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 childrenās day ward and recovery room.
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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 ātoo oftenā patient data is āinconsistently formatted, incomplete, unavailable, or missing”.
Government pledges Ā£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.
Babylon’s GP at Hand model risks ‘destabilising’ care, professor warns
7 August 2019
Prof Martin Roland warned the provider only attracts the āfittest patientsā leaving traditional GPs struggling to look after those with complex needs.
NHS Digital restructure to see Southampton office close next year
7 August 2019
NHS Digital will withdraw from Southampton in 2020 under a new location strategy that will also have a big impact on remote workers.
Ashford and St Peterās opt for RLDatix electronic rostering
12 June 2026
Ashford and St Peterās Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic
Digital Healthās monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
12 June 2026
This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York
Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 full programme published
11 June 2026
Digital Health has published the full Summer Schools 2026 programme, featuring some of the NHS’s
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
11 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a 3D model for an eye centre in London and investment in
Govt pledges Ā£20m to roll out AI X-ray tools across NHS by 2029
11 June 2026
The government has announced Ā£20 million of funding to expand AI chest X-ray tools to
