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Archive: 2018

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Stroke VR
18 October 2018

Virtual reality for stroke patients one step closer thanks to £400k funding

The Countess of Chester Hospital and University of Chester will explore how VR can help patients practice and relearn daily
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock inside 10 Downing Street. Credit: 10 Downing Street
17 October 2018

Hancock’s ‘tech revolution’ to include mandatory open standards

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has published his plans for the use of digital in health
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Digital Health Special Report - VNA and Data Storage
17 October 2018

Special Report: VNA and Data Storage

The benefits of vendor neutral archives in healthcare have been well rehearsed. But could combining this kind of storage with
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17 October 2018

Mark Jones appointed CIO of North Cumbria Health and Care ICS

The former CIO of Devon Partnership NHS Trust has been drafted in to head up digital strategy for the integrated
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17 October 2018

Anglia Ruskin University develops AI app to spot TB

The technology uses a regular smartphone camera to capture a biosensor with a sputum sample, with results delivered 'in seconds'.
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A microscope
16 October 2018

Leeds shoots for 100% digitisation of histopathology slides

The programme looks at the possibility of harnessing artificial intelligence to improve the speed and accuracy of cancer diagnoses.
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16 October 2018

TPP announces collaboration with Clinical Practice Research Datalink

The service collects de-identified patient data from GP practices across the UK for public health research and is endorsed by
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16 October 2018

Davey Winder: Is Cyber Essentials Plus certification really the answer to NHS insecurity?

It seems NHS Digital is opposing a recommendation that all NHS organisations comply with the Cyber Essentials Plus Standard by
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Prescription
16 October 2018

Digital system to be piloted to help crack down on prescription fraud

Though the NHS Business Authority runs random checks, it is estimated that prescription fraud costs the NHS in England an
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GOSH NHS Digital
15 October 2018

GOSH’s DRIVE unit to receive £1m from NHS Digital to get started

NHS Digital has described the multi-partner project as a 'hot-bed' for healthcare technology exploration as well as being a ‘launchpad’
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