NHS England’s national CCIO Prof Jonathan Benger moves to NICE
Prof Jonathan Benger, national CCIO at NHS England, is to become the new chief medical officer at the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).
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Movers and Shakers news roundup
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight and more.
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MHRA and NICE receive funding to explore digital mental health tools
MHRA and NICE will be exploring the regulation of digital mental health tools, with help from a £1.8m funding boost from Wellcome.
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Health secretary argues for scaled innovation and better use of the NHS App
In what could be his final address as health secretary, Steve Barclay set out the government’s priorities over the winter at Policy Exchange in London.
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NICE recommends smartphone-linked ECG device
NICE has issued its first recommendation through its through its Early Value Assessment pilot project for the KardiaMobile 6L.
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Macmillan Cancer Support teams up with Big Health
Macmillan Cancer Support has teamed up with Big Health to offer cancer patients free access to apps that support mental health.
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Panning for nuggets of innovation gold in the world of medtech
In a piece for Digital Health, Jeanette Kusel, Mark Salmon and Sarah Byron from NICE, explore a new assessment for medtech.
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NICE recommends insomnia app as an alternative to medication
An app which uses cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to help people overcome insomnia has received recommendation from the NICE.
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All Type 1 diabetes patients eligible for new technology
All patients with Type 1 diabetes will be eligible for new lifechanging technology on the NHS after new guidance was published.
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NICE expected to approve changes to health tech evaluation
NICE is expecting to approve a raft of changes on how it evaluates health tech that will see it evolve to match the technological advances in the sector.
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