Guy’s and St Thomas’ IT platform prioritises “hidden risk” diabetes patients
An IT platform developed at Guy’s and St Thomas’ can identify high risk diabetes patients, enabling them to be prioritised for urgent care.
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AI will drive up standards in surgery and tackle health inequality
New digital technologies can enable surgeons to ‘virtually scrub-in’ and share knowledge around the world, says Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram.
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World’s first predictive AI for direct COPD patient care deployed in UK
A clinical investigation will explore how insights from AI can improve care and prevent emergency hospital admissions for people with COPD.
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Digital tech can remove healthcare barriers in the transgender community
Trans Day of Visibility gives us a chance to reflect on the barriers faced by many trans people and the role digital tools can play in addressing them.
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UCLH stroke pilot to expand to more trusts to reduce health inequalities
A large-scale pilot for stroke patients has been announced in more NHS trusts to reduce health inequalities following a smaller-scale trial at UCLH.
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NHS digital apps’ data could reduce health inequalities
A report from the NHS Race and Health Observatory has made recommendations for how the NHS rebuilds, collects and uses data to guide policy decisions.
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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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Digital Health and Care plan to form part of Sajid Javid’s NHS vision
The health secretary is due to outline how the government is planning to tackle the Covid backlog, improve social care and narrow health inequalities.
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How can Integrated Care Systems improve digital inclusion?
Sarah Boyd from Norfolk and Waveney Health and Social Care Partnership, explores how her ICS is using digital to improve patient inclusion and more.
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New £1.4m AI funding aims to reduce racial health inequalities
The funding, from the NHSX AI Lab and Health Foundation, aims to ensure healthcare solutions don’t “exacerbate existing health inequalities”.
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