6 July 2018

Movers and shakers news round-up

Healthcare industry moves this month include appointments and departures at NHS England, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and
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4 July 2018

NHS Digital launches new de-identification system for sharing patient data

The organisation has signed a contract with privacy software company Privitar to deliver the technology, which is designed to prevent
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3 July 2018

Medopad, Inhealthcare and Perfect Ward join Pfizer start-up accelerator

Medopad, Inhealthcare and Perfect Ward will receive a share of £50,000 in funding after being selected for Pfizer’s UK accelerator
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2 July 2018

Babylon Health says AI abilities ‘on par with human doctors’

Babylon Health claims its artificial intelligence (AI) system has demonstrated diagnostic ability that is “on-par with human doctors” after scoring
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2 July 2018

IBM snaps up £30m cyber security contract from NHS Digital

The three-year partnership will see IBM provide a range of enhanced cyber security services to NHS Digital’s security operations centre.
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29 June 2018

NICE healthcare collaboration in Greater Manchester extended by three years

A major collaboration aimed at improving health and care services in Greater Manchester has been extended for a further three
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28 June 2018

IBM and Karantis360 team up for IoT assisted living system

UK-based care management provider Karantis360 has partnered with IBM to develop a sensor system designed for social care and health
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28 June 2018

NHS to log private healthcare data to address gaps in care records

Part of the initiative aims to address individuals who may have received private care and may have information missing from
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A doctor collecting information on a patient using various mobile devices
27 June 2018

Private clinicians urged to approve performance data ahead of publication

Private clinicians have been asked to begin approving performance data for publication under efforts to help patients make more informed
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27 June 2018

GPs urged to make more use of year-old cervical screening tool

NHS Digital has suggested that GPs and health organisations could improve screening rates for cervical cancer by making better use
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