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A new peer-reviewed study has revealed significant clinical time and cost savings from implementing single sign-on (SSO) technology in hospitals. Dr George Gellert, an epidemiologist focused on using IT to improve public health outcomes, and 27 co-authors, many from UK hospitals, have just had a study into the clinical time savings and the financial value [...]
People are more likely to open up about their health to artificial intelligence (AI) than to their doctors, according to a new white paper from UK digital health company Aide Health. The report, “Building Patient Trust in AI,” reveals a striking contradiction at the heart of modern healthcare: while most people still feel uneasy about [...]
By Mr Shaheel Chummun, Consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon Before the 1990s, cleft lip and palate repair in the UK was performed by a broad range of surgeons, often with limited specialist training. While many achieved excellent results, the lack of national standards meant some patients were left with functional and aesthetic challenges that [...]
Quantum health projects will share £14m in UK funding to advance NHS diagnostics, including portable eye scanners, epilepsy brain imaging and faster cancer blood tests. The funding comes through Innovate UK's Quantum Sensing Mission Primer awards, backing 14 projects in healthcare, transport and defence. Three health technology initiatives will receive significant support. Siloton is developing [...]
Popai Health, the voice AI platform that supports phone-based patient conversations, has raised US$11m in funding. The funding will “strengthen Popai's go-to-market efforts, drive faster adoption across health systems, medical groups, health plans, and ACOs, and enable the team to scale with increasing market demand”, the firm said. Popai aims to eliminate what it calls [...]
The South West Provider Collaborative has announced it is the first NHS organisation to commission the workflow, referral and waiting list management software supplier Novari Health, following its recent acquisition by VitalHub UK. In partnership with Insight Technologies, Novari Health will deploy its electronic referral and bed management solution for specialist mental health services in [...]
Inviga Healthcare Fund (IHF) has acquired a 21 per cent stake in Indian ophthalmic diagnostics specialist Forus Health, backing the scale-up of its AI-integrated eye screening platforms in India and global markets. The deal marks Inviga’s second major transaction, following its 2024 investment in vaccine start-up Mynvax, and underlines the fund’s focus on Indian-built health [...]
A new AI-based employee management platform for healthcare has been launched on the back of US$2.1m in funding. Planbase received the investment boost from Y Combinator, LocalGlobe and angel investors. The company will use the funds to expand into more medium-large clinics nationwide and hire additional software engineers. Co-founders Joe Shearman and Jack Light are a married couple and [...]
The NHS England Medium-Term Planning Framework 2026–2029 sets out a vision for transforming how care is delivered. With targets like treating 92 per cent of patients within 18 weeks, reducing diagnostic waits to under six weeks for 99 per cent of patients, and treating 85 per cent of cancer patients within 62 days, the Framework [...]
By Nate MacLeitch, CEO of Quickblox In our latest survey, “AI Tool Adoption Healthcare (2025),” Quickblox discovered healthcare providers are moving from pilots to purpose when it comes to AI. We surveyed 101 healthcare leaders to determine where AI is taking hold and where it’s hitting resistance. Responses came from a wide cross-section of the [...]
