Brain implant will be trialled by NHS to help treat neural conditions
22 January 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will trial a whole-brain computer interface to modulate brain-wide activity.
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MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
High street opticians could spot dementia risk using AI tool
22 January 2025
Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from an eye test.
‘Humphrey’ AI tool launched to streamline NHS and public services
21 January 2025
The government has announced a new package of AI tools, nicknamed ‘Humphrey’ to streamline the NHS and other public services.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 January 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval of new digital hearing aids.
Two Devon trusts sign contract for Epic EPR
21 January 2025
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have signed a contract with Epic for an EPR.
Public backs technology to improve NHS, says Tony Blair Institute
21 January 2025
A TBI report shows that most members of the UK public who are dissatisfied with the NHS believe that technology could improve it.
Health committee urges government to ‘further progress’ NHS digitalisation
7 January 2022
The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the government “to make further progress on
Industry news in brief
7 January 2022
The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes a new app for arthritis patients, a
Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act
6 January 2022
The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its “exponential growth curve collapsed” as
NHS App celebrates turning three with 22million users
6 January 2022
The NHS App was launched in December 2018 and now boasts 22million registered users –
NHS Digital’s Prof Jonathan Benger awarded CBE for ‘services to the NHS’
5 January 2022
NHS Digital’s Professor Jonathan Benger has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
