Digital Switchover paused after personal alarms failed
Virgin Media O2 paused its rollout of the digital switchover after the deaths of two customers whose health alarms failed when their landlines were cut off.
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Tachmed partners with St George’s, University of London
A new partnership between St George’s, University of London and Tachmed is set to help accelerate the development of Tachmed’s at-home diagnostics.
Digital Patient
The Health Foundation: technologies clinicians say can save the NHS time
Research from The Health Foundation has explored the technologies saving clinicians time right now, and those that have potential for the future.
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NHS algorithm to enable patients to issue their own sick notes
Changes have been proposed to the existing sick note system, that would see an NHS algorithm enable patients to generate their own sick note.
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Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent deploys remote monitoring from Docobo
The shared care record for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS has rolled out Docobo remote monitoring technology, supporting out-of-hospital care.
Clinical Software
Royal Papworth CIO presents six actions for trusts’ AI journey
At the Digital Healthcare Show 2024, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT CIO Andrew Raynes highlighted six actions for NHS trusts to take on their AI journeys.
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Spark TSL acquires Sentean Group, driving digital transformation
Spark TSL has acquired Dutch firm Sentean Group and will use this to power ahead with its plans to help hospitals with their digital transformation.
Digital Patient
King’s Health Partners teams up with Sweatcoin for diabetes programme
A partnership between King’s Health Partners and Sweatcoin will see young adults with type 2 diabetes encouraged to be more active.
Digital Patient
US nurses protest against the use of AI in hospitals
Nurses from the Californian Nurses Association have been protesting against the use of artificial intelligence in US hospitals.
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Dynamic Therapeutics wins Blavatnik Prize for U-RHYTHM technology
Dynamics Therapeutics has won the Blavatnik Prize for Innovation for its U-RHYTHM technology, which helps identify disruptions that could impact health.
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