North Central London ICB pilots WhatsApp and AI appointment scheduling
WhatsApp and an AI receptionist are being piloted at North Central London ICB, in a pilot to see if the tools can boost uptake of cervical cancer screening.
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East and North Hertfordshire to replace bleeps with messaging app
East and North Hertfordshire plans to phase out its bleeps system and introduce the Alertive app to improve communication between clinical teams.
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Bedfordshire Hospitals’ data supports simulation project
Historic data collected from Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT is being used in a simulation project to help enhance patient journeys in clinics.
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Liverpool Women’s NHS FT to roll out Netcall patient hub
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is set to deploy Netcall’s Patient Hub in autumn 2024 to streamline communications and empower patients.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals pilots app for Parkinson’s disease
A smartphone app which aims to deliver more personalised care to Parkinson’s disease patients is being trialled at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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NHS Lanarkshire trials Patientrack digital patient observation system in ED
NHS Lanarkshire has tested a digital system that determines how ill emergency department patients are and prioritises their treatment accordingly.
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Entia at-home full blood count analyser to be deployed at NHS trusts
A full blood count analyser from Entia has received the UKCA mark and is set to be deployed at two NHS trusts this September, with more to follow.
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Patients prefer DMHT to be ‘part of wider treatment package’, says report
Research commissioned by MHRA and NICE found that patients believe digital mental health technologies should be used alongside other treatments.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing today includes the good news that surfing the web can improve your wellbeing and NHSE research into cyberattacks.
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MHRA launches regulatory sandbox for AI medical devices
The MHRA has now launched AI Airlock – a regulatory sandbox that will explore the challenges that comes with regulating AI as a medical device.
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