Better shared records vital to prevent asthma deaths, charity warns
22 February 2019
Asthma UK is also calling for automatic alerts to be sent to GPs if their patient has been admitted to A&E following an attack.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
22 February 2019
The latest roundup features Push Doctor partnering with Datix to improve their patient safety software and a food app that uses AI to analyse nutrition.
Ten principles of NHS AI code of conduct published
21 February 2019
The principles, which tech companies are expected to follow, include understanding user need as well as being fair and transparent.
POLL: Will NHSX improve digital transformation in the NHS?
21 February 2019
Overseeing digital transformation, the organisation brings together the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
New AI is four times more accurate at predicting ovarian cancer deaths
21 February 2019
The software examines four biological characteristics of tumours – structure, shape, size and genetic makeup – which influence a patient’s survival rate.
GP at Hand given green light to expand to Birmingham
20 February 2019
Digital Health News understands NHS England is now working with Hammersmith and Fulham and Birmingham and Solihull CCGs to agree on a start date after a solution was reached.
Line ‘needs to be drawn’ to establish accountability in healthcare AI, report warns
20 February 2019
Clinicians may find themselves incorrectly trusting decisions made by AI more than they trust their own, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges report found.
University Hospitals Sussex signs EPR contract with Alcidion
24 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an
Manchester Met wins funding to boost AI health innovation
23 June 2026
Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 June 2026
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
23 June 2026
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
