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System C has announced the rapid expansion of its AI-powered FormFlow Assistant across 15 local authority social care teams in England. The tool, which uses ambient AI to handle documentation during assessments, is enabling councils to complete significantly more assessments with existing resources, with customers reporting documentation time cut by half and capacity for at [...]
The women’s digital health market is forecast to reach US$5.28bn in 2026 as demand grows for apps, wearables and telehealth services worldwide. That would be up from US$4.36bn in 2025, with growth linked to wider smartphone use among women, rising awareness of women’s health needs and the expansion of digital health start-ups. According [...]
Article produced in association with Jeen Health Karyotyping is one of the oldest tools in medical genetics. For more than fifty years, cytogeneticists have been staining chromosomes, viewing them under a light microscope, and arranging them by size into the familiar numbered karyogram. The work is meticulous, labour-intensive and requires years of training. It is [...]
It’s an exciting and uncertain time for both healthcare providers and researchers. Disruptive technologies are coming to the fore and data-driven insights seem to be playing an ever-greater role in how we analyse and interpret information. In the light of these changes, will emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, be the game changers their supporters [...]
TriFetch has announced a US$1.9 million pre-seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from angels from Google, Hipprocratic, Mercor, MIT to scale its automation platform for the front, mid, and back office of specialty care. TriFetch is building an end-to-end automation layer for independent specialty clinics, covering patient calls and scheduling, referral processing, [...]
AI companies are being urged to help strengthen UK cyber defence as ministers warn automated threats are rising fast. The call was made at CYBERUK, where security minister Dan Jarvis told industry leaders and experts that stronger AI-powered defences are needed to protect critical networks. Jarvis described the effort as a "generational endeavour" aimed at [...]
By G2 Speech With ambient speech shouldering the burden of documentations in many healthcare settings, more clinicians are able to step out from behind the screen and back into patient conversations. But, like any emerging technology, it’s surrounded by misconceptions. Let’s break down some of the most common myths, and the reality behind them. Myth [...]
G2 Speech has announced that it has been successfully recognised as a self-certified supplier on the NHS England AVT (Ambient Voice Technology) Registry. This milestone reflects the company's commitment to delivering trusted, compliant and high-quality ambient voice solutions that support clinicians and improve patient care across the NHS. The AVT Registry is designed to streamline [...]
Private UK Biobank records from 500,000 volunteers were listed for sale on Alibaba, the government has confirmed. The de-identified information, belonging to participants in the UK Biobank project, appeared in three separate listings, with at least one seeming to contain data from the full volunteer group. De-identified means names, addresses and exact dates of birth [...]
The British Business Bank has committed £100m to a fund investing in UK health tech companies. The backing for Apposite Healthcare Growth I will be the bank's largest fund commitment to date. Apposite Healthcare Growth I will invest in innovative companies across medical products, diagnostics, life sciences tools, digital health and pharmaceutical outsourcing [...]
