Justin Whatling to join Optum UK as chief executive
22 April 2025
Exclusive: Dr Justin Whatling is leaving his role at Palantir Technologies to join Optum UK as chief executive officer.
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AI solution to detect lung cancer launches in south west England
17 April 2025
Peninsula Imaging Network (PenRAD) has gone live with Qure.aiâs AI for chest CT (qCT) to help detect lung cancer quicker.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
17 April 2025
Our coffee briefing covers AI diagnostics, “needle-free” blood testing and NHS Digital Academy’s new cyber security apprenticeship.
NICE approves 11 robotic surgery systems for use in the NHS
17 April 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of eleven robotic surgery systems in the NHS.
Worcestershire Acute finds sepsis screening issues related to EPR
17 April 2025
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals has identified issues in the way recording of observations from sepsis patients are captured on its EPR.
ABHI selects 21 UK healthtech companies for US accelerator
16 April 2025
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced the eighth cohort of its flagship US accelerator programme.
Digital coaching firm Holly Health partners with Patients Know Best
16 April 2025
Digital health coaching service Holly Health will be available through the NHS App through a colloboration with Patients Know Best (PKB).
Industry news in brief
15 January 2021
Our first industry round-up for 2021 includes news that Jackie Shears, programme director at NHS
Government pledges ÂŁ7.5m to support e-rostering in NHS trusts
15 January 2021
The funding spreads across 40 NHS trusts including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies with the aim
CliniSys launches system for genomic laboratories in the UK
14 January 2021
CliniSys has launched a new information system to help support the effective management of genomic
Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19
14 January 2021
Parliamentâs Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first
Poole Hospital launches check-in app to support Covid-19 control
14 January 2021
Patients that check in to Poole Hospital using the app will also receive an alert
