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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 [...]
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 [...]
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with CardMedic across the organisation, enabling its 6,300-strong workforce to communicate more clearly and confidently with patients who face language or communication barriers. CardMedic is a digital healthcare communication platform that allows staff and patients to communicate safely and effectively irrespective of language barriers, cognitive impairment or literacy. [...]
Google plans to put AI datacentres in space, with its first prototype satellites set to launch in early 2027 to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence. The US technology company’s engineers believe around 80 solar-powered satellites could orbit about 400 miles above Earth, equipped with processors to handle AI workloads. Research released on Tuesday suggests [...]
Centre for Sight is offering patients the opportunity to treat both cataracts and glaucoma in a single procedure – using ELIOS, a groundbreaking, implant-free excimer laser technology. While many glaucoma treatments require the placement of a permanent microimplant inside the eye, ELIOS (Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy) avoids this by using laser light energy to create 10 [...]
By Sergey Jakimov and Artem Trotsyuk, managing and operating partners, LongeVC Artificial intelligence is rapidly rewriting medicine – from clinics to labs – and scientists, startups, regulators, and investors are shaping that shift together. The global healthcare AI market is projected to soar from just over $1 billion in 2016 to more than $28 billion [...]
Thousands of Scots in deprived areas will be offered free weight-loss injections in a government-funded trial launching next year. The UK government has provided an initial £650,000 for up to 5,000 participants in the Scotland CardioMetabolic Impact Study (SCoMIS). The multi-million pound study will be led by Glasgow University in partnership with the Universities of [...]
Prostate cancer screening could reduce deaths by 13 per cent, research has revealed, prompting UK experts to assess whether to introduce a national screening programme. Cancer screening specialists are reviewing the evidence, with a decision expected before the end of the year on whether routine prostate testing should be introduced across the UK. A new [...]
Teenage boys are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for therapy, companionship and romantic relationships, with just over a third saying they would consider having an AI friend, new research shows. The study found that 53 per cent of teenage boys said the online world felt more rewarding than real life, raising concerns about their emotional [...]
