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21 January 2019

First care robot linked to smart homes tested for dementia patients

The care robot uses sensors embedded in a smart home to keep track of where patient’s are in the house,
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Opt-Out
21 January 2019

Patient experience surveys exempted from national data opt-outs

Health minister Steve Brine confirmed patients’ requests for information not to be shared, through the national data opt-out, would not
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Breast Cancer Screening
21 January 2019

New online tool could help GPs predict woman’s risk of breast cancer

The calculator, which combines a woman's family history with lifestyle factors, is the 'most comprehensive method yet' to predict the
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Digital Health News Poll
18 January 2019

Poll: Should there be restrictions on moving to the private sector after NHS employment?

We are asking readers to give their thoughts on whether there should be restrictions on how quickly individuals can jump
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Top 5
18 January 2019

Digital Health News’ top 5 stories of the week

This week's top stories include a number of big stories such as Juliet Bauer announcing she is stepping down from
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18 January 2019

Poll reveals scepticism surrounding NHS Long Term Plan digital milestones

One hundred readers took part in our poll which asked how many of the eight digital milestones set out in
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18 January 2019

Movers and shakers news round-up

Digital Health’s latest movers and shakers round-up features some new digital appointments at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Digital Doctor
17 January 2019

Yorkshire LHCRE to train IT leaders to international standards

The Yorkshire and Humber Local Health and Care Record Exemplar now has 30 IT leaders trained under the College for
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The US and UK could valuably share best practice on NLP
17 January 2019

Two countries united by natural language processing?

George Bernard Shaw famously quipped that the US and the UK were two countries separated by a common language. But
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17 January 2019

Half a million patients given access to GP video consultations via Q Doctor

The digital-service is now supporting 60 NHS GP practices across England, including Staffordshire, Birmingham, York and Hull.
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