NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database
A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
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A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
A partnership between Patients Know Best and Healthcare Communications will see ‘digital firstā interactions at every touchpoint of the patient journey.
UHB signed a five-year agreement with Carestream Health in July for a vendor neutral archive, which will replace its existing solution from GE Healthcare.
The information could allow the multi-billion-pound tech company to make, advertise and sell their own products based on what it’s collected from the NHS.
A study will assess the benefits of screening for gene faults and will see people have their entire genetic code read from samples taken at the doctors.
The 2020 Pitchfest winners will have their innovation tested and scaled in a real-world NHS setting thanks to a partnership with Chelsea and Westminster.
Researchers at the Institute of Global Health Innovation found most NHS trust were using three key suppliers: Cerner, DXC Technology and System C.

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