Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
29 August 2024
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers AI technology for bowel cancer detection and drone-delivered lab samples in Scotland.
News
AI could speed skin cancer diagnosis, finds NHSE report
29 August 2024
The use of autonomous AI could improve effectiveness and reducing wait times for skin cancer pathways, according to an NHS England report.
Mid and South Essex selects SYNLAB for £900m pathology contract
29 August 2024
Mid and South Essex NHS FT has chosen SYNLAB as its pathology supplier, despite a cyber attack which caused disruption to services in London.
Dunscombe and Martins announced as Rewired 2025 keynotes
28 August 2024
Professor Rachel Dunscombe and Professor Henrique Martins have been named as keynote speakers at Digital Health Rewired 2025.
Libraries in England to promote the NHS App
28 August 2024
NHS England has announced plans to work with libraries to help more people access online health services and use the NHS App.
Pitchfest finalist Little Journey launches app at Walsall hospital
28 August 2024
An app from Pitchfest finalist, Little Journey has gone live at Walsall Manor Hospital to help young patients prepare for hospital stays.
Electronic children’s observation system rolled out in Shropshire
27 August 2024
An electronic children’s observation system has been rolled out at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to improve the care of young people.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals begins using AI to evaluate mammogram quality
3 March 2022
The breast imaging service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has started using artificial intelligence
NHS data chief Ming Tang wins Covid Unsung Hero award
2 March 2022
Ming Tang from NHS England and Improvement has been announced as the winner of a
Rare Diseases Action Plan includes focus on technology
2 March 2022
The Rare Diseases Action Plan’s 16 commitments includes the use of a digital tool to
£200m investment announced to improve access to NHS data
2 March 2022
Up to £200million will go towards improving access to NHS data through Trusted Research Environments
Simon Bolton: Tech org merger will be done with little impact on delivery
1 March 2022
Simon Bolton has said he wants to ensure that the merger of various organisations into
