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Simon Stevens also said artificial intelligence will play a larger rols in the NHS, singling out DeepMind’s recent research with Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Speaking later today at NHS Expo in Manchester, Matt Hancock is also expected to announce the NHS App will be piloted across England from October.
In a refreshingly upbeat speech from NHS England’s famously-candid national director for operations and information, Swindells suggested NHS IT had taken “a huge step forward” in the past two years.
In an announcement made at NHS Expo – currently taking place in Manchester – it was revealed 150 acute hospital trusts and 7,110 GP practices have moved to the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) for sending and receiving all first outpatient appointments.
It is hoped that the exchange of referral information from GPs to hospital consultants will be improved once the new standards are implemented.
A total of 47 acute hospital trusts and 2,479 GP practices have now switched, almost five weeks ahead of the deadline, NHS Digital has confirmed.
EyeControl is a communications device designed for patients who have full cognitive ability but are unable to move or speak.
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval
Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses
CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company
