Virtual reality for stroke patients one step closer thanks to £400k funding
The Countess of Chester Hospital and University of Chester will explore how VR can help patients practice and relearn daily activities following a stroke.
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The Countess of Chester Hospital and University of Chester will explore how VR can help patients practice and relearn daily activities following a stroke.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has published his plans for the use of digital in health and social care.
The former CIO of Devon Partnership NHS Trust has been drafted in to head up digital strategy for the integrated care system in north-west England.
The technology uses a regular smartphone camera to capture a biosensor with a sputum sample, with results delivered ‘in seconds’.
The programme looks at the possibility of harnessing artificial intelligence to improve the speed and accuracy of cancer diagnoses.
The service collects de-identified patient data from GP practices across the UK for public health research and is endorsed by NHS England.
Though the NHS Business Authority runs random checks, it is estimated that prescription fraud costs the NHS in England an estimated £256m a year.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (HIOW ICB) has gone live with the
Today’s briefing features a video-on-demand interpreting service and an AI tool that can estimate a

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record

The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E

A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety