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8 May 2025

Researchers pilot AI model to predict future health outcomes

De-identified NHS data from 57 million people is being used to train an AI model capable of predicting future health
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22 April 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Our coffee briefing covers a £2m robot surgeon at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, funding for UK biotech and updates
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17 February 2025

ADHD project secures funding to develop virtual assistant

A project to support young people with ADHD has received funding to develop a multilingual virtual assistant.
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6 February 2025

Atrial fibrillation study highlights the role of GP data in research

A study led by Oxford Population Health identified 28% more cases of atrial fibrillation in primary care data than secondary
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23 January 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's news roundup covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's EPMA rollout and BT urging a faster move to adopting digital connectivity.
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14 January 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Our latest news roundup covers cleaning robots at South Tees Hospitals and a £10 million framework for data validation services.
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2 January 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Our latest Coffee Time Briefing covers robotic-assisted surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and funding for DeepLife's "digital twin" tech.
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20 December 2024

Recommendations published to tackle bias in medical AI tech

A set of recommendations has been published with the aim of reducing the risk of potential bias in AI for
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17 December 2024

Southampton GPs trial handheld translation device for patients

A network of GP surgeries in Southampton have boosted communication with non-English-speaking patients following a trial of Pocketalk.
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18 November 2024

SLAM awarded £1.3m for new VR and neurotherapeutics hubs

NIHR has awarded £1.3 million to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to fund new research technology and equipment.
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