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Helen Thomas, chief executive at Digital Health and Care Wales
22 January 2025

Helen Thomas: ‘Are our systems ready for the next pandemic? No.’

Helen Thomas, chief executive of Digital Health and Care Wales, discusses the six-year digital strategy and findings of the Covid
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An older woman with glasses measuring her blood pressure in her living room using an arm pressure gauge and small medical device
22 January 2025

MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation

MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
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22 January 2025

High street opticians could spot dementia risk using AI tool

Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia
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21 January 2025

‘Humphrey’ AI tool launched to streamline NHS and public services

The government has announced a new package of AI tools, nicknamed ‘Humphrey’ to streamline the NHS and other public services.
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21 January 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's coffee briefing covers the EU's healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK's approval of new digital hearing aids.
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21 January 2025

Two Devon trusts sign contract for Epic EPR

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have signed a contract with Epic for
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Charlotte Refsum of TBI
21 January 2025

Public backs technology to improve NHS, says Tony Blair Institute

A TBI report shows that most members of the UK public who are dissatisfied with the NHS believe that technology
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20 January 2025

Digital Health sells to CloserStill Media

Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses to CloserStill Media.
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20 January 2025

NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk

CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically failing to comply to digital
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20 January 2025

Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024

The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company accounts filed on Companies House
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