NHS infrastructure ‘not fit for AI’, national report concludes
NHS IT infrastructure is “not fit for AI” and a “large push” towards standardisation is required if the benefits of the technology are to be realised, a new report has concluded.
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Government publishes code of conduct for AI and data-driven healthcare tech
Health minister Lord O’Shaughnessy told the Health and Care Innovation Expo the code’s principles were intended to create “a safe and trusted environment in which innovation can flourish”.
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Eye-controlled wearable aims to give locked-in patients a voice
EyeControl is a communications device designed for patients who have full cognitive ability but are unable to move or speak.
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Digital natives will change the way we think about healthcare delivery
There are plenty of reasons to embrace the march of artificial intelligence in healthcare, argue Tristan Allen and Diane Bell. But perhaps its true potential will only be realised once a generation of digital natives take the healthcare leadership helm.
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Sensyne Health plans to raise £60m through floating on London Stock Exchange
Sensyne applies AI algorithms to anonymised data to find potential clinical solutions which can be later sold to pharmaceutical companies.
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Tech giants make interoperability pledge for US health data
Apple, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce will work together to drive common standards for exchanging health information in the US.
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Redundancies loom over major restructure at NHS Digital
NHS Digital is upskilling its workforce amid budget pressures and concerns from partners around its delivery capabilities.
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DeepMind AI system ‘able to identify eye diseases and make referrals’
Researchers have claimed the system is able to identify 10 features of eye diseases from optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans.
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Davey Winder: Does AI have a part to play in securing NHS data?
The potential contribution AI could make to the NHS has been frequently rehearsed – not least by the new health and social care secretary. But, asks our cyber security columnist, is enough attention being paid to the contribution it could make to improving security?
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NHS England ‘to publish AI code of conduct later this year’
Harpreet Sood from NHS England said the documents will help provide ‘principles’, ‘guidance’ and ‘transparency’ for the use of AI within the NHS.
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