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AI enabled innovation set to relieve healthcare pressure according to Philips report

A global survey by Philips has revealed staffing shortages and financial challenges are negatively impacting patient care in healthcare. Clinicians and leaders believe AI automation can address these challenges, but adoption varies widely worldwide. Despite...

Nadeem Sarwar, Founder and CEO of Phlo    

As the founder and CEO of Phlo, what are the key milestones in your career journey that have led to the success of the company, and how do you plan to continue this growth trajectory?  I’ve always had an entrepreneurial streak; running businesses is in my fam...

i.AI and NHS England sign Collaboration Charter to support the use of AI in the NHS 

The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI), an elite team of technical experts at the heart of government, and NHS England (NHSE) have signed a first-of-a-kind Collaboration Charter to support the use of AI in the NHS.   The partnership,...

Cyberattack impacts major London hospitals

A cyberattack has severely impacted major hospitals in London, leading to the cancellation of operations and the diversion of emergency patients. King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’, and Evelina London Children’s Hospital are reported to be among the aff...

HDR UK and GA4GH form a partnership to unite genomic and health data 

Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have announced a strategic partnership to expand existing open standards work and collaborate in the wider health data space. Together, both organisations plan to learn...

AI-driven synthetic chemistry platform for drug discovery 

Elsevier, a global leader in information and data analytics, has signed a multi-year agreement with Iktos, a company specialising in Artificial Intelligence for new drug discovery. The partnership will strengthen Elsevier’s flagship chemistry solution,...

Burendo awarded a multi-million contract with the United Kingdom Health Security Agency 

Award-winning product delivery and technology consultancy, Burendo, has been appointed as the technical delivery partner on a multi-million-pound contract with the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), supporting fundamental aspects of its...

Secure I.T. Environments upgrades data centre cooling infrastructure at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Secure I.T. Environments (SITE), one of the UK’s leading design and build companies for modular, containerised and micro data centres, has announced the completion of data centre cooling upgrades at Royal Devon University Healthcare, NHS Foundation T...

Unlocking synergy: Integrating EPR systems and EDMS for enhanced digital healthcare in the NHS

Jon Pickering, CEO of Mizaic, explores the value of integrating an electronic document management system (EDMS) with electronic patient record (EPR) systems to enhance digital healthcare by addressing the challenges in historical data accessibility and...

Check Point issues warning to UK healthcare facilities to bolster cybersecurity posture  

Check Point Software Technologies, a leading AI-powered, cloud-delivered cybersecurity platform provider, has issued a renewed warning to the UK healthcare sector that cybersecurity must be at the top of the list of priorities. This comes in the wake of a...

First dental surgical navigation system to receive EU MDR certification 

X-Nav Technologies has announced that the X-Guide Dynamic 3D Surgical Navigation System is the first of its kind to receive certification under the European Union Medical Device Regulation 2017/745, commonly referred to as EU MDR.  The EU MDR is one of...

Socially assistive robots ease pressure on hospital staff and reassure patients  

Next-generation socially assistive robots have been successfully tested in a healthcare setting to assist patients, alleviate their anxiety and relieve pressure on nursing staff as part of a hospital trial co-conducted by researchers from the UK’s National R...