NHS e-obs provider Patientrack takes on Alcidion brand
12 August 2019
The company, which supplies o-obs and vital signs tech to the NHS, has taken on the Alcidion branding, but the product itself remains Patientrack.
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AI standards need to be created to protect patient safety, experts warn
9 August 2019
Responding to the Government’s £250 million for a National AI Lab, experts called for standards and training to ensure safe deployment of the technology.
Virtual reality app eases children’s anxiety before surgery
9 August 2019
The Little Journey App includes a virtual reality doctor, nurse and anaesthetist, and gives a tour of the children’s day ward and recovery room.
Movers and shakers news round up
9 August 2019
Digital Health looks at the latest round-up of movers and shakers in health and care, including appointments at Combined Healthcare and the RCGP.
Innovators encouraged to join CQC ‘regulatory sandbox’
8 August 2019
It is hoped the sandbox will be a space where providers can work with CQC to look at how new ways of working fit with regulation.
Tech companies renew pledge to support interoperability in health
8 August 2019
The likes of Google, Amazon and IBM have all said that “too often” patient data is “inconsistently formatted, incomplete, unavailable, or missing”.
Government pledges £250m for National AI Lab to improve diagnostics
8 August 2019
The lab will be used to develop cutting-edge treatments for cancer, dementia and heart disease, as well as upskilling the workforce to use AI.
Pharmacy2U launches menopause support hub
10 June 2026
UK online pharmacy Pharmacy2U has launched a dedicated women’s health hub, backed by menopause retail
MFT to launch data platform to support research and patient care
10 June 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is launching a data platform to support research and
Royal Cornwall Hospitals delays Oracle EPR go-live
9 June 2026
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed its Oracle EPR go-live to ensure it will
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health
Stockport trust completes rollout of new pathology LIMS
9 June 2026
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s pathology department has gone live with a laboratory information system to
