1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (572+ words) The government's proposed Single Patient Record, currently being debated in Parliament, has the potential to become one of the most significant NHS digital transformation initiatives in recent years. While much of the debate has focused on technology, the real opportunity…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (938+ words) After a career spanning more than 15 years in the sector, Holdsworth is issuing a stark warning: skyrocketing inflationary costs, fragmented NHS structures and a deep-seated societal denial of child mortality are forcing providers to risk cutting frontline clinical teams. Here,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (222+ words) London-based business challenger bank Allica Bank is to offer new financing to support investors looking to buy or refinance care and nursing homes. Introduced, it says, in direct response to feedback from customers and brokers, it is now offering finance…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1222+ words) When a US biotech decides to expand into Europe, what are the biggest misconceptions they bring with them? There are a few misconceptions that come up time and again. The first is that expanding into Europe is either impossibly complex…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (274+ words) None of this is unique to Wales. Fragmentation is the defining characteristic of health IT estates everywhere. The difference is that Wales chose to address it systematically rather than bolt AI onto a broken foundation. The approach taken in Wales…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (817+ words) Healthcare Today Kat James, managing director of Consultant Connect, argues that single patient records are key if the NHS wants to land the left shift. A GP is 40 minutes into a Tuesday afternoon clinic. The patient in front of her…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (505+ words) The national investigation was launched in July last year by then health and social care secretary Wes Streeting to drive urgent improvements to care and safety after a number of high-profile cases and rising medical negligence claims. An interim report,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (269+ words) US-based semiconductor multinational AMD has announced intentions to invest up to "2 billion over the next five years here in the UK, to "accelerate AI innovation and research." Teaming up with Dell Technologies to support the University of Cambridge's Zenith AI…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (190+ words) Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has raised concerns about the care environment at Caswell Clinic, a medium secure mental health service in Bridgend, managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board." The clinic is based within Glanrhyd Hospital, where the wider estate…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1145+ words) The Clementine Churchill Hospital is to develop a new cancer centre at its 98-bed private hospital facility in Harrow." The project marks a significant multi-year investment by parent company Circle Health Group to expand advanced oncology diagnosis, treatment and patient…...