Industry news in brief
3 May 2019
12:05 AM
This month’s industry round-up features Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care winning a national award and Leeds employing a Finnish company for e-rostering.
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RCGP tech manifesto calls for prioritisation of joined-up IT systems
2 May 2019
2:00 PM
The document recognises the potential of technology in healthcare but adds this can only be achieved once joined-up systems are in place.
PRSB publishes guidance on medicine information sharing
2 May 2019
11:00 AM
The standards are for recording and sharing computer-readable information between hospital, GP and community-based services.
Boosted accelerator programme will fast-track digital services in NHS
2 May 2019
7:30 AM
The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) has been expanded to push technologies through the clinical development and regulatory approval process.
All hospitals and GPs to be connected to fibre optic broadband, Hancock says
1 May 2019
2:00 PM
The health secretary said the upgrade would support a promise made in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve the range and access of digital healthcare services.
World Health Organisation releases first guidance on digital health technologies
1 May 2019
11:00 AM
The 10 recommendations in the guidelines suggest digital technology can help improve healthcare but aren’t a “silver bullet”.
NHS needs to do more to inform public on AI benefits, report warns
1 May 2019
7:30 AM
To allay fears, the newly formed NHSX should work with charities and patient groups to better understand the public’s concerns about AI in healthcare.
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
