Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 November 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s news roundup covers a pilots of Flow Neuroscience at Leicestershire Partnership and new AI technology at University Hospitals Tees.
News
Mental health app for young people to launch in Oxfordshire
7 November 2024
11:00 AM
A mental health app will launch across Oxfordshire to help young people aged 11 to 18 in the county who need mental health support.
X-on Health acquires Hanley Consulting to help end 8am GP rush
7 November 2024
8:30 AM
X-on Health has acquired Hanley Consulting to strengthen its technology and expert services for UK GP surgeries and help end the 8am rush.
UK government to create surveillance system for future pandemics
6 November 2024
1:30 PM
The UK government has announced plans to create a real-time surveillance system to monitor the threat of future pandemics and prevent disease.
London cancer alliance integrates AI for faster chest X-ray results
6 November 2024
11:00 AM
A project by North East London Cancer Alliance is integrating AI into cancer diagnostic pathways to achieve faster chest X-ray results.
Patchwork Health acquires L2P to create joint healthcare platform
6 November 2024
8:30 AM
Patchwork Health has announced the acquisition of L2P Enterprise Ltd that will see the creation of a joint healthcare workforce platform.
GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week
5 November 2024
1:30 PM
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment booking systems and patient records.
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
