£140m AI award to fast-track innovation launched by health secretary
Companies are being invited to bid for a share of £140million to launch their AI innovation across the health service as part of a new award.
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£300,000 funding call for Manchester-based healthcare innovators
Businesses with digital healthcare products or services can apply for up to £75,000 through the Health Innovation Manchester Momentum Fund.
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Government invests £130m in new tech to tackle life-changing diseases
This includes £50m going towards NHS diagnostic services and support the work of existing ‘centres of excellence’ in digital pathology and imaging with AI.
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More funding needed to ‘fundamentally change’ NHS, network chair says
Digital Health CCIO Network chair James Reed said the “whole digital agenda” should feature in the new funding commitment announced last night.
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Potential of new tech will be harnessed as part of £1.8bn NHS cash boost
Downing Street announced the funding for more beds, equipment and additional wards yesterday, but it’s not clear how much will be spent on digital.
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DH.L and RYSE kick off fresh digital health investment programme
The RYSE Digital Health Call invites early-stage health tech companies to apply for £250k – £5m in funding with the opportunity to work alongside DigitalHealth.London and MedCity in bringing their products to patients.
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Millions budgeted for improved digital services left unspent, figures reveal
Some £654.1million was allocated by NHS England in the 2018/19 budget, but by month 11 of the financial year only 74% (£488million) had been spent.
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Five digital healthcare projects share £9m innovation funding
The funding boost, through the government’s Digital Health Technology Catalyst, aims to accelerate the development of digital health innovation.
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NHS digitisation expected to cost up to £13bn – report
Officials developing NHS England’s long term plan have estimated it will cost between £10.9bn and £12.9bn to support digitisation across 15 areas included within it.
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Virtual reality for stroke patients one step closer thanks to £400k funding
The Countess of Chester Hospital and University of Chester will explore how VR can help patients practice and relearn daily activities following a stroke.
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