Changes to out-of-area GP rules ‘would be burdensome’ to CCGs’

The Digital Healthcare Council argued patient care should not be limited to CCG boundaries and instead called for a “partnership
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Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news WhatsApp-style clinical messaging app Forward could save the NHS £44m a year.
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St George’s begins roll out of Siilo messaging app following successful pilot

The Siilo app provides a safe and secure way of sharing patient data. It's now used by clinicians, junior doctors
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Twenty companies inducted into DigitalHealth.London accelerator programme

The innovations address several challenges faced by the NHS including workflow management; access to services; and decision support.
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AI Lab will ‘train’ algorithms and develop frameworks, Hancock says

Appearing via video at NHS Expo, health secretary Matt Hancock said the AI Lab was part of a 'major transformation'
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CCIO says better infrastructure and training needed to reap benefits of tech

Speaking at NHS Expo, CCIO Ayesha Rahim said it was easy to get caught up in new technology, but getting
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Simon Stevens calls for greater investment in diagnostics at NHS Expo

In his keynote address Simon Stevens said more funding was needed to build on recent Government investments, including the £250
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Digital mental health ward ‘empowering clinicians like never before’

Speaking at NHS Expo, Dave Austin explained how the digital ward had allowed clinicians to monitor patient data and identify
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Artificial intelligence ‘predicts fatal heart attacks up to 5 years in advance’

Experts at the University of Oxford have developed a “fingerprint” using machine learning, which highlights red flag signs of potential
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Oxford University Hospitals appoints chief digital and partnership officer

David Walliker, the current CIO of Liverpool Women's Hospital and Royal Liverpool Hospital, will take up the new role at
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