IT needs ‘radical upgrade’ to improve cancer screening, interim report finds

Professor Sir Mike Richards said new IT systems were “urgent priority” and booking an appointment needs to be as “simple
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Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2019 finalist profile: ByzGen

Having already worked with the government and in the defence sector, ByzGen saw a need to expand its innovative work
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Funding model for GP at Hand ‘not appropriate’, Ipsos Mori review finds

The long-awaited Ipsos Mori evaluation was “not able to fully address” whether Babylon's GP at Hand is affordable or sustainable.
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Six start-ups chosen by Yorkshire and Humber digital health accelerator

The programme, commissioned by the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network, aims to help the start-ups build an NHS-relevant
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NHS looking at ‘internet first’ policy and moving away from private networks

Health and care services are now to “have an Internet First policy” which states new digital services should operate over the
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100 NHS boards completed cyber security training since WannaCry

It was unclear if the 100 NHS boards that had completed their training were of the 236 hospital trusts in
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Google Deepmind’s senior clinical scientist says AI will not “deskill” workers

Speaking at The Kings Fund Digital Health Congress, Dr Alan Karthikesalingam spoke of how artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the
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Tech companies challenged to develop new GP IT systems

The tender for the GP IT Futures Framework has been issued in a bid to create an open market for comapanies
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Tara Donnelly calls for digital health solutions to be accessible for all

As digital services in the NHS are becoming increasingly popular, it’s vital they are user friendly, Donnelly told a conference
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Collaboration key to “get most” out of technology to prevent heart disease

Computer science, engineering and medicine need to work together to develop the best technology to prevent heard disease, the British
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