Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
31 October 2024
11:54 AM
Today’s news round-up covers a pioneering ultrasonic blood pressure monitor and NHS Confederation’s take on the Autumn Budget 2024.
News
Trial finds digital avatars reduce distressing voices in psychosis
31 October 2024
11:00 AM
A trial has found that digital avatars can help people with psychosis reduce the distress and frequency with which they hear voices.
Digital health sector reacts to Autumn Budget NHS investment
31 October 2024
8:30 AM
Leaders from across the digital health, care and technology sectors have reacted to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget.
Chancellor pledges more than Ā£2bn for NHS tech and digital
30 October 2024
4:05 PM
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to invest more than Ā£2bn in NHS technology and digital in the Autumn Budget.
Liverpool project integrates social housing data and NHS records
30 October 2024
11:08 AM
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Prima Group are leading a project that integrates social care housing data into NHS records.
AI software improves odds of good maternity care by 69%, say researchers
30 October 2024
8:30 AM
Women are more likely to receive good care during pregnancy when AI and other clinical software tools are used, researchers have found.
Government announces Ā£1.5bn to cut NHS elective waiting lists
29 October 2024
1:30 PM
The government has announced Ā£1.5bn in capital funding for surgical hubs and scanners to deliver an extra 2 million NHS appointments a year.
‘Dr Google’ launches in US
11 February 2015
American residents who Google their symptoms will now see medical facts directly in their search
Fiddling figures a jail crime from April
10 February 2015
NHS directors and senior staff who publish false or misleading information could face a two-year
South Warwickshire live with Lorenzo
10 February 2015
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with CSCās Lorenzo electronic patient record system
SCR reaches 50m patients
9 February 2015
The NHS Summary Care Record has reached the 50 million patient mark, with more than
Wirral prescribes Cerner for IT boost
9 February 2015
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trustās implementation of the Cerner Millennium electronic prescribing system
