UK government to create surveillance system for future pandemics
6 November 2024
The UK government has announced plans to create a real-time surveillance system to monitor the threat of future pandemics and prevent disease.
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London cancer alliance integrates AI for faster chest X-ray results
6 November 2024
A project by North East London Cancer Alliance is integrating AI into cancer diagnostic pathways to achieve faster chest X-ray results.
Patchwork Health acquires L2P to create joint healthcare platform
6 November 2024
Patchwork Health has announced the acquisition of L2P Enterprise Ltd that will see the creation of a joint healthcare workforce platform.
GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week
5 November 2024
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment booking systems and patient records.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 November 2024
Today’s news roundup covers funding news from Scalpel AI and guidance from NHS Education for Scotland on the use of digital health tools.
Concerns raised that NHS digital plans could exclude older adults
5 November 2024
Concerns have been raised that government NHS plans, including having a single patient record through the NHS App, will exclude older people.
North Tees NHS saves 25,000 clinical hours in last year with TrakCare
5 November 2024
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has saved over 25,000 clinical hours in the last 12 months through InterSystems TrakCare.
myGP adds Pharmacy2U delivery service for repeat prescriptions
10 August 2022
The myGP app has added another delivery service to its platform, welcoming Pharmacy2U for users
Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile: Rob Ratcliffe
9 August 2022
The third Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile in our series focuses on Rob Ratcliffe,
NHS staff praised for using innovation to help eliminate long waiting lists
9 August 2022
Staff were praised for using innovation to help eliminate long waits for scans, checks, surgical
Northern Care Alliance IT disruption resulted in one serious incident
8 August 2022
Back in May 2022, the trust confirmed it has been experiencing “disruption and instability issues”
Sarah Hanbridge reflects on Digital Health award and Summer Schools
8 August 2022
The Digital Health Networks CNIO Advisory Panel chair Sarah Hanbridge reflects on winning a new
