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£100m pot for “digital excellence” centres

Selected trusts in England are being asked to compete for access to a £100 million funding pot to become “centres
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Blackwood handed health IT

Nicola Blackwood has been handed responsibility for health IT in the post-Brexit shake-up of government.
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NHS IT like a “1950s bank” – Swindells

NHS England’s new commissioning and IT boss has likened the public health system’s technology to a 1950s bank, and says
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EAST London pilots technologies to support older people

Innovative technologies to support older people with long-term conditions or dementia are to be piloted in East London.
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Another view: of funding innovation

Paul has been to an investment seminar looking to back health apps and ideas. Sadly, few if any of the
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Stevens launches innovation ‘test beds’

Seven ‘test bed’ sites for innovations such as remote monitoring and wearable technologies will be announced today by NHS England
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NHS to trial innovations in ‘test beds’

NHS England is calling for healthcare innovators from across the world to trial new technologies and digital services at working
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Digital health start-ups spin wheels

Digital health start-ups are pitching ideas for wearable tech and apps as part of a week-long “pit stop” programme arranged
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US and UK work on obesity ‘disruptors’

NHS England has been working with the US Department of Health and Human Services on using data to tackle obesity,
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Scotland aims for £10m telehealth fund

The Scottish health secretary has announced ambitious plans to seed a £10m telehealth fund to benefit 300,000 households over the
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