Babylon Health to power NHS 111 with ‘AI triage’ bot
An a chatbot app will field less serious health complaints from 1.2 million NHS patients in North Central London as part of a NHS 111 pilot.
Digital Patient
Whatever happened to Open Source in 2016?
Open source was all the rage in the NHS in 2015, but it’s barely rated in the past 12 months. Jon Hoeksma examines the drivers behind the quiet pivot and whether there is still place for open source in the NHS.
Feature
Digital Health’s review of the year, 2016
People and policies came and went at the top of healthcare IT, but some trusts pushed on with major projects and news emerged of tech developments that might shape the years ahead. Lyn Whitfield reviews 2016.
Feature
Six NHS mental health exemplars to get £5m each
A second wave of six digital exemplar trusts is coming, this time for mental health but with less central funding.
News
Digital roadmaps weak on “how” – review
At least a quarter of the country’s local digital roadmaps are weak on explaining how they will deliver on a paperless vision, a regional NHS England review team has found.
Interoperability
£300 million needed for London NHS digital investment – STPs
The five London ‘STP footprints’ want at least £300 million to digitally transform health and social care. But NHS national leaders are sceptical.
Interoperability
Information Governance network launched
NHS England has set up a new information governance network in a further sign that big changes are coming for the IG Toolkit.
Cyber Security
Mobile and app news in brief
While mobile and wireless health apps continue to be created in abundance, this is not matched by consumer demand, finds a new report from Berlin. Almost 100,000 mHealth apps have been added since January 2015, but growth rates of mHealth app store downloads are down to 7% in 2016, from 35% last year. The report […]
Digital Patient
Keith McNeil joins CCIO advisory panel
NHS England launches £400,000 fund for MH innovations
NHS England is looking for six to eight digital innovators to share in a £400,000 fund to speed up the adoption of their products by the health service.
Digital Patient