Matt Hancock to headline Digital Health Rewired 2021
The secretary for state for health and social care, Matt Hancock, has been announced as a keynote speaker for Digital Health Rewired.
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Digital innovation must be ‘at heart’ of healthcare reform
Public Policy Projects called on the government to use digital innovation to better enable collaboration across the NHS and social care.
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Government announces plans to reform NHS for more joined up care
The NHS reform will “modernise the legal framework” to make the health system “fit for the future”, according to a government statement.
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Hancock: UK will work with G7 and others to look at AI standards
The UK will work with other G7 nations and other states “to look at internationally recognised standards for AI”, the health secretary has said.
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Dido Harding assures no risk to patient data during Excel error
Baroness Dido Harding said there was “at no time any risk to patient data”, adding that it is kept securely “in line with data protection regulations”.
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Dido Harding questioned on safety standards of using Microsoft Excel
It comes as nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported between 25 September and 2 October, reportedly due to an error with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
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Government announces £50m diagnostic products under National AI Lab
A range of AI tools that can accurately analyse breast cancer screening scans and assess emergency stroke patients will be tested and scaled.
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Government pledges £50m for AI to improve diagnosis of deadly disease
The investment aims to speed up the diagnosis of deadly diseases like cancer through using AI to upgrade pathology and imaging services.
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Digital Health Unplugged: August news team debrief
Senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma look at if the NHS is at a stage to support digital-only primary care.
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Totally remote GP services ‘wouldn’t be in anybody’s best interests’
Chair of the Royal College of GPs recognised the need to continue embracing technology following Covid-19 but cautioned “as long as it’s safe”.
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