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DEMENTIA

NHS supporting record numbers of people living with dementia

By Liz Wells 26 August 2025

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, new data reveals.

DIABETES

Smartphone test set to revolutionise prevention for type 2 diabetes

By Liz Wells 22 August 2025

Digital health diagnostics company PocDoc has launched the world’s first smartphone-based test for type 2 diabetes risk.

NHS GRAMPIAN

NHS Grampian paves way for using AI in lung cancer care across Scotland

By Liz Wells 21 August 2025

NHS Grampian is trialling a process using AI in the detection of lung cancer, which could be embedded in lung cancer care across Scotland.

TECHNOLOGY

App supports people in Torbay and South Devon prepare and recover from hip and knee surgery

By Liz Wells 20 August 2025

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new patient app and monitoring system to help patients who are having a total hip or knee replacement to prepare for and recover from thei...

NICE

NICE conditionally recommends six digital platforms to support at home cardiac rehab

By Liz Wells 19 August 2025

People with heart disease will be able to do their recovery sessions from home rather than travelling for rehabilitation appointments after NICE’s independent committee conditionally recommended si...

TECHNOLOGY

AI to cut paperwork to free up doctors' time for patients

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

Patients and frontline staff could see huge benefits from new AI helping people out of hospital quicker and slashing bureaucracy.

INTEGRATED CARE

Humber and North Yorkshire ICB launches insights and forecasting platform

By Liz Wells 15 August 2025

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has launched a new tool, designed to bridge the gap between population health, demand for services and the workforce needed to deliver care.

TECHNOLOGY

UK's first machine-assisted cochlear implant surgery

By Liz Wells 15 August 2025

A surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, has successfully performed the UK’s first machine-assisted cochlear implant surgery.

NHS RACE AND HEALTH OBSERVATORY

Digital platform tackles health inequalities

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

NHS Race and Health Observatory has launched a new interactive digital platform centred on supporting healthcare organisations to tackle inequalities in health.

TECHNOLOGY

Connectivity issues costing healthcare workers hundreds of hours a year

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

Frontline healthcare staff lose an average of more than 122 hours annually, equivalent to 17 working days, due to outdated and unreliable digital infrastructure, new research reveals.