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Public support NHS digital transformation, poll reveals

By Liz Wells 21 January 2025

Three-quarters of people would welcome the use of their digitised and anonymised health records by the NHS if it provided faster, safer and more efficient care as a benefit, new research reveals.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

AI tool aims to use high street eye tests to spot dementia risk

By Liz Wells 21 January 2025

Data scientists and clinical researchers are working with high street opticians for the first time to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from a routine eye test.

Trust opens new ward to cope with winter pressures

By Lee Peart 21 January 2025

A new winter ward has been opened by Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust to help cope with high seasonal demand.

NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

Nursing and Midwifery Council welcomes interim chief executive

By Liz Wells 21 January 2025

Paul Rees has started his 12-month tenure as Nursing and Midwifery Council interim chief executive and registrar.

TECHNOLOGY

Neurorobot research could lead to new epilepsy treatment

By Liz Wells 21 January 2025

Researchers from the University of Glasgow are set to lead a £4m new project to investigate the potential of ‘neurobots’ to treat epilepsy.

NHP

Trust welcomes green light for women and children's hospital

By Lee Peart 21 January 2025

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has welcomed news it’s Women and Children’s Hospital is to proceed as planned.

NHP

'Devastating news', trust bosses respond to hospital build delays

By Lee Peart 21 January 2025

NHS trusts have responded to news of further delays to the New Hospital Programme (NHP).

LIZ KENDALL

NHS helps people with mental issues back into work

By Lee Peart 21 January 2025

Thousands of people with mental health issues have been helped backed into work through an NHS programme.

DHSC

Government confirms delays to New Hospital Programme

By Lee Peart 20 January 2025

The Government has confirmed that 18 hospitals will not begin construction until 2032 at the earliest under a revision to the New Hospital Programme.

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Devon trust uses algorithm to spot cancer warning signs in blood tests

By Liz Wells 20 January 2025

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has become the first trust to apply a new algorithm to routine blood analysis, which can detect differences in raised blood platelet level...