Patients must help design digital services, says The King’s Fund
30 January 2025
The King’s Fund has called for patient engagement around digital health technologies to be more than just a “tick box exercise”.
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No set date for the NHS to be paperless, says Amanda Pritchard
29 January 2025
Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, has admitted that there is no set date at which the NHS will become paperless.
Project launched to improve regulation of AI healthcare devices
29 January 2025
Seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation are to accelerate pathways for innovative medicines and devices.
Kent Community Health NHS FT trials AI note-taking technology
29 January 2025
Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is piloting AI-assistant TORTUS to reduce the admin burden on clinicians and social workers.
UK healthcare sector falling behind on AI adoption, study shows
28 January 2025
The UK healthcare sector is at risk of falling behind other European countries in adopting AI, according to a pan-European study.
80% of providers on track for digital social care record by March ’25
28 January 2025
The digitising social care programme target of 80% of care providers having a digital social care record in place by March 2025 is on track.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Dictate.IT’s new AI clinical assistant and an ORCHA-approved gardening app to support mental wellbeing.
NHS to pilot smart goggles to free up time for community nurses
20 August 2022
The NHS is trialling the use of cutting-edge high tech smart goggles that will be
Doncaster and Bassetlaw trials GP communication tool
19 August 2022
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals is trialling Accurx’s Message GP practice tool to improve communication
Industry news in brief
19 August 2022
This roundup features the formation of Visiba Care’s UK Advisory Board, recognition for ORCHA and
Integration issues cause East Lancashire to delay EPR go live
18 August 2022
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has delayed the planned go live of their new
AI algorithm helps Somerset clinicians detect lung cancer faster
18 August 2022
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has used a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to detect lung
