Industry news in brief
6 October 2023
8:30 AM
The latest Digital Health News industry roundup includes investment for Mobilise and more than £1m in contract wins for Kinsetsu.
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Privacy groups focus on national data opt-out as FDP tender concludes
5 October 2023
3:59 PM
As NHSE prepares to award a £480m contract to deliver the FDP, legal groups and data privacy activists are focused on the national data opt-out.
New Epic EPR goes live across Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College
5 October 2023
1:42 PM
A new electronic patient record powered by Epic has officially launched across Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts today.
Private hospital websites lack accessibility compared to NHS counterparts
5 October 2023
11:12 AM
A report from NEC Digital has found that private hospital websites performed worse for accessibility errors compared to their NHS counterparts.
Qure.ai AI collaborative trial is underway to speed up lung cancer diagnosis
5 October 2023
8:30 AM
A collaborative trial from Qure.ai, UK academia and two NHS trusts is aiming to improve the speed of a lung cancer diagnosis using artificial intelligence.
AI and Data start-ups should see NHS organisations as partners – Harrison
4 October 2023
3:56 PM
The most successful start-ups in the NHS will be those that see their relationship with the health service as a partnership, Professor Joe Harrison said.
North East London ICS boosts equity in maternal care with CardMedic
4 October 2023
11:29 AM
The CardMedic translation app is to be rolled out to maternity services at North East London Integrated Care System to improve healthcare equality.
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck”
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose,
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to
