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.
BT launches US health cloud with UK data
25 November 2013
BT has launched a health cloud holding aggregated population-level data on 50m NHS patients in
Incomplete data hits Hants record use
22 November 2013
Leading users of the Hampshire Health Record have expressed frustration with the growing problem of
CaptureStroke reduces time to scan
22 November 2013
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has “shaved a couple of hours” off the
Tight timescales for Tech Fund
21 November 2013
Suppliers and trusts are concerned that timescales are increasingly tight for spending the first Ā£90m
Gateshead takes VNA from Bridgehead
21 November 2013
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has procured a vendor neutral archive from BridgeHead Software to
