Two trusts trial AI to diagnose breast cancer sooner
22 August 2019
The trial aims to help develop, test and ultimately deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the breast cancer screening programme in the East Midlands.
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Hundreds of patients wrongly told they had cancer due to ‘IT error’
22 August 2019
NHS Forth Valley confirmed to Digital Health News that the glitch occurred after updating their Trakcare electronic medical record system.
Dr Google ‘diagnoses’ 100m health concerns as GP wait times rise
22 August 2019
More people are turning to Google to self-diagnose their boo-boos and ailments, with Londoners proving the biggest ‘cyberchondriacs’.
GP at Hand’s cap on Birmingham patient registrations set to be lifted
21 August 2019
The provider must ensure configuration to national screening systems and processes by 15 September, or the cap remains in place.
Microsoft adds to health team with chief medical officer
21 August 2019
David Rhew, who had the same position at Samsung, joins a growing health team at Microsoft which includes Google Cloud’s former health lead, Greg Moore.
Applications for cohort three of NHS Digital Academy now open
21 August 2019
The Academy was set up in response to Professor Robert Wachter’s 2016 Making IT Work report, which said the NHS lacked sufficiently-trained leaders.
Digital tools prevent hundreds of sepsis deaths across three hospitals
20 August 2019
Cambridge University Hospitals and Royal Berkshire have implemented a digital sepsis blueprint released in Febriary as part of the GDE programme.
Royal College of Nursing app launched to support fairer pay campaign
25 August 2021
The Royal College of Nursing has released an app to help its members campaign for
James Paget study day reveals biggest fears of e-rostering
25 August 2021
A poll from a virtual study day hosted by James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Digital Health Unplugged: Diversity in digital leadership
24 August 2021
The panel discuss the importance of diversity in leadership roles and how the Shuri Network
Dorset Council pilot AI tech for social care teams
24 August 2021
Dorset Council is piloting AI technology from Lilli to monitor recently discharged patients in their
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells go digital for bed management – and halve turnaround times
23 August 2021
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust implemented a Care Co-ordination Centre last year which has
