Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 July 2024
This edition of Digital Health’s Coffee Time Briefing includes positive news on whole genome sequencing and a warning about CGM being used by non-diabetics.
News
Wandsworth Healthcare, DNV Imatis collaborate to improve patient journey
2 July 2024
Wandsworth Healthcare and DNV Imatis have collaborated to help NHS trusts tackle low digital maturity and improve operational efficiency.
Heriot-Watt University partners with ABHI to advance health tech research
2 July 2024
Heriot-Watt University is focusing on accelerating health tech research and development, through a partnership with ABHI.
No clear NHS digital career pathway, more a ‘career rockface’ says Eccles
1 July 2024
Former NHS national CCIO Dr Simon Eccles said that people seeking digital roles in the NHS face a “career rockface” because there is no clear pathway.
AI can help build sustainable services – but only if we mitigate its risks
1 July 2024
Concerns about AI should not stop progress. They should prompt us to think about how to apply such powerful processing, argue Rebecca Hughes and Paul Davies
NHS Wales prepares for drone-based blood transfer service
1 July 2024
Aerospace innovators will showcase technology as part of a project to prepare NHS Wales for drone-based services for the transfer of blood products.
Plymouth virtual ward occupancy rate over 80% with plans to expand
1 July 2024
University Hospitals Plymouth has confirmed that its virtual ward beds are now over 80% occupied, the best occupancy rate in Devon, with plans to expand.
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
