Health innovation prizewinners to receive £17m funding
Successful projects this year include a GPS app designed to track the availability of hospital beds and an AI-based support system for surgeons.
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Ambulance service needs ‘renewed emphasis’ on innovation
Non-executive director at NHS Improvement, Lord Carter’s review argues that ‘technology is not adopted rapidly’ across the ambulance service.
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Bright sparks encouraged to submit ideas to innovation competition
NHS staff and SMEs in the North East and North Cumbria have until 17 September to submit their proposals to the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2018.
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NHS looks to the cosmos for innovation drive with UK Space Agency
Up to £4 million will be made available to innovators who can demonstrate how tech originally designed for space could be used to improve NHS treatment and care.
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Tech transformation could be ‘pipe dream’ if nurses are ignored
Results from a consultation with nurses and midwives on what is needed for nursing to play its part in digital transformation have been published.
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NHS England to ‘engage’ with public on effects of digital-first primary care
Analysis has concluded there are a number of ways in which GP payment may need to be updated in order to make way for technological innovations.
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NHS Digital programme director: Innovation is not just about ‘chucking an iPad’ at it
In a session at the 2018 NHS Confederation Conference, Cleveland Henry talked about the digital successes and challenges that NHS Digital has encountered and argued more work was needed to actually get people to use technology.
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Research suggests digital skills gap in health sector blocks innovation
The Human Factor: Driving Digital Solutions for 21st Century Health and Care report sets out nine recommendations including emphasis on user-centred design and creating an environment where sharing data is as vital as protecting it.
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Innovations recognised at the fourth AXA Health Tech and You Awards
There were six awards up for grabs on the night with each category focusing on health technology that can support specific health problems, with focus this year on dementia, the menopause and mental health in the workplace.
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