Technology and innovation – Page 40
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NewsGoogle AI lead: Machine learning 18 months away from NHS hospitals
Artificial intelligence will be used to foresee and prevent the onset of life-threatening conditions in NHS hospitals in “substantial pilots” in about 18 months, Google DeepMind’s clinical lead has predicted.
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HSJ InteractiveCase study: Using telehealth to improve emergency care
Access to Phone Advice & Guidance helped a paramedic speak directly to a senior clinician and make a time critical decision for a patient, reports Jennifer Trueland
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Expert BriefingThe Download: When people die
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsFAST inventor wins innovation role
A consultant stroke physician who developed the well-known face arm speech test – or FAST – has been elected vice chair of the Academic Health Science Network.
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News‘Couch to 5k’ among 10 apps pulled from NHS app library
Couch to 5k is among 10 apps which have been removed from the NHS’ digital library after failing to go through data protection checks.
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NewsNHSX to oversee industry access to patient data
Matt Hancock’s new tech unit is assuming new controls of the sharing of NHS patient data with industry, after banning trusts from striking their own exclusive deals.
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NewsQuango spends £11m shedding hundreds of staff
The government agency charged with delivering NHS digital transformation spent £11m last year shedding more than 400 staff.
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NewsSir Bruce Keogh joins messaging app company
Former NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has been hired to advise the health tech company trying to sell an alternative to WhatsApp to the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Government overruled concerns with 999 IT system
Patients have died after the government overruled multiple safety concerns raised about an IT system used to triage 16 million NHS patients a year.
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NewsYoung children among 11 deaths sparking concerns over 111/999 software
An HSJ investigation has uncovered 11 prevention of future death reports since 2015 where coroners raised safety concerns about NHS Pathways software used by NHS 111 and 999 call handlers.
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News£26m IT project written off
A major IT project run by the current chief executive of the Care Quality Commission while at his previous employer racked up more £26m in losses, the organisation has disclosed.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Raising one’s standards
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsDalton appointed automation tsar
Former NHS Improvement chief executive Ian Dalton is now heading a government task force charged with automating public services.
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NewsUpdate: Trust cancels appointments for second day after IT crash
A West Midlands trust has cancelled surgery and other appointments today after an IT system crash.
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NewsPaperless 2024 target a 'stretch' – NHSX CEO
The NHS’s top IT executive has said the long-term plan commitment to digitise all hospital trusts by 2024 will be “a stretch” and require “sharp progress” by the least advanced providers.
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NewsStaff and patients to report safety incidents via mobile phones
An overhaul of the NHS incident reporting system will allow NHS staff, patients and families to report safety concerns instantly via their mobile phones.
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NewsDigital GP provider stopped children’s appointments after CQC warning
An online GP provider suspended appointments for under 18s after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns over the sharing of data, the regulator has revealed, but the provider was rated “good” overall”.
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NewsSafety of health apps to be tested in government 'sandbox'
The regulation of “less than perfectly accurate” health apps is to be overhauled, Matt Hancock’s senior tech advisor has said.
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NewsSecond digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the second digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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NewsNHSE plans new controls on expansion of ‘Uber-GP’ service
NHS England is proposing changes in GP funding and regulation to control the expansion of Babylon’s controversial digital-first GP at Hand service, Simon Stevens has said.