Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 September 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the ongoing decline in people applying for healthcare jobs and how AI could impact policymaking.
News
‘Patient died after GP surgery took three days to respond to email’
12 September 2024
11:00 AM
The Department of Health and Social Care and SSP Health must take action to improve GP electronic triage systems, following a patient death.
PM pledges move to a ‘digital NHS’, following Lord Darzi report
12 September 2024
6:10 AM
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a move “from an analogue to a digital NHS”, following the publication of Lord Ara Darzi’s report.
Hexarad and Newton’s Tree partner to expand radiology AI access
11 September 2024
1:30 PM
Hexarad and Newton’s Tree have partnered with the aim of transforming how NHS radiology departments access technology, including AI tools.
Critical incident declared in Nottingham after pathology IT failure
11 September 2024
11:00 AM
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has declared a critical incident as a result of an IT failure in its pathology service.
NHS warned on rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction
11 September 2024
8:30 AM
AI-powered genomic health prediction could pose significant risks concerning privacy and discrimination, according to a new report.
Mid and South Essex ICS launches shared care record
10 September 2024
1:30 PM
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) has launched a shared care record in partnership with Orion Health.
‘More than half’ of NHS trusts engaged in AI projects, report suggests
18 December 2019
Data obtained by NetApp found that 52% of trusts were deploying AI technologies, with a
Matt Hancock remains health secretary after UK general election
17 December 2019
Matt Hancock will remain as health secretary after Thursday’s General Election after Prime Minster Boris
Tim Kelsey leaves Australia’s health IT agency to join HIMSS
17 December 2019
Tim Kelsey has left his role as CEO of Australia’s federal health IT agency to
Surgeons use virtual surgery to reconstruct patient’s jaw
17 December 2019
The 12-hour procedure was pre-planned by performing “virtual surgery” on a 3D model, before leg
Digital therapeutics service My Online Therapy bags £4.2m funding
16 December 2019
The London-based online therapy start-up has received funding from Lighthouse Investment to expand its product
