’ varies when it comes to breast cancer symptoms
5 December 2018
A study, carried out by researchers from the University of Surrey, investigated whether women who sought health information online found it useful or not.
NW London Care Information Exchange begins mass recruitment
4 December 2018
Imperial begins recruiting patients at scale for open shared portal that puts individuals in control of deciding who can see their medical records.
Servelec and Totalmobile developing new EPR and social care apps
4 December 2018
The companies are developing new apps for Servelec’s Rio and Mosaic systems that will allow users to access critical patient info at the point of care.
NHS Education for Scotland publishes tech guide for healthcare staff
4 December 2018
The Technology Enabled Care resource includes a series of online learning modules where participants can brush up on wearable devices, home monitoring and video conferencing.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
2 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a video-on-demand interpreting service and an AI tool that can estimate a
Birmingham NHS trust to digitise over 235m patient records
2 June 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record
Single patient record could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, gov claims
1 June 2026
The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E
NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says
1 June 2026
A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety
Derbyshire Healthcare to roll out Psyomics mental health platform
29 May 2026
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will roll out Psyomics’digital platform to improve access to community
