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Thirteen countries sign up to Global Digital Health Partnership

Thirteen countries, including the UK, have signed up to a global network designed to support the use of digital technology
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Dr Robert Wachter says productivity benefits of health IT are still to come

The vast US healthcare industry is slowly seeing the benefits of a decade of investment in IT systems, but much
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How VR and AR could transform the health sector

Anna Knack of RAND Europe looks at how virtual reality and augmented reality could transform the healthcare sector, from improving
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Parkinson’s UK teams up with Our Mobile Health to create apps library

Parkinson’s UK has teamed up with One Mobile Health to create a library of apps and devices to support those
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Standards set on sharing children’s health information

New standards on how information regarding children’s health can be shared have been set.
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Ada Health announces £35 million private funding

An AI app which aims to provide a ‘doctor in your pocket’ has announced it has received £35 million funding
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NHS England CIO says service needs ‘at least’ another £4.2 billion for IT

NHS England’s CIO Will Smart has said the NHS needs at least another £4.2 billion of IT investment to finish
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Macmillan Cancer Support launches own digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’

Macmillian Cancer Support has appointed a digital nurse to help combat ‘fake news’ online after it feared patients turned to
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Royals give biggest grant ever to digital mental health scheme

Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have reconfirmed their commitment to the issue of mental health with the
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Mobile and app news in brief

There are millions of both pounds and euros given to fund digital technology products, alongside a novel way to allow
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