NHS clinicians given access to online training for treating Covid-19 patients
NHS doctors and nurses in England are being given access to training in treating Covid-19 patients from some of UK-based technology companies.
Clinical Software
Microsoft 365 deal expected to save NHS hundreds of millions
The deal, struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft, aims to improve productivity, enhance collaboration and strengthen cyber security.
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Imperial College docs using Microsoft HoloLens for Covid-19 ward rounds
Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have been piloting the use of Microsoft HoloLens to carry out ward rounds for patients with coronavirus.
Clinical Software
BridgeHead launches public cloud offering which runs on Microsoft Azure
BridgeHead Software has launched a public cloud solution, which runs on Microsoft Azure, for its Independent Clinical Archive (ICA) system, HealthStore.
Infrastructure
University Hospital Southampton staff using Teams for Covid-19 results
Staff at University Hospital Southampton are using Microsoft Teams on their mobile phones to quickly find out who has Covid-19 and who does not.
Clinical Software
NHS partners with tech giants to develop Covid-19 data platform
The platform connects the Government and other national organisations responsible for coordinating the UK’s response to “secure, reliable and timely data”.
AI and Analytics
Microsoft Teams to be rolled out across NHS in response to coronavirus
The roll-out of Microsoft Teams, the software giant’s workplace collaboration platform, is expected to play a prominent role in the NHS’s response to Covid-19.
News
NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database
A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
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Nuance and Microsoft announce partnership to tackle clinical burnout
Nuance and Microsoft will work together to help speed up the delivery of ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) technologies.
Clinical Software
Microsoft reports ‘encouraging increase’ of AI in UK healthcare
Nearly half of UK healthcare leaders reported that their organisation used artificial intelligence, reflecting an 8% increase compared to 2018.
AI and Analytics
