How the UK could power India’s healthcare tech industry
Dr Alex Yeates, medical director of Advanced, was one of the delegates to visit India as part of the recent healthcare trade mission led by the NHS chair. He shares his views on how the UK can share its digital healthcare innovations with other countries.
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Jeremy Hunt promises £75m for e-prescribing acceleration
A report by Department of Health and Social Care has recommended the roll-out of e-prescribing systems in NHS hospitals needs to be ‘accelerated’.
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Kandu aims to link up health tech startups with mentors
A free matching service that links up health technology startups with experienced mentors has been launched to help identify what they are likely to need as they move from idea, build, launch and growth and investment stages.
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New national CCIO tweets his five key priorities for NHS IT
The new national CCIO, Dr Simon Eccles, revealed on Twitter that his main priority for IT in the NHS was to let patients “view records and care plan”.
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WeMa Life founder touts digital platform as the ‘Amazon for care’
The founder of WeMa, a digital platform that links up patients with healthcare services, has labelled it ‘the Amazon for care’.
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NHS to offer Skype consultations for new mums affected by mental ill health
New mums who experience mental ill health are to be given access to consultations through Skype as part of further new investment in perinatal mental healthcare.
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Brexit could mean disruption to medical technologies, report suggests
The UK could face disruption to its supply of medicines and medical technologies after it leaves the European Union, a new report has suggested.
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NHS delegates in India to promote innovation in healthcare
Sir Malcolm Grant, chairman of NHS England, is leading a delegation of healthcare representatives on a four-day trade mission to India to focus on disruptive technologies such artificial intelligence and promote collaboration between the two countries.
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The CNIO interview: Amanda Claeys, East Lancs Hospitals
Amanda Claeys, chief nursing information officer at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, explains why she’s not too appy about apps and reveals who she would most like to portray her on the big screen.
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Think tank report argues AI could help with efficiencies within the NHS
The author of a report exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used in healthcare has argued “making sure the ethics are built in” will be vital to the technology’s successful application in the NHS.
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