Opinion
By Afshin Attari, senior director of public sector at Exponential-e Every year, millions of pathology slides are produced in the UK, most still examined manually under a microscope. This century-old process, though reliable, is no longer fit for purpose. Cancer diagnostic backlogs continue to grow, and only 67 per cent of patients are currently meeting [...]
Article produced in association with London Pregnancy Clinic Karyotype testing has become a familiar part of fertility and pregnancy investigations. The test is older, and more specific in what it can answer, than many people realise. Karyotyping is one of the oldest genetic tests still in routine clinical use. The technology dates back to the [...]
By Dr Ed Hutchison, clinical solutions specialist, Altera Digital Health AI is now impossible to ignore. You cannot move without seeing some sort of AI advert promising a capability that is going to revolutionise your life. Need a new fridge? It better have inbuilt AI. Need to book a holiday? Why don’t you talk to [...]
By Stephen Sutcliffe, director of innovation & technology solutions and finance & accounting, NHS Shared Business Services The NHS has no shortage of promising health technology. Pilots succeed, tools demonstrate value in individual teams, and there is rarely a scarcity of ambition. The harder challenge is what happens once the pilots conclude. Too many innovations [...]
While clinical necessity remains the baseline requirement for advanced weight management, affordability has become the true dividing line for access. A new initiative is fighting back against the pricing crisis. It is one of the most frustrating paradoxes in modern American healthcare: the medications most capable of addressing the nation's metabolic health crisis are overwhelmingly [...]
By Andy Kinnear, former NHS CIO and current Independent Consultant As the NHS gains increased visibility into digital maturity and user experience, DMA findings signal where progress is needed. To misquote the incredible author George Orwell ‘Not all blogs are created personal, some are more personal than others’. This one very much falls into the [...]
Music and technology leaders at Tuned Global, Endel and Bluesound Professional discuss intersection of art, tech, wellness and music. The intersection of music and wellness is not new, but the shape of it is changing quickly. Fitness platforms, AI soundscape apps, and hardware manufacturers are each building different pieces of the same ecosystem, and the [...]
By Andy Kinnear, former NHS CIO and current independent consultant The recent announcement by NHS England and FedIP formalises the professional status for IT healthcare employees, outlining both qualifications and structure for membership. Andy Kinnear, ex NHS CIO and now independent consultant, is a former member of professional IT organisations; Assist, UKCHIP, BSC, BCS Health, [...]
By Samit Kumar Biswas, CEO & founder, Care Safe The UK faces an unprecedented care crisis. More than 15 million people live with mobility challenges, and an ageing population is placing growing pressure on already stretched health and social care services. While artificial intelligence has advanced rapidly in medical imaging, drug discovery, and virtual health [...]
By Con Raso, managing director at Tuned Global AI and biometric data are turning music into a measurable clinical intervention, attracting major label interest and creating new licensing challenges Music therapy has gained recognition as a valuable tool in healthcare, offering tangible benefits for mental, emotional and physical well-being. AI is now adding a clinical [...]
