AI awards help build evidence base for technologies – health secretary
In an exclusive column for Digital Health News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the government’s investments in AI can help show the value of new technologies while accelerating their use in the NHS.
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DHSC awards £16 million for pioneering AI research
The government is investing £16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and increase the speed and accuracy of diagnosis.
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Government progress on digitising the NHS ‘inadequate’ says Commons Expert Panel
The Government is making inadequate progress on vital commitments to digitise the NHS, an independent expert panel has found, with “inadequate funding” and a catalogue of “opportunities missed”.
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Government strategy sets out to increase access to medical technology
The government has set out an ambition to accelerate access to medical technologies as part of the first ever medtech strategy published last week.
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Government plans 500% expansion of virtual wards
The government is aiming to scale up virtual wards, with an ‘ambition’ to treat up to 50,000 people a month and expand them for falls and frail patients.
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New breast cancer screening units to be directed to areas most at need
The government has pledged to invest in 29 new NHS breast cancer screening units, along with various upgrades, to be directed to areas most in need.
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Government calls for evidence on discrimination in medical devices
The government has launched a call for evidence to discover if and how medical devices and technologies may discriminate and widen healthcare inequalities.
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£175million in funding to be invested in improving data infrastructure
The government has announced that £175million in funding will be invested in improving data infrastructure to enable better research.
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£200m investment announced to improve access to NHS data
Up to £200million will go towards improving access to NHS data through Trusted Research Environments (TREs) and digital clinical trial services.
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Government launches food scanner app to promote healthier choices
The government has launched a new food scanner app to encourage families to swap some of their food choices for healthier alternatives.
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