NHS England awards £16m to second stealth wave of LHCREs
The three new selected LHCRE sites which have been awarded money are the Share2Care, the Great North Care Record and the South West.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry news in brief features news that OMRON Healthcare has partnered up with Amazon Alexa in the UK to help people monitor blood pressure.
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Messaging platform Slack reportedly eyeing up US healthcare sector
According to CNBC News, the company’s security page on its website has been updated to include a HIPAA compliance certification.
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Matt Hancock to name winner of first Rewired Pitchfest
The Rewired Pitchfest will see start-ups from across the digital health sector delivering three-minute pitches to a panel of investors and company founders.
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Entry level data security toolkit to give care providers access to NHSMail
The entry level of the DSPT has been specifically designed for care providers as a stepping stone towards achieving the full toolkit.
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Three suppliers chosen to supply GP IT software in Scotland
EMIS Health, Microtest and Vision are tasked with developing an IT Managed Services Framework to meet the needs of Scottish GPs.
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Real-time dashboards to help predict demand go live across Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire STP announced in November 2018 that it had selected Cambio to deliver real-time dashboards which can help forecast demand on NHS services.
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Data from implantable devices to predict heart failure risk in Manchester
The project will collate data from the devices of 1,000 heart failure patients to better spot the signs of heart problems and improve patient outcomes.
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NAO report concludes screening programmes ‘rely on complex IT’
Responding to the publication of the National Audit Office report, Meg Hillier – chair of the Public Accounts Committee – said it is “unacceptable” that cancer screening programmes in England are being “let down by complex and ageing IT”.
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Artificial intelligence ‘won’t solve all healthcare problems’, new report warns
AI in every day life is “in its infancy” and has a long way to go in the health and social care sector, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges report found.
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