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.
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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.
Digital health startup Behold.ai enters administration
28 January 2025
UK-based digital health start-up Behold.ai has entered administration after failing to win any contracts under the AI Diagnostic Fund.
Scotland’s ‘Digital Front Door’ to launch this year, says first minister
27 January 2025
John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end of 2025.
Digital staff vacancies at Wirral ‘impacted significantly’ on capacity
27 January 2025
Digital healthcare staff vacancies were at 12.5% and “impacted significantly on operational capacity” at Wirral Uni Teaching Hospital NHS FT.
Pitchfest finalist Surgery Hero acquired by Sword Health
27 January 2025
Digital Health Pitchfest competition finalist Surgery Hero has been bought by global AI care company Sword Health.
PRSB officially launches vendor-backed scheme to promote standards
15 September 2021
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has officially launched a scheme to help support the
AI could lead to ‘overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer, tech body warns
15 September 2021
The technology is often seen as “like magic” in healthcare but there is little scientific
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust expanded EPR helps reduces wait times
14 September 2021
Bolton NHS FT has implemented a new digital solution for tracking patient referrals which has
Devon patients save thousands of hours with virtual appointments
14 September 2021
In the 12 months up to 22 August 2021, Devon held 350,015 hospital appointments virtually
Hampshire Hospitals to explore the use of AI to identify prostate cancer
14 September 2021
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) has teamed up with Lucida Medical Ltd for a
